WGU C268 Study Guide for EXCEL PA Questions and
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1. Calculate the payment amount for the loan in cell C15. Reference the cells
containing the appropriate loan information as the arguments for the
function you use. Cells C20-C67 in the "Payment" column are populated
with the payment amount from cell C15. [34 Points] -
✅✅✅=PMT(C13/12,C12,C11)
2. Calculate, in cell D20, the interest amount for period 1 by multiplying the
balance in period 0 (cell F19) by the loan interest rate (cell C13) divided by
12. Dividing the interest rate by 12 results in the monthly interest rate. This
formula is reusable. The interest for a given period is always the monthly
interest rate times the balance from the previous period. -
✅✅✅=F19*$C$13/12
3. Calculate, in cell E20, the principal amount for period 1. The principal
amount is the difference between the payment amount (cell C20) and the
interest amount (cell D20) for period 1. Construct your formula in such a
way that it can be reused to complete the "principal" column of the
amortization table. - ✅✅✅=C20-D20
4. Calculate, in cell F20, the balance for period 1. The balance is the difference
between the balance for period 0 (cell F19) and the principal amount for
period 1 (cell E20). This formula is reusable. The balance is always
calculated as the difference between the balance from the previous period
and the principal amount for the current period. - ✅✅✅=F19-E20
5. Calculate, in cell G12, the total amount paid by multiplying the payment
amount (cell C15) by the term of the loan (cell C12). - ✅✅✅=C15*C12
, 6. Calculate the total interest paid in cell G13. The total interest paid is the
sum of all interest paid in the "Interest" column of the amortization table. -
✅✅✅=SUM(D20:D67)
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7. Check to see if the total interest calculation in the amortization table is
correct. The total interest paid is also equal to the difference between the
total amount paid over the course of the loan and the original loan amount.
Insert a formula into cell G14 to calculate the difference between the total
amount paid and the original loan amount. Notice the negative sign
associated with the original loan amount. This value should equal the total
interest calculated using the amortization table. - ✅✅✅=G12-ABS(C11)
8. Assume you have made the first 36 payments on your loan. You want to
trade the car in for a new car. You believe that you can sell your car for
$4000. Will this cover the balance remaining on the car in period 36?
Answer either "Yes" or "No" in cell G15 from the drop-down menu. -
✅✅✅No
9. Use the HLOOKUP function to complete the "Hourly Wage" column of table
1. Use the "Employee" column of table 1 as the lookup_value and the
"Employee Wage Information" above table 1 as your reference table. -
✅✅✅=HLOOKUP(D16,$E$11:$H$12,2,FALSE)
10.Use the AND function to complete the "Time Bonus?" column of table 1. An
employee earns a time bonus if the project's "Hours Worked" are fewer
than the "Estimated Hours" and if the work "Quality" is greater than 1. -
✅✅✅=AND(E16<C16,H16>1)
11.Use the OR function to complete the "Outcome Bonus?" column of table 1.
An employee earns an outcome bonus if the difficulty of a job is greater
than 3 or if the quality of their work is equal to 3. -
✅✅✅=OR(G16>3,H16=3)
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1. Calculate the payment amount for the loan in cell C15. Reference the cells
containing the appropriate loan information as the arguments for the
function you use. Cells C20-C67 in the "Payment" column are populated
with the payment amount from cell C15. [34 Points] -
✅✅✅=PMT(C13/12,C12,C11)
2. Calculate, in cell D20, the interest amount for period 1 by multiplying the
balance in period 0 (cell F19) by the loan interest rate (cell C13) divided by
12. Dividing the interest rate by 12 results in the monthly interest rate. This
formula is reusable. The interest for a given period is always the monthly
interest rate times the balance from the previous period. -
✅✅✅=F19*$C$13/12
3. Calculate, in cell E20, the principal amount for period 1. The principal
amount is the difference between the payment amount (cell C20) and the
interest amount (cell D20) for period 1. Construct your formula in such a
way that it can be reused to complete the "principal" column of the
amortization table. - ✅✅✅=C20-D20
4. Calculate, in cell F20, the balance for period 1. The balance is the difference
between the balance for period 0 (cell F19) and the principal amount for
period 1 (cell E20). This formula is reusable. The balance is always
calculated as the difference between the balance from the previous period
and the principal amount for the current period. - ✅✅✅=F19-E20
5. Calculate, in cell G12, the total amount paid by multiplying the payment
amount (cell C15) by the term of the loan (cell C12). - ✅✅✅=C15*C12
, 6. Calculate the total interest paid in cell G13. The total interest paid is the
sum of all interest paid in the "Interest" column of the amortization table. -
✅✅✅=SUM(D20:D67)
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7. Check to see if the total interest calculation in the amortization table is
correct. The total interest paid is also equal to the difference between the
total amount paid over the course of the loan and the original loan amount.
Insert a formula into cell G14 to calculate the difference between the total
amount paid and the original loan amount. Notice the negative sign
associated with the original loan amount. This value should equal the total
interest calculated using the amortization table. - ✅✅✅=G12-ABS(C11)
8. Assume you have made the first 36 payments on your loan. You want to
trade the car in for a new car. You believe that you can sell your car for
$4000. Will this cover the balance remaining on the car in period 36?
Answer either "Yes" or "No" in cell G15 from the drop-down menu. -
✅✅✅No
9. Use the HLOOKUP function to complete the "Hourly Wage" column of table
1. Use the "Employee" column of table 1 as the lookup_value and the
"Employee Wage Information" above table 1 as your reference table. -
✅✅✅=HLOOKUP(D16,$E$11:$H$12,2,FALSE)
10.Use the AND function to complete the "Time Bonus?" column of table 1. An
employee earns a time bonus if the project's "Hours Worked" are fewer
than the "Estimated Hours" and if the work "Quality" is greater than 1. -
✅✅✅=AND(E16<C16,H16>1)
11.Use the OR function to complete the "Outcome Bonus?" column of table 1.
An employee earns an outcome bonus if the difficulty of a job is greater
than 3 or if the quality of their work is equal to 3. -
✅✅✅=OR(G16>3,H16=3)
