The document provides revenue data for Classic Gardens and Landscapes (CGL) for the first two quarters of 2015, broken down by category and month. Total revenue increased each month, ranging from $30,100 in April to $57,910 in September. The largest categories were Lawn Maintenance, Tree & Shrubbery, and Patio and Furniture. A column chart is to be created to illustrate the monthly revenue totals by category. A pie chart is also to be created to show the proportion of total revenue contributed by each category.

1. Q1&Q2Classic Gardens and Landscapes (CGL) Revenue for
Quarters 1 and 2, 2015Sales
CategoriesAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberTotalLawn
Maintenance$7,660.13$7,741.13$7,886.48$7,650.23$7,683.30$8
,094.38Tree & Shrubbery
$11,819.93$11,909.48$12,043.13$11,803.28$11,879.78$12,226.
28Patio and
Furniture$15,192.23$13,070.48$12,957.30$13,039.88$15,318.2
3$16,876.13Fountains and
Irrigation$4,478.18$4,708.13$4,475.25$5,153.63$5,514.53$7,91
9.55Design
Consulting$579.38$585.23$631.13$563.18$584.78$698.40Total
Revenue
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BUS4004-8 Managerial Philosophy and Leadership Style Week
1
In a paper, summarize the relationship between management
philosophy, strategy, and newer forms of organization. Respond
to the following scenario questions regarding this relationship
in your paper:
* If you were the owner/manager of ten convenience stores in
the same city, what type of structure would you use? Why?
* If you were the owner/manager of ten CPA offices in various
cities, what type of structure would your use and why?
* Why do some supervisors fail to delegate effectively?
* When a supervisor does fail to delegate effectively, what
could be done to increase his or her skills in delegating
effectively? Provide examples to illustrate your thoughts.
Support your paper with a minimum of one (1) scholarly

2. resource. In addition to these specified resources, other
appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be
included.
Length: 3-5 pages not including title and reference pages
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the
ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide
new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your
response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA
standards.
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Independent Project 3-4
For this project, you create a column chart to illustrate April–
September revenue for Classic Gardens and Landscapes. You
also create a pie chart sheet to graph the proportion that each
category contributes to total revenue.
Skills Covered in This Project
format chart elements.

3. 1. Open the ClassicGardensRevenue-03 start file.
NOTE: If the workbook opens in Protected View, click the
Enable Editing button in the
Message Bar at the top of the workbook so you can modify it.
2. The file will be renamed automatically to include your name.
Change the project file name if directed to do so
by your instructor, and save it.
3. Create a Clustered Column chart object for cells A4:G9.
4. Move the chart object so that its top left corner is at cell A12.
Size the bottom of the chart to
reach cell H30.
5. Edit the chart title to display CGL Major Sales Revenue on
one line and Second and Third Quarters on the
second line. (Press the Enter key between the lines.)
6. Set the first line of the chart title to a font size of 20 pt. Set

4. the second title line to a size of 14 pt.
7. Apply chart Style 14 to the chart.
8. Apply a ½ point Black, Text 1 outline to the chart.
9. Remove the Design Consulting data
series from the chart using the resizing
pointer.
10. Enter SUM functions for the total column
H5:H9 and total row B10:H10.
11. Create a 3-D Pie chart sheet named
Revenue Breakdown for cells A4:A9 and
H4:H9. (Hint: use the Move Chart button.)
IMPORTANT: To ensure accurate grading,
you must complete step 11 correctly in
order to receive points for completing the
next steps. Check your work carefully.
12. Edit the chart title to display Revenue by Category. Set the
font size to 32.
13. Apply the Oak texture fill to the Tree and Shrubbery slice.
If you cannot find the Oak texture in the Texture
gallery use a texture of your choice.

