TOTALS & SUMMARIES · ORIGINAL EXERCISE
Total guild profit
Calculate total revenue minus total cost for all eight orders.
This quest practices Combining functions 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
- Sum each column separately.
- Subtract total cost from total revenue.
- Use SUM twice, with a minus sign between them.
Show the worked solution
=SUM(E2:E9)-SUM(F2:F9)Two independent sums produce total gross profit for the complete dataset.
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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