In: Accounting
Build a pivot table which calculates the average and maximum sales by department
You will have to combine the data using VLOOKUP or MATCH/INDEX. Note any observations you see regarding trends in the results.
Use the data below to solve the problem. List steps and directions step by step with any formulas, what has been clicked on, and any other important information to solve the problem using Excel. Thank you.
Sales Data | ||
Loyalty ID # | Sale Total | Department |
1391 | $ 514.72 | Clothing |
1804 | $ 109.85 | Housing |
1473 | $ 328.42 | Housing |
1847 | $ 124.78 | Athletic |
1586 | $ 79.84 | Other |
1243 | $ 147.32 | Luggage |
1117 | $ 235.15 | Clothing |
1995 | $ 89.20 | Hardware |
1591 | $ 38.53 | Luggage |
1919 | $ 53.63 | Hardware |
1957 | $ 273.65 | Other |
1397 | $ 58.50 | Athletic |
1118 | $ 184.85 | Luggage |
1354 | $ 104.02 | Athletic |
1414 | $ 36.25 | Other |
1714 | $ 263.19 | Clothing |
1826 | $ 75.42 | Athletic |
1591 | $ 200.31 | Hardware |
1387 | $ 71.77 | Other |
1147 | $ 225.76 | Other |
1298 | $ 168.35 | Athletic |
1045 | $ 41.81 | Clothing |
1022 | $ 66.31 | Other |
1290 | $ 12.87 | Other |
1059 | $ 309.17 | Athletic |
1522 | $ 64.22 | Other |
1533 | $ 210.60 | Hardware |
1266 | $ 286.38 | Clothing |
Answer-
The image below shows the Average sales and maximum sales by each department-
The steps followed are as follows-
1. Converted the Sale totals in number format by removing $ and spaces. See the below screenshot-
2. Created a pivot table with following fields-
See the screenshot below-