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Customer Service at Pizza House

The proprietor of Pizza House has realized that a certain segment of his customers consists of low budget customers
maximum amount (budget) they want to spend, and want to know which Pizza is feasible within that amount. The p
answer such quest ions using a spread sheet. He would like to experiment with the idea by first developing a spread
options that are offered by his menu card, and using some assumptions about his customer.

Pizza House offers four different types of Pizza (Veg-I, Veg-II, NV-I, NV-H), each in three different sizes, regular, medi
customer can choose to have extra cheese, the cost of which depends on the size of the Pizza. Furthermore, for an e
can be ordered in what is called its feast-version (the non-feast version is called the normal version).

The prices for the various type-size combinations and the extra costs for extra cheese and feast-version are given in
table. For example, one unit of the NV-II Pizza in medium size, feast-version with extra cheese, costs Rs 240+45+30 =
Veg-I with extra cheese, normal (non-feast) version costs Rs. 260 + 65 + 0 = Rs. 325.

Each of the 3 sizes is available in its feast version for Rs. 30 extra.

A number of other options such as toppings are usually offered, but can be ignored for the task at hand. To further s
that the low budget customers want the proprietor to suggest them only alternatives each of which consists of one
customer never exceeds the price of the costliest combination. In case the budget permits several alternatives, the
descending order of price, and indicate to the customer only the top 3 alternatives.

For example, when a customer's budget is Rs 110, then the following four combinations are feasible:

Alternative Combination

1. Veg – I Regular, feast, without extra cheese


2. Veg – I, Regular, non-feast, extra cheese
3. Veg – l, Regular, non-feast, without extra cheese
4. NV – I, Regular, non-feast, without extra cheese

However the proprietor suggests only combinations 2, 1 and 4 in that order.

Design a spreadsheet without a macro in where the user will be able to input a customer’s budget and get as outpu
combinations (type of pizza, size, feast or non-feast and with/without extra cheese) that can offered.
za House
s of low budget customers, who before placing an order, state the
within that amount. The proprietor was wondering whether he could
y first developing a spreadsheet, considering only a subset of the
r.

fferent sizes, regular, medium, or large. On any of the above types, the
zza. Furthermore, for an extra cost of Rs. 30, any of the above types
l version).

feast-version are given in table I that can be found in worksheet Price


ese, costs Rs 240+45+30 = Rs.315. Similarly, one unit of large size,

task at hand. To further simplify the analysis, the proprietor assumes


of which consists of one unit of a Pizza and that the budget of a
several alternatives, the proprietor wants to rank the alternatives in

e feasible:

budget and get as output the list of best three alternative


an offered.

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