Participant Instructions 1. Turn off all electronic devices. FBLA Spreadsheet Applications Sample Production Test 2. Please print your name, school, and state on your event envelope. Each page of the test should include a header or footer containing your name, school, state, and job number, or you may write the information required. 3. Any spreadsheet software is allowed and calculators may not be used. 4. You will have one hour to complete this test. Additional time will be allowed for general directions and warm up. There is a possibility that you may not complete the entire test. Judges will consider the overall quality, as well as quantity, of your work when judging this event. Some of the problems are designed to build upon prior work. At the completion of the job, put your work in job order in the event envelope. Job No. Document Type 1 Spreadsheet with Pivot Table 2 Payroll Spreadsheet with Logical Formulas and Lookup Table 5. Proofread all work because results are based on accuracy of printed copy. Your documents will be evaluated by a panel of judges for this event. All decisions of the judges are final. 6. After the test begins, no help may be given to you concerning the normal operation of the equipment. However, if your machine fails, call the proctor. 7. When you have completed the exam, you will need to turn in all of your materials, including this test and any printouts including those you do not wish judged. Each job should be saved as a separate file. 8. Remember that you will be required to complete the second portion of the competition, an objective test covering relevant theory, vocabulary, and application knowledge, during the National Leadership Conference. This objective test will count for 15 percent of your final score. Both portions of the event must be completed to be eligible for an award. 9. The test copy must be returned in the envelope or the test will not be scored. Production Competencies Documents address topic and are appropriate for the audience Required information is effectively communicated Graphics, text treatment, and special effects show creativity and cohesiveness of design Appropriate selection of fonts and type sizes Overall layout and design is creative and appealing Final product indicates a clear thought process and an intended, planned direction with formulation and execution of a firm idea Page 1
Production Test Job 1 Spreadsheet with Pivot Table 1. Input the data for TNT Corporation s first quarter sales as shown below: TNT Corporation Quarterly Sales For the Quarter Ending March 31, 2010 Salesperson Region Product Line Sales Julie Rankin NW Moderate $25,955.00 Michael Andrews NE Value $19,881.00 Regina Kane NW Value $16,249.00 Andrea Stevens SW Deluxe $34,321.00 Jonas Hathaway SW Moderate $28,543.00 Maria Juarez NE Deluxe $34,705.00 Jack Ward SE Value $13,564.00 Greg Johnson SW Value $15,739.00 Matthew Bowers NW Deluxe $30,871.00 Peter Holbrook SE Moderate $29,401.00 Holly Anderson NE Moderate $20,883.00 Kristin Yates NW Deluxe $38,486.00 2. Merge and center the first two lines so that the titles are centered horizontally over the information. Change the title rows to bold and make the heading 12 point size. 3. Change the column headings to italic. Increase the height of the headings row to 21. 4. Create a Pivot Table that shows the sum of total sales for each salesperson by product line with grand totals for each. The salespersons should be the row headings; the product lines should be the column headings. 5. Within the Pivot Table: Format Salesperson and Grand Total (in both cells where it appears) as boldfaced. Format Product Line as boldfaced and underlined. Indent the names of the salespersons. Format all cells containing numbers with a comma separator and two decimal places. Right-align the numbers and product lines. Make sure that all columns are wide enough to accommodate all information. 6. Create another Pivot Table to show total sales for each region by product line with grand totals for each. The regions should be the row headings; the product lines should be the column headings. 7. Format the Pivot Table the same as the previous one (see Step 5). 8. Create a column chart for the sales by region Pivot Table. Show only the two northern regions. The title for the chart should be Product Line Sales for Northern Region. Print 1-A. Print the pivot table by salesperson. Print 1-B. Print the pivot table by region. Print 1-C. Print the chart. Page 2
Job 2 Payroll Spreadsheet with Logical Formulas and Lookup Table 1. Input data for the payroll period for R & D Development as shown below: R & D Development Payroll for the Pay Period Ending January 31, 2007 Income Hourly Rate Regular Hours Overtime Hours Employee Jordan Anderson $15.75 40 5 Carrie Braun $16.00 38 0 Darren Brody $13.25 35 0 Emma Gates $13.00 20 0 Ryan Lau $15.00 40 8 Mackenzie Phillips $14.50 40 0 Tate Rowley $13.75 39 0 Ethan Sommers $15.00 40 3 Gross Pay Deductions Federal Tax State Tax Social Security Medicare Net Pay 2. Use a formula to calculate gross pay. Overtime is paid at a rate of 1.5 times the regular rate. 3. Use an IF function to determine federal taxes. If gross pay is less than $417, the tax rate is 10% of gross pay. If gross pay is $417 or greater, the tax rate is $30.70 plus 15% of gross pay. 4. Input the following state tax table on Sheet 2 of the workbook. Fill the amounts in the left column as a trend to save time. Income Tax Withheld $0.00 $0.00 $150.00 $0.40 $200.00 $1.80 $250.00 $4.10 $300.00 $6.40 $350.00 $8.70 $400.00 $11.00 $450.00 $13.40 $500.00 $16.20 $550.00 $19.60 $600.00 $23.10 $650.00 $26.50 $700.00 $29.90 $750.00 $33.40 $800.00 $36.90 $850.00 $40.50 5. Use a lookup function to determine state tax from the table on Sheet 2. Page 3
6. Use formulas to determine Social Security and Medicare taxes. Social Security is 6.2% of gross pay. Medicare is 1.45% of gross pay. 7. Format the title as 16 point and boldfaced. Format the subtitle and column headings as boldfaced. Format Income and Deductions as italic. 8. Format all numbers except Regular and Overtime Hours as currency with two decimal places. 9. Right-align column headings except Employee. 10. Format Regular Hours and Overtime Hours as wrapped text. 11. Add borders around all cells except the title, subtitle, Income, and Deductions. 12. Change the orientation to landscape. Set up the spreadsheet to fit to one page. Print 2-A. Print the payroll worksheet. Print 2-B. Print the payroll worksheet displaying all formulas. Page 4
Job 1 Spreadsheet with Pivot Table 1-A SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS PRODUCTION ANSWER KEY 1-B Page 5
1-C Page 6
Job 2 Payroll Spreadsheet with Logical Formulas and Lookup Table 2-A 2-B Page 7