WORKPLACE BOSS CHALLENGES · ORIGINAL EXERCISE
The northern contract
Calculate North-region Keyboard gross profit: matching revenue minus matching cost.
This quest practices Segment profitability using a fictional business dataset. Read the sheet below, then enter the interactive quest to write and check your formula.
| Order | Region | Product | Units | Revenue | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-101 | North | Keyboard | 12 | 720 | 420 |
| O-102 | South | Mouse | 18 | 450 | 198 |
| O-103 | North | Monitor | 5 | 1250 | 900 |
| O-104 | West | Keyboard | 8 | 480 | 280 |
| O-105 | South | Monitor | 4 | 1000 | 720 |
| O-106 | North | Mouse | 20 | 500 | 220 |
| O-107 | West | Monitor | 6 | 1500 | 1080 |
| O-108 | North | Keyboard | 10 | 600 | 350 |
Hints to get you started
- You need two conditional totals.
- Use the same region and product filters for both.
- Subtract the conditional cost sum from the conditional revenue sum.
Show the worked solution
=SUMIFS(E2:E9,B2:B9,"North",C2:C9,"Keyboard")-SUMIFS(F2:F9,B2:B9,"North",C2:C9,"Keyboard")Matched filters ensure that revenue and costs describe the same segment.
Make the skill stick
After solving the task, explain what each reference does and why the formula answers the business question. Try the workbook download inside the quest to practice in your own spreadsheet app.
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