REGIONAL COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT

Computer Packages Exam

Ms -Excel Exam 2025
Time 2hrs

QUESTION 1.14
The following is a simple payroll:
A B C D E F G H I
1 Name Hours Hourly Basic Gross Tax NSSF Allowances Net
Worked Rate Pay Pay Deductions Contributions Pay
2 John 8 200
3 Peter 12 450
4 Sam 22 300
5 Njogu 30 286
6 Mary 16 220
7 Sally 45 468
8 Jane 15 150
9 Tina 3 280
10
11

Required:
Write formulae using cell names for the following expressions. State where the formula is
placed.
(i). Basic Pay = Hours Worked * Hourly Rate.
(ii). Allowances are allocated at 10% of the Basic Pay.
(iii). Gross Pay = Basic Pay + Allowances.
(iv). Tax Deduction is calculated at 20% of the Gross Pay.
(v). Net Pay = Gross Pay – Tax Deductions. (10 marks)
QUESTION 1.12
Use the worksheet given below to answer the questions that follow:
Employee
Details
Emp No

Allowances

Tax Deductions
Name

Basic Pay

Gross Pay
Category

E8 Cornell Assistant 4,600 300

E9 John Assistant 3,500 450
E2 Francis Supervisor 6,508 500
E3 Edwin Management 8,006 1,801
E10 Carl Assistant 4,200 100
E4 Bernard Management 7,917 1,775
E5 George Supervisor 5,500 850
E1 Lewis Management 8,291 2,500
E6 Albert Supervisor 5,700 760
E7 Edward Supervisor 7,151 1,545

Tax Rate
12%

Questions
(i). Make all the column titles bold, and size 12. Center the title , across columns A1:H1 and
make it size 16, and Bold.
(ii). Calculate the gross pay in cell F4.
(iii). Calculate the amount of tax deducted from each employee, given that the tax rate is 12% of
the gross pay. Tax rate is found in cell A16 of the worksheet.
(iv). Format the text orientation in the range A4:G4 to 0 degrees.
(v). Adjust the column width such that all the headings are visible.
(vi). In cell H4, enter the title Net Pay and calculate the Net pay for all employees.
(vii). Format the range G4:H13 to zero (0) decimal places.
(viii). Format the title Net Pay to match the other titles.
(ix). Set the range A1 to H16 as Print Area.
(x). Using the Names in column B, Basic Pay in column D, and Allowances in column E, insert
a Clustered Column Pie Chart on the same sheet to show comparison of the salaries for
the employees. The Chart Title should be Employee Details, the Y-axis should be
Employee Names and the X-axis should be Thousands (Kshs).
(xi). Move the chart so that the top left corner is on cell A18.
(xii). Change the Chart Title to Employees’ Salary Details.
(xiii). Change the Chart Type to Clustered bar with a 3-D visual effect.
(xiv). Increase the Chart Title Font size to 14.
(xv). Change the text direction for the title of the X-axis to 0 degrees, and for the Y-axis to -90
degrees.
(xvi). Resize the chart such that the bottom left corner is on cell A55, while the bottom right
corner is on cell I55 so that all the details are clearly visible.
QUESTION 1.15
The data below represents day sales of a certain wholesale shop in Sultan Hamud.

Enter the details into a worksheet using a spreadsheet package, and use it to answer the questions
that follow. (4 marks)

Opening Closing Sold Buying Selling

Item Stock Stock Items Price Price
Sugar (bags) 250 130 2,500 2,650
Unga (ctn) 340 120 400 450
Salt (ctn) 271 107 200 250
Kimbo (ctn) 300 210 1,150 1,200
Blue band (ctn) 250 30 220 265
GRAND
TOTAL

1. (a). Adjust the columns to fit the contents. (2 marks)

(b). The heading row should be Size 12 and Bold. The rest should be size 10. (2 marks)
(c). Apply the borders around the table as shown. (3 marks)
(d). Insert two new columns after the column for Selling Price. Enter the titles ‘Total’ and
‘Profit’ (2 marks)
(e). The column for the Totals should be Italic and shaded in blue. (3 marks)
(f). Position the contents in the totals column at the center of the cells. (2 marks)
(g). Add thousand separators where necessary, and set the number of decimal places to be
zero. (2 marks)
2. (a). Calculate the number of items sold for each. (2 marks)
(b). Calculate the total sales for each item on that day. (3 marks)
(c). Calculate the total sales for that day (the grand total sale)? (2 marks)
(d). What was the profit gained in each group of items? (2 marks)
(e). Calculate was the total profit the wholesale made that day. (2 marks)
(f). Save the changes to your document. (1 marks)

3. Down the worksheet, create another table with the same contents and respond to the
following:
i) Show what would happen if the buying price of sugar was increased by 2 percent.
(2 marks)
ii) Save the document as Income and Expenditure. (1 mark)
QUESTION 1.16
You have been asked to analyse the rainfall pattern of a city called Mooncity. The following
data, which shows the average weekly and monthly rainfall, has been provided.

Table 1.
Weekly Rainfall of Mooncity in mm.

MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN

10 5 30 20 15 0 50

Table 2.
Monthly Rainfall of Mooncity in mm.

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
30 25 55 100 60 40 35 60 35 25 20 10

(a). Enter Table 1 and Table 2 into Microsoft Excel and Save as Mooncity (6 marks).
(b). Using the most appropriate formulas and functions,
(i). Calculate the total rainfall for the week and the year respectively. (4 marks).
(ii). Find the lowest rainfall for the week and the year respectively. (2 marks).
(iii). Find the highest rainfall for the week and the year respectively. (2 marks).
(iv). Find the mean rainfall for the week and the year respectively. (4 marks).
(c). Save the changes made to the worksheet. (2 marks).
(d). Create a 3-D column chart for Table 1. The title for the graph should be AVERAGE
DAILY RAINFALL. The title for the X-axis should be DAY while that of the Z-axis
should be labeled as RAINFALL (mm). The chart should be inserted as an object within
the worksheet. Format the chart appropriately (10 marks)