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New Perspectives Excel 2019 | Modules 5-8: SAM Capstone Project la san NewSight Consulting ANALYZE DATA WITH TABLES AND WHAT-IF TOOLS GETTING STARTED Open the file NP_EX19_C55-8a_FirstLastName_1.xlsx, available for download from the SAM website. Save the file as NP_EX19_CS5-8a_FirstLastName_2.xlsx by changing the "1" to a "2". If you do not see the .xlsx file extension in the Save As dialog box, do not type it. The program will add the file extension for you automatically. To complete this SAM Project, you will also need to download and save the following data files from the SAM website onto your computer: Support_EX19_CS5-8a_2020.xlsx Support_EX19_C85-8a_Management.docx With the file NP_EX19_CS5-8a_FirstLastName_2.xlsx still open, ensure that your first and last name is displayed in cell B6 of the Documentation sheet. If cell B6 does not display your name, delete the file and download a new copy from the SAM website. This project requires you to use the Solver add-in. If this add-in is not available on the Data tab in the Analyze group (or if the Analyze group is not available), install Solver as follows: In Excel, click the File tab, and then click the Options button in the left navigation bar. Click the Add-Ins option in the left pane of the Excel Options dialog box. Click the Manage arrow, click the Excel Add-Ins option, and then click the Go button. In the Add-Ins dialog box, click the Solver Add-In check box and then click the OK button. Follow any remaining prompts to install Solver. PROJECT STEPS 1. Benicio Cortez is a financial consultant with NewSight Consulting in Denver, Colorado. He is working with DIG Technology, a company that sells five models of portable speakers to consumers in North America. In an Excel workbook, Benicio is analyzing the performance of each speaker model and projecting sales for a new product. He asks for your help in completing the analysis. Go to the U.S. worksheet. Benicio has received annual sales worksheets from the main offices in the three countries where DIG Technology sells products: the United States, New Perspectives Excel 2019 | Modules 5-8: SAM Capstone Project la a. C. 2. a. Canada, and Mexico. The worksheets for the countries have a similar structure. Complete the worksheets as follows: Group the U.S., Canada, and Mexico worksheets. b. In cell F5, insert a formula using the SUM function that totals the Mini sales amounts for Quarters 1-4 (range B5:E5). Fill the range F6:F7 with the formula in cell F5 to display the totals for the other types of portable speakers. d. Ungroup the worksheets and then check to confirm that all three worksheets reflect the changes you made in this step. Go to the All Locations worksheet, where Benicio wants to summarize the quarterly and annual totals from the three locations for each type of product. Consolidate the sales data from the three locations as follows: In cell B5, enter a formula using the SUM function and 3-D references that totals the Mini sales values (cell B5) in Quarter 1 from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico worksheets. b. Fill the range C5:E5 with the formula in cell B5 to total the Mini sales for Quarters 2-4. Fill the range B6:E7 with the formulas in the range B5:E5 to total the sales for the other products in Quarters 1-4. Benicio started to define names for cells and ranges in the All Locations worksheet to make it easy to identify the total sales for each product. He wants you to add a defined name for the Waterproof sales amounts and then find the total annual sales for each product. Create and use defined names as follows: Create a defined name for the Waterproof sales amounts (range 07:E7) using Waterproof_Total as the name. b. In cell F5, enter a formula using the SUM function to display the total of the sales amounts in the Mini_Total range. In cell F6, enter a formula using the SUM function to display the total of the sales amounts in the Voice_Activated_Total range. d. In cell F7, enter a formula using the SUM function to display the total of the sales amounts in the Waterproof_Total range. C. 3. a. C.

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1. The main task in this project is to analyze the sales data of portable speakers from different countries and consolidate the information in an Excel workbook.

2. The specific steps include grouping the sales worksheets for the United States, Canada, and Mexico, calculating the total sales for each type of portable speaker, and creating defined names for specific sales amounts.

1. In this project, Benicio Cortez, a financial consultant with NewSight Consulting, is analyzing the sales performance of different portable speaker models for DIG Technology. The first step involves working with sales worksheets from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The worksheets have a similar structure, and the goal is to complete them by grouping the worksheets, calculating the total sales for each type of portable speaker, and ensuring the changes are reflected accurately across all three worksheets.

2. After completing the individual country worksheets, the next step is to move to the All Locations worksheet, where the quarterly and annual totals from all three locations need to be summarized. This involves consolidating the sales data using formulas that reference the individual worksheets and totaling the sales for each quarter and product type.

3. Lastly, defined names are created to make it easier to identify the total sales for each product. A defined name is created for the Waterproof sales amounts, and formulas using the SUM function are entered in specific cells to display the total sales for each product type.

By following these steps, the sales data from different countries can be analyzed and consolidated, providing valuable insights for DIG Technology's speaker models and sales projections.