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Due by Friday. Need someone that is advance at excel spreadsheet 

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Assessment.xlsx

Instructions

Please follow the below instructions when completing these Excel Exercises
1 This is an assessment of what you know and what you are capable of doing in Excel
2 This is NOT an assessment of "can you research the internet, AI, textbooks or friends to figure out the problems"
3 This is NOT an assessment of "can you solve this in another software or somewhere else and the move the answers to Excel"
4 Use only your knowledge
5 Use only Excel
This assessment should only take 45-60 minutes
At 60 minutes from receiving the Excel Exercise, forward the email received today with your completed Excel exercises spreadsheet attached to email address provided.

Problem Solving 1

Problem Solving 1 has 3 parts. Please complete all 3.
1. Put in all formulas to the current and proposed scenarios to create a fully functioning spreadsheet.
2. What is the total profit of proposed vs current.
3. How much additional vendor discount per unit is needed on the 2 Smartwater items to breakeven on Profit.
Item Desc Item Cost Vendor Discount % Vendor Discount $ Net Cost Retail Profit GM% Units Sold Low Competitor
Current
Smart Water 23.7 $1.19 5.88% $0.07 $1.12 $1.92 $0.80 42% 3,479 $1.67
Smart Water 33.8 $1.34 0.00% $0.00 $1.34 $2.22 $0.88 40% 8,366 $1.97
Lifewater 23.7 $1.25 19.95% $0.25 $1.00 $1.71 $0.71 42% 6,860 $1.79
Lifewater 33.8 $1.47 31.29% $0.46 $1.01 $1.98 $0.97 49% 9,980 $2.49
Voss 16.9 $1.08 8.34% $0.09 $0.99 $1.63 $0.64 39% 1,182 $0.00
Voss 28.7 $1.68 20.24% $0.34 $1.34 $2.43 $1.09 45% 7,678 $0.00
Fiji 16.9 $1.05 0.00% $0.00 $1.05 $1.79 $0.74 41% 8,727 $0.00
Fiji 33.8 $1.67 0.00% $0.00 $1.67 $2.79 $1.12 40% 4,281 $3.29
Proposed lower Smart Water retails
Smart Water 23.7 $1.19 5.88% $0.07 $1.12 $1.67 $0.55 33% 3,479 $1.67
Smart Water 33.8 $1.34 0.00% $0.00 $1.34 $1.97 $0.63 32% 8,366 $1.97
Lifewater 23.7 $1.25 19.95% $0.25 $1.00 $1.71 $0.71 42% 6,860 $1.79
Lifewater 33.8 $1.47 31.29% $0.46 $1.01 $1.98 $0.97 49% 9,980 $2.49
Voss 16.9 $1.08 8.34% $0.09 $0.99 $1.63 $0.64 39% 1,182 $0.00
Voss 28.7 $1.68 20.24% $0.34 $1.34 $2.43 $1.09 45% 7,678 $0.00
Fiji 16.9 $1.05 0.00% $0.00 $1.05 $1.79 $0.74 41% 8,727 $0.00
Fiji 33.8 $1.67 0.00% $0.00 $1.67 $2.79 $1.12 40% 4,281 $3.29

Problem Solving 2

How many units have we sold at the single retail (full retail)?
How many units have we sold at the 2 for $4 retail?
We have sold a total of 61,775 Purell Wipe 20 ct. packages while running a 2 for $4 promotion.
We have had an average retail of $2.187132
Retail is: $2.49 for a single retail (full retail) or 2 for $4

Problem Solving 3

If you don't change your retail, what will your new gross margin % be?
Your vendor/supplier calls and says they need to go up 8% on your cost.
You currently have a 30% Gross Margin.

Problem Solving 4

What is the % of net profits we need to send to payroll that would equal $2000/month?
Store makes $1,378,589 annual net profit.
We want to pay an employee a % of net profits that is equal to $2000/month.

Problem Solving 5

What is our cost?
We have a product that we are at $0.40 Retail with a negative 100% Gross Margin.

PS 6 -Thought Process-Reasoning

What are your ideas/thoughts on possible causes for the decrease in year over year sales starting in May?
Sales Trends started downward in May.
Sales Unit year over year Increase/Decrease (Feb vs Feb, etc.)
Hot Dog Unit Sales
Month Year over Year %
Feb 25%
Mar 26%
Apr 25%
May -4%
June -7%
July -10%