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14. Add data labels to the chart.
a. Select Center for the label position. Choose the Accounting
format and set 0 decimal places (Figure 3-69).
b. While the data labels are selected, set the font size to 14 pt.
and make them bold [Home tab, Font group].
15. Save and close the workbook (Figure 3-70).
16. Upload and save your project file.
17. Submit project for grading.
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Revenue by DepartmentBlue Lake SportsFirst Quarter Sales by
CityDepartmentAtlantaBostonChicagoSan DiegoSt.
LouisTotalApparel $ 2,600$ 3,200$ 3,800$ 3,700$
3,200$ 16,500Baseball $ 3,500$ 1,200$ 1,350$ 2,100$
2,475$ 10,625Basketball $ 1,800$ 1,800$ 2,250$ 1,400$
1,750$ 9,000Bike & Skate $ 1,500$ 1,325$ 1,225$
2,450$ 1,650$ 8,150Exercise $ 2,650$ 2,875$ 3,250$
3,775$ 2,950$ 15,500Fishing $ 2,350$ 1,035$ 1,250$
2,750$ 1,450$ 8,835Footwear $ 1,875$ 2,675$ 3,575$
3,250$ 2,950$ 14,325Game Room $ 1,300$ 1,500$
1,900$ 1,050$ 1,275$ 7,025Golf $ 4,750$ 875$ 925$
5,400$ 1,250$ 13,200Hockey $ 850$ 1,875$ 1,950$
750$ 1,650$ 7,075Hunting $ 2,000$ 1,000$ 650$ 725$
950$ 5,325Lacrosse$ 1,750$ 1,800$ 1,750$ 1,375$
1,150$ 7,825Running $ 1,925$ 2,400$ 2,800$ 2,650$
2,000$ 11,775Winter Sports $ 1,250$ 34,350$ 2,750$
550$ 1,550$ 40,450Total$ 30,100$ 57,910$ 29,425$
31,925$ 26,250$ 175,610
Atlanta Revenue by WeekBlue Lake SportsJanuary Sales in
AtlantaDepartmentWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4TotalApparel $
235$ 325$ 215$ 450$ 1,225Baseball $ 430$ 250$
180$ 315$ 1,175Basketball $ 85$ 150$ 90$ 200$
525Bike & Skate $ 200$ 325$ 75$ 175$ 775Exercise $
150$ 160$ 180$ 170$ 660Fishing $ 75$ 150$ 85$
200$ 510Footwear $ 500$ 350$ 275$ 330$ 1,455Game

7. Room $ 45$ 75$ 35$ 15$ 170Golf $ 175$ 350$ 580$
200$ 1,305Hockey $ 85$ 125$ 50$ 35$ 295Hunting $
125$ 350$ 475$ 450$ 1,400Lacrosse$ 200$ 50$ 65$
75$ 390Running $ 165$ 235$ 325$ 180$ 905Winter
Sports $ 75$ 15$ - 0$ 15$ 105Total$ 2,545$ 2,910$
2,630$ 2,810$ 10,895
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Guided Project 3-3
Blue Lake Sports has locations in several major cities and
tracks sales by department in each store. For this project, you
create a pie chart that shows each store’s share of golf-related
sales for the first quarter. You also create a line chart to
illustrate week-to-week sales for specific departments in one of
the stores and insert sparklines in the data.
Skills Covered in This Project

8. hart
1. Open the BlueLakeSports-03 start file.
NOTE: If the workbook opens in Protected View, click the
Enable Editing button in the Message Bar at the
top of the workbook so you can modify it.
2. The file will be renamed automatically to include your name.
Change the project file name if directed to do
so by your instructor, and save it.
3. Select the Revenue by Department tab.
4. Create a pie chart object.
a. Select cells A4:F4, hold down Ctrl, and select cells A13:F13.
b. Click the Recommended Charts button [Insert tab, Charts
group].
c. Choose Pie and click OK.
5. Apply a chart style.
a. Select the chart object.
b. Click the More button [Chart Tools Design tab, Chart Styles
group].

9. c. Select Style 12.
6. Size and position a chart object.
a. Point at the chart area to display the move pointer.
b. Drag the chart object so its top left corner is at cell A21.
c. Point at the bottom right selection handle to display the
resize pointer.
d. Drag the pointer to cell G36.
7. Change the chart type.
a. Click the pie chart object.
b. Click the Change Chart Type button [Chart Tools Design tab,
Type group].
c. Click the All Charts tab.
d. Choose Pie in the left pane.
e. Choose 3-D Pie and click OK.
8. Format pie chart elements.
a. Double-click the pie to open the Format Data Series task
pane.
b. Click the Atlanta slice to update the pane to the Format Data
Point task pane.
c. Click the Series Options button in the Format Data Series
task pane.

