Marive Excel Internship Assignment
Objective: To evaluate your ability to:
Work with Excel formulas
Analyze and visualize data
Build custom spreadsheets from scratch
Instructions: Please complete the following tasks in Microsoft Excel. No template or data file
will be provided. You are expected to create everything from scratch based on the instructions
below.
Step 1: Create a New Excel Workbook
Rename the first sheet as: Raw Data
In Row 1, enter the following column headers:
Date | Product Category | Product Name | Units Sold | Unit Price | Total
Sales
Enter at least 30 rows of fictional sales data
Guidelines:
o Use dates between Jan 2025 and Mar 2025
o Use 4 categories: Electronics, Clothing, Kitchen, Books
o Use realistic values for Unit Price ($10–$500) and Units Sold (1–100)
Step 2: Apply Formulas and Summary Calculations
In the Total Sales column:
Calculate: =Units Sold * Unit Price
Create a new sheet named Summary and include:
Total Sales by Category (using SUMIF or Pivot Table)
Average Unit Price per Category
Identify Top Selling Product (using formula or sorting)
Apply Conditional Formatting to highlight products with Total Sales over $1000
Step 3: Data Visualization
Create a new sheet named Dashboard and include:
A Bar Chart for Total Sales by Category
A Line Chart showing Monthly Sales Trend (Total Sales by Month)
Step 4: Design a Clean Dashboard
On the Dashboard sheet, summarize the following:
Total Revenue
Best Month (based on sales)
Best Performing Category
Include the charts from Step 3
Use colors and formatting to create a clean and readable design
Bonus (Optional):
Add slicers or filters to make your dashboard interactive
Add a dropdown for Product Category using Data Validation
Add a simple Profit column assuming a 30% margin
Submission:
Save the file as: YourName_ZapicalExcelTest.xlsx
Submit within 48 hours of receiving the assignment
Extra Credit (Optional but Encouraged): If you have worked on any Excel projects before,
please feel free to include them with your submission or share links/screenshots. We love seeing
your creativity and past work!
Good luck! We’re excited to see what you create.