Lab Making Logical Decisions (If-Then-Else) Using Excel

ENGR1121 Z – Computing in Mechanical Engineering Lab Making Logical Decisions (If-Then-Else) using Excel Lab due: end of lab Total points: 20 Labs are to be individual work. You may use the textbook, Excel’s help, and your notes. Lab work will be graded during lab time and working results must be shown to the lab instructor by the end of the scheduled lab time. All Excel Spreadsheets must be completed and submitted in accordance with the Computing Assignment Format. Submit an electronic copy of your lab work to the appropriate Dropbox Folder in GSU’s Folio by the end of lab. No hard copy needed unless specifically requested by the instructor. Grading Each problem will be graded according to: problem design (identifying inputs/givens, process, and outputs; algorithm) and program style (headers and comments, variable names, proper formatted input and output including units) 25%, and program correctness 75%. Lab problems not completed by the end of lab will receive a grade of zero. Lab Work Create an Excel Spreadsheet to do each of the following problems. Name the Excel Spreadsheet using the following naming scheme: lastnamelab3.xlsx Create a new Worksheet within the Spreadsheet for each problem. Name the Worksheet using the following naming scheme: Problem 1 and so on 1. (5 points) Calculate the variable mode which represents the mode of transport used to travel a certain distance according to the following definition. You are given a variable called distance that represents the distance to be covered in miles. distance <= 2 miles: ‘Walk’ 2 miles < distance <=10 miles: ‘Bicycle’ 10 miles 30 miles: ‘Delta Airlines’ 2. (5 points) Write an Excel code that will display a menu with the donut choices: glazed, cake, jelly, and crème; and display the cost of the donut selected from the menu. The donut costs are: glazed $0.25, cake $0.50, jelly $0.65, and crème $0.80. Hint: Create a variable choice (1,2,3 or 4) that depicts the type of donut. 3. (5 points) Include in the above code the calculation of the total cost, given the number of donuts purchased. If a dozen are purchased, a 5% discount is applied to the total cost. You may assume that all purchased items are of the same kind. 4. (5 points) In an effort to downsize/restructure, an employer decides to lay-off or give raises to certain employees based on their current salaries as shown in the following table. Current salary in USD Severance pay in USD Lay off or % raise given 0 – 30,000 10,000 Laid off (new salary is set to 0) 30,000.01 – 60,000 0 2% raise 60,000.01 – 80,000 0 3% raise 80,000.01 and above 0 5% raise Calculate the new salary and severance pay for an employee, given the old salary. 1 Instructor: Dr. Priya Goeser