Real situations from working spreadsheets — sales targets, commission tiers, messy exports, aged invoices. Numbered in recommended order: start at 1 and work down, or filter to what you need.
7 exercises — Beginner · for Sales
Multiply quantity by unit price to get a line total.
Add up a column of daily sales figures to get the monthly total.
SUM
Divide actual sales by target to get an achievement percentage.
Calculate the mean value of a set of customer orders.
AVERAGE
Identify the extremes in a column of values.
MAX · MIN
Use IF to label each rep as meeting or missing their target.
IF
Add up only the rows matching a text condition.
SUMIF
| # | Exercise | Functions | Difficulty | Time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calculate line totals with multiplicationHarbor Supply — order ORD-1046 lines | — | Beginner | 3 min | 10 pts |
| 4 | Total a month of sales with SUMHarbor Supply — daily sales, first week of October | SUM | Beginner | 3 min | 10 pts |
| 6 | Calculate achievement against targetHarbor Supply — Q3 rep performance | — | Beginner | 3 min | 10 pts |
| 8 | Find the average order value with AVERAGEHarbor Supply — October orders | AVERAGE | Beginner | 3 min | 10 pts |
| 10 | Find the largest and smallest orderHarbor Supply — October orders | MAX · MIN | Beginner | 4 min | 10 pts |
| 11 | Flag reps below target with IFHarbor Supply — Q3 rep performance with achievement | IF | Beginner | 5 min | 15 pts |
| 12 | Total sales for one region with SUMIFHarbor Supply — October orders by region | SUMIF | Beginner | 6 min | 15 pts |