MGMT 2080 Introduction to Information Systems

Excel Exercise 2
Name: ______________________________________

Sec. #:_____

You have decided to create a worksheet that can keep track of your stock portfolio. Your aim is to eliminate
repetitive calculations by setting up a worksheet with formulas, functions, and proper cell referencing. This will
enable you to better assess the performance of your portfolio so you can maximize your return.
Download the file called MyInvestment.xls from the course website (http://business.uni.edu/iss/mgmt2080/) and
open the file.
Part 1: Follow the steps below to complete the worksheet:
1.

Insert your name in cell B3.

2.

In cell H7, enter a formula to calculate the Price Change as the Week 2 price Week 1 price. Copy this formula
down the column for all stocks.

3.

In cell I7, enter a formula to calculate the Percent Change as the Price Change divided by Week 1 price. Copy
this formula down the column for all stocks.

4.

In column H, calculate the profit/loss for each stock by multiplying the stock values with the price change.
Format these values using the Accounting format with two decimal places.

5.

You would like to see how your portfolio performance changes if you increase your stock by 10%. Insert a new
column between Current Stock and Week 1Price. Label the new column New Stock.

6.

In cell B4, enter the label Stock Change, and in cell C4, enter the value 10%. In cell F7, enter a formula that
will calculate the new stock based on the current stock multiplied by 1 + Stock change. Copy this formula
down the column for all stocks. Be certain to use relative and absolute cell referencing correctly in your
formula.

7.

Modify the profit/loss formula in K7 by multiplying the new stock and the price change. Copy this formula
down the column for all stocks.

8.

Use an appropriate function to calculate the total Market Capitalization in cell D18. Copy the function to E18,
F18, G18, H18, I18, J18, and K18.

9.

In B21, insert an Excel function to calculate the number of companies in your portfolio.

10. In B22, insert an Excel function to calculate the maximum (highest) market capitalization.
11. In B23, insert an Excel function to calculate the minimum (lowest) market capitalization.
12. In B26, insert an Excel function to count the number of auto companies in your portfolio. Copy the function
down to B27 to count the number of tech companies in your portfolio. Be certain to use relative and absolute
cell referencing correctly in your function.
13. In C26, insert the Excel function that calculates the total current stock of auto companies. Copy the function
down to C27 to calculate the total current stock of tech companies. Be certain to use relative and absolute cell
referencing correctly in your function.

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14. In D26, insert an Excel function to calculate the total market capitalization of auto companies in your portfolio.
Copy the function down to D27 to calculate the total market capitalization of tech companies in your portfolio.
Be certain to use relative and absolute cell referencing correctly in your function.
15. Center the worksheet title over columns A-K. Change the title font to Arial Black, 14 point.
Part 2: What-if Analysis
1.

Use Goal Seek to answer the following question. Find the Percentage Change that would produce Total Profit
of $80.
New Percentage Change: _____________
Set the Percentage Change back to the original value of 10% before continuing.

2.

Scenario Manager. You are trying to predict a Best Case and a Worst Case scenario based on Week 2 price of
your three costliest stocks - Apple Computers, IBM, and Toyota.
In the Best Case scenario, you expect Week 2 prices of these stocks to increase to the following values:
Apple Computers: $670.25

IBM: $197.66

Toyota: $82.65

Use the above values to create and save the Worst Case scenario with the Scenario Manager. What is your new
Profit/Loss value?
Best Case Profit/Loss: __________________
In the Worst Case scenario, you expect Week 2 prices of these stocks to fall to following values:
Apple Computers: $665.25

IBM: $192.31

Toyota: $78.37

Use the above values to create and save the Worst Case scenario with the Scenario Manager. What is your new
Profit/Loss value?
Worst Case Profit/Loss: __________________
Part 4: Print and upload the worksheet (as asked by your instructor):
1.

Save the worksheet as MyInvestment.xls.

2.

Print the worksheet on one page.

3.

Change your worksheet to display formulas. Adjust the column widths as necessary so that all formulas are
completely visible. Add gridlines and row/column headings. Print the formula worksheet on one page in
landscape mode.

4.

Upload the completed worksheet (MyInvestment.xlsx) to your Google Docs/Drive folder.

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