10. d. Set the pie explosion percentage at 10%.
e. Close the task pane and click the chart area to deselect the
Atlanta slice.
9. Add and format chart elements in a pie chart.
a. Select the chart object if necessary.
b. Click the Chart Elements button at the top right corner of the
chart.
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c. Click the Data Labels check box
(Figure 3-64).
d. Display the submenu for Data Labels
and choose More Options.
e. In the Format Data Labels task pane,

11. click the Label Options button if
necessary.
f. Click Label Options to expand the
menu and click Percentage check
box to show the percentage for each
slice.
g. Click to clear the Value check box and close the task pane.
h. While the data labels are selected, press Ctrl+B to apply bold
to the labels.
i. While the data labels are selected, change the font size to 12
pt. [Home tab, Font group].
j. Click a worksheet cell to deselect the data labels and click the
chart object to select it.
k. Click the Shape Outline button drop-down arrow [Chart Tools
Format tab, Shape Styles group] and
choose Purple, Accent 4, Darker 50% as the color.
l. Click the Shape Outline drop-down arrow again and choose
Weight and 1 pt.
10. Create a line chart sheet.
a. Select the Atlanta Revenue by Week tab.

12. b. Select cells A4:E7.
c. Click the Quick Analysis button and choose Charts.
d. Select Line.
e. Click the Move Chart button [Chart Tools Design tab,
Location group].
f. Click the New sheet button.
g. Type Promo Depts
h. Click OK.
IMPORTANT: To ensure accurate
grading, you must complete step 10
correctly in order to receive points for
completing the next steps. Check your
work carefully.
11. Apply a chart layout.
a. Select the chart sheet if necessary.
b. Click the Quick Layout button
[Chart Tools Design tab, Chart
Layouts group].
c. Select Layout 5 to add a data table

13. to the chart sheet (Figure 3-65).
12. Change the chart type.
a. Right-click the Promo Depts chart
and select Change Chart Type.
b. On the All Charts tab, choose Line with Markers in the Line
category.
c. Click OK.
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13. Edit chart elements in a line chart.
a. Click the chart title placeholder.
b. Type Sales for Promotion Departments
c. Click the vertical axis title placeholder.
d. Type Dollar Sales
e. Click the Chart Elements

14. drop-down arrow [Chart Tools
Format tab, Current Selection
group].
f. Choose Series “Apparel” to
select the line in the chart.
g. Click the Format Selection
button [Chart Tools Format
tab, Current Selection group].
h. Click the Fill & Line button in
the Format Data Series task
pane.
i. Click Marker and then click
Marker Options to expand
the group (Figure 3-66).
j. Click Built-in and set a size of
10 pt.
k. Click the Series Options triangle and
choose Series “Baseball” to select that
data series (Figure 3-67).

15. l. Make the same marker changes for the baseball series.
m. Select the basketball series and make the same marker
changes.
n. Close the task pane and select the chart area.
14. Insert sparklines in worksheet.
a. Click the Atlanta Revenue by Week sheet tab.
b. Right-click the column F heading and choose Insert to insert
a
new column.
c. Select cells B5:E18 as the data range.
d. Click the Line Sparkline button [Insert tab, Sparklines
group].
e. Click in the Location Range box.
f. Click and drag to select cells F5:F18.
g. Click OK.
15. Format sparklines in worksheet.
a. Click the Format button [Home tab, Cells group] and set the
Row Height to 24.
b. Click the Format button [Home tab, Cells group] and set the

