PROJECT STEPS

$1.$ Jane Bahr is a development officer at Cortona University, a private university in western Massachusetts. She is tracking the pledges received from donors in July and August and analyzing the gifts received in the third quarter of the year. She asks you to help her complete the analysis.

Go to the Pledge Tracker worksheet. In cell B$2,$ insert a formula using the DATE function to display the current date as $8/25/2024$ so that Jane can use the date in calculations. $[$Mac Hint: The date will displayed using the format m$/$d$/$yy$.]$

$2.$ In column F$,$ Jane wants to display the age of the pledge, which is the number of days between the current date and the pledge date. Provide this information as follows:

a$.$ In cell F$5,$ insert a formula without using a function that subtracts the pledge date $($cell B$5)$ from the current date $($cell B$2).$

b$.$ Use an absolute reference to cell B$2$ in the formula.

c$.$ Use the Fill Handle to fill the range F$6$:F$17$ with the formula in cell F$5,$ filling the range without formatting.

$3.$ In column G$,$ Jane wants to calculate the number of days the pledge is overdue. If the age of the pledge is greater than $21$ days, it is overdue. Calculate the days overdue as follows:

a$.$ In cell G$5,$ insert a formula using the IF function that tests whether the age of the pledge $($cell F$5)$ is greater than $21.$

b$.$ If the age of the pledge is greater than $21,$ subtract the due date $($cell E$5)$ from the current date $($cell B$2).$

c$.$ If the age of the pledge is less than or equal to $21,$ display $0$ meaning the pledge is not overdue.

d$.$ Use an absolute reference to cell B$2$ in the formula.

e$.$ Use the Fill Handle to fill the range G$6$:G$17$ with the formula in cell G$5,$ filling the range without formatting.

$4.$ Jane sends a reminder to donors with pledges that have been overdue for more than $21$ days if the amount is more than $$800.$ Provide a quick way to identify those donors as follows:

a$.$ In cell I$5,$ insert a formula using the AND function that returns TRUE if the number of days overdue $($cell G$5)$ is greater than $21$ and if the pledge amount $($cell D$5)$ is greater than $800.$

b$.$ Use the Fill Handle to fill the range I$6$:I$17$ with the formula in cell I$5,$ filling the range without formatting.

$5.$ Cortona University assigns each donation to a level of Gold, Silver, or