Tags: DATA TABLE

Prioritise investment liquidation to minimise Capital Gains

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Assume a five column dataset with the Fund Name in column A, Market Value in column B, Gain/Loss in column C, Gain/Loss % in column D [column C/column B] and Type of investment in column E (Short term or Long term).  Since multiple investments can be made in one fund, there can be multiple line items […]

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Compute configuration count using Set Theory and Venn Diagrams

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Assume a table which lists attendees for a Company’s Annual day function.  In this Table, data for every attendee is shown on a separate row so if an employee attends the function with his/her spouse and three children, then there will be 5 rows for that employee. The question is to determine the count of the following family configuration: […]

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Perform an iterative sum of Top n values across multiple columns

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A tournament has 18 participating teams with 25 players in each team.  Each team has to play five rounds of the Tournament and not all players play all rounds.  Scores earned by each player in each round are shown in individual cells.  If a player does not play a round, that cell is left empty. The task […]

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Determine cumulative expenses per employee when per diem rates vary by block of dates

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Assume per diem travel rates vary by block of dates (from and to).  So, assume the per diem rate for travel dates between 26/2/2013 and 28/2/2013 is Rs. 78,000/day.  Likewise, if a person travels between 1/3/2013 and 25/3/2013, the per diem rate applicable is Rs. 70,000/day.  With different travel dates (from and to) specified per traveller, the […]

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Summarise data based on an unknown combination of conditions

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Data on the sheet named “Sales Data Master” shows the Territory wise, Show Title wise and Sales man wise forecast and actual data.  One may want to summarise data based on an unknown combination of conditions.  Conditions may be entered as: 1. All three conditions specified 2. No condition specified 3. Only first condition specified […]

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Valuing Closing Stock using FIFO method of Accounting

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Assume a stock purchase sheet which details the daily stock purchase of various Raw material at various per unit prices.  On another sheet, the closing stock of each Raw material type is entered.  In issuing Raw Material, one may want to follow the First In First Out (FIFO) method accounting which assumes the Raw material issued […]

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