Figure 2.41 shows the 2016 U.S. federal income tax rates for the four different types of filing status. Suppose an individual is single. Write one logical IF function that will
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Qtn 21
Figure 2.41 shows the 2016 U.S. federal income tax rates for the four different types of filing status. Suppose an individual is single. Write one logical IF function that will determine the correct tax rate for any income that is entered in cell B3 of a spreadsheet. Implement this on a spreadsheet and verify its correctness
Qtn 29
Use INDEX and MATCH functions to fill in a table that extracts the amounts shipped between each pair of cities in the Excel file General Appliance Corporation, which shows the solution to an optimization model that finds the minimum cost and amounts shipped from two plants to four distribution centers. Your table should be set up as follows, and the formulas for the Amount Shipped column should reference the names in the From and To column
Qtn 37
Construct PivotTables showing the counts of gender versus carrier and type versus usage in the Excel file Cell Phone Survey. What might you conclude from this analysis?
Data
| Cell Phone Survey | ||||||
| Gender | Carrier | Type | Usage | Signal strength | Value for the Dollar | Customer Service |
| M | AT&T | Smart | High | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| M | AT&T | Smart | High | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| M | AT&T | Smart | Average | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| M | AT&T | Smart | Very high | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| M | AT&T | Smart | Very high | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| M | AT&T | Smart | Very high | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| M | AT&T | Smart | Very high | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| F | AT&T | Smart | Very high | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| F | AT&T | Smart | Very high | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| M | AT&T | Smart | Very high | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| M | Other | Smart | Average | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| M | Sprint | Smart | Very high | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| M | Sprint | Smart | Very high | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| F | Sprint | Smart | Average | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| F | Sprint | Smart | Average | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| M | Verizon | Smart | Average | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| F | Verizon | Smart | Very high | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| M | Verizon | Smart | Very high | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| F | Verizon | Smart | Average | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| M | Verizon | Smart | Very high | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| F | Verizon | Smart | Very high | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| M | AT&T | Camera | Average | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| M | AT&T | Camera | Very high | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| M | AT&T | Camera | Average | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| F | AT&T | Camera | Very high | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| M | AT&T | Camera | Average | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| F | AT&T | Camera | Average | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| M | AT&T | Camera | Average | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| F | AT&T | Camera | Very high | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| F | AT&T | Camera | Average | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| M | AT&T | Camera | Average | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| F | AT&T | Camera | Very high | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| M | AT&T | Camera | Very high | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| F | AT&T | Camera | Low | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| M | Other | Camera | Average | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| F | Other | Camera | Average | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| M | Other | Camera | Average | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| M | Sprint | Camera | Average | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| F | Verizon | Camera | Very high | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| F | Verizon | Camera | Very high | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| M | AT&T | Basic | Average | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| M | AT&T | Basic | Average | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| M | AT&T | Basic | Low | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| M | Other | Basic | Average | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| M | Other | Basic | Very high | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| M | Other | Basic | Very high | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| M | Other | Basic | Low | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| F | Other | Basic | Average | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| F | T-mobile | Basic | Low | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| M | T-mobile | Basic | Average | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| M | Verizon | Basic | Low | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| M | Verizon | Basic | Average | 4 | 2 | 4 |
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Transportation Model
| General Appliance Corporation | |||||
| Data | |||||
| Distribution Center | |||||
| Plant | Cleveland | Baltimore | Chicago | Phoenix | Capacity |
| Marietta | $12.60 | $14.35 | $11.52 | $17.58 | 1200 |
| Minneapolis | $9.75 | $16.26 | $8.11 | $17.92 | 800 |
| Demand | 150 | 350 | 500 | 1000 | |
| Model | |||||
| Distribution Center | |||||
| Plant | Cleveland | Baltimore | Chicago | Phoenix | Total shipped |
| Marietta | 0 | 350 | 0 | 850 | 1200 |
| Minneapolis | 150 | 0 | 500 | 150 | 800 |
| Demand met | 150 | 350 | 500 | 1000 | |
| Cost | |||||
| Total | $28,171.00 |
Answer Report 1
| Objective Cell (Min) | ||||||
| Cell | Name | Original Value | Final Value | |||
| $B$18 | Total Cost | $0.00 | $28,171.00 | |||
| Variable Cells | ||||||
| Cell | Name | Original Value | Final Value | Integer | ||
| $B$13 | Marietta Cleveland | 0 | 0 | Contin | ||
| $C$13 | Marietta Baltimore | 0 | 350 | Contin | ||
| $D$13 | Marietta Chicago | 0 | 0 | Contin | ||
| $E$13 | Marietta Phoenix | 0 | 850 | Contin | ||
| $B$14 | Minneapolis Cleveland | 0 | 150 | Contin | ||
| $C$14 | Minneapolis Baltimore | 0 | 0 | Contin | ||
| $D$14 | Minneapolis Chicago | 0 | 500 | Contin | ||
| $E$14 | Minneapolis Phoenix | 0 | 150 | Contin | ||
| Constraints | ||||||
| Cell | Name | Cell Value | Formula | Status | Slack | |
| $B$15 | Demand met Cleveland | 150 | $B$15=$B$8 | Binding | 0 | |
| $C$15 | Demand met Baltimore | 350 | $C$15=$C$8 | Binding | 0 | |
| $D$15 | Demand met Chicago | 500 | $D$15=$D$8 | Binding | 0 | |
| $E$15 | Demand met Phoenix | 1000 | $E$15=$E$8 | Binding | 0 | |
| $F$13 | Marietta Total shipped | 1200 | $F$13<=$F$6 | Binding | 0 | |
| $F$14 | Minneapolis Total shipped | 800 | $F$14<=$F$7 | Binding | 0 |
Sensitivity Report 1
| Variable Cells | |||||||
| Final | Reduced | Objective | Allowable | Allowable | |||
| Cell | Name | Value | Cost | Coefficient | Increase | Decrease | |
| $B$13 | Marietta Cleveland | 0 | 3.19 | 12.6 | 1E+30 | 3.19 | |
| $C$13 | Marietta Baltimore | 350 | 0 | 14.35 | 1.57 | 1E+30 | |
| $D$13 | Marietta Chicago | 0 | 3.75 | 11.52 | 1E+30 | 3.75 | |
| $E$13 | Marietta Phoenix | 850 | 0 | 17.58 | 0.34 | 1.57 | |
| $B$14 | Minneapolis Cleveland | 150 | 0 | 9.75 | 3.19 | 1E+30 | |
| $C$14 | Minneapolis Baltimore | 0 | 1.57 | 16.26 | 1E+30 | 1.57 | |
| $D$14 | Minneapolis Chicago | 500 | 0 | 8.11 | 3.75 | 1E+30 | |
| $E$14 | Minneapolis Phoenix | 150 | 0 | 17.92 | 1.57 | 0.34 | |
| Constraints | |||||||
| Final | Shadow | Constraint | Allowable | Allowable | |||
| Cell | Name | Value | Price | R.H. Side | Increase | Decrease | |
| $B$15 | Demand met Cleveland | 150 | 9.75 | 150 | 0 | 150 | |
| $C$15 | Demand met Baltimore | 350 | 14.69 | 350 | 0 | 150 | |
| $D$15 | Demand met Chicago | 500 | 8.11 | 500 | 0 | 500 | |
| $E$15 | Demand met Phoenix | 1000 | 17.92 |