16. Column Width to 35.
c. Click to place a check mark for Markers in the Show group in
the Sparkline Tools Design tab.
d. Click the Sparkline Color button [Sparkline Tools Design tab,
Style group].
e. Choose Black, Text 1 for the line color.
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16. Change the page orientation to landscape.
17. Save and close the workbook (Figure 3-68).
18. Upload and save your project file.
19. Submit project for grading.
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Patient CountCourtyard Medical PlazaPatient Count by
MonthProcessJanFebTotalScheduled
Appointment475598470529622563577455572458543489Immedi
ate
Care643461545605556520549532566644596626EMT/Paramedic
Arrival475466520616615519578606547511580623Facility
Transfer631496469647511605452463465650452623Total
Location 2- Breezy PointParadise Lakes ResortJuly 14 - 20,
2014Sales
CategoriesMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayS
undayCabin
Rentals3,405.002,345.001,234.004,533.006,778.008,777.006,78
9.00Local
Tours876.00750.00968.001,254.001,456.002,243.001,890.00Fis
hing
Guides1,245.00458.00675.00890.001,564.001,890.001,564.00Eq
uipment
Rentals358.00250.00325.00678.00654.00876.00657.00Food &
BeveragesApparel451.00356.00543.00532.00678.00764.00892.0
0Total$ 6,335.00$ 4,159.00$ 3,745.00$ 7,887.00$
11,130.00$ 14,550.00$ 11,792.00
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Procedures CountCourtyard Medical PlazaIn-House
ProceduresProcedure201320142015Carpal Tunnel
Procedure332715Central Line Insertion21169Ear Tube
Insertion81929Gallbladder Removal221731Hernia
Repair323430Injections525868Knee Arthroscopy193355Left

18. Heart Catheterization202535Peritoneal Cavity
Puncture141916Tonsillectomy121822Upper GI
Endoscopy163230
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Independent Project 3-6
Courtyard Medical Plaza (CMP) is a full-service medical office
complex providing customers with a variety of medical
services in one location. For this project you create charts to
illustrate data about the number of procedures performed
at CMP as well as how patients come to the facility.
Skills Covered in This Project
command.

19. 1. Open the CourtyardMedical-03 start file. If the workbook
opens in Protected View, click the Enable Editing
button in the Message Bar at the top of the workbook so you can
modify it.
2. The file will be renamed automatically to include your name.
Change the project file name if directed to do so
by your instructor, and save it.
3. On the Patient Count worksheet, select cell C5 and use the
Fill Handle to complete the month names.
4. Complete the totals in N6:N10 and B10:M10 using the SUM
function.
a. Select all the values and apply Comma Style with no decimal
places. Hint: Click the button in the
Number group, then click Decrease Decimal button two times.
b. AutoFit columns B:N.
5. Create a clustered column chart sheet
named Immed Care for cells A5:M5 and
cells A7:M7. (Hint: use the Move Chart button.)
IMPORTANT: To ensure accurate grading, you
must complete step 5 correctly in order to

20. receive points for completing the next steps.
Check your work carefully.
6. Edit the chart title to display
Immediate Care Patient Count
7. Click the Chart Elements button and add a
linear trendline to the chart.
8. Format the trendline. Hint: Double click the
Trendline to open the Format Trendline task
pane.
a. In the Forecast group, set the Forward
value to 12.
b. Choose Olive Green, Accent 3 for the
line color.
c. Set the Width of the trendline to 4 pt.
IMPORTANT: Make sure that you have added
only one trendline. Check the Trendline
Option
to verify that your file, only has Trendline 1. If

21. you have more than one trendline, you will
not receive points for instruction 8. Check
your work carefully.
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9. Insert a text box in the chart. Draw a text box between the
300 and 400 gridlines and type The number of
patients who come in for Immediate Care services will continue
to grow. (Figure 3-73).
10. On the Procedures Count worksheet, select cells A5:D16
and create a clustered column chart object. Hint: Use
the Quick Analysis tool. Move the chart object to a new chart
sheet named Procedures Chart. Hint: Use the

22. Move Chart button.
Note: To ensure accurate grading, you must complete step 10
correctly in order to receive points for
completing the next step. Check your work carefully.
11. Edit the chart title to display Number of Procedures on the
first line and Three-Year Period on the
second line.
12. Add Primary Major Vertical gridlines.
13. Format the plot area.
a. Apply the fill Tan, Background 2, Darker 10%.
b. Apply the Gradient shape fill. Choose Linear Down. Hint:
Use the context menu.
14. Save and close the workbook (Figure 3-73).
15. Upload and save your project file.
16. Submit project for grading.
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