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.
4 exercises — Intermediate · for Human Resources
Return the right rate from several tiers without nesting.
IFS
Count people in one department whose last review was long enough ago.
COUNTIFS
Check whether a salary falls below or above its grade band.
OR · IF
Add up overtime for a single team out of a mixed timesheet.
SUMIF
| # | Exercise | Functions | Difficulty | Time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Apply commission tiers with IFSHarbor Supply — Q3 sales by rep | IFS | Intermediate | 10 min | 25 pts |
| 54 | Count staff overdue a reviewHarbor Supply — months since last review | COUNTIFS | Intermediate | 8 min | 25 pts |
| 56 | Flag salaries outside their bandHarbor Supply — pay band audit | OR · IF | Intermediate | 8 min | 25 pts |
| 61 | Total overtime hours for one teamHarbor Supply — overtime by team | SUMIF | Intermediate | 7 min | 25 pts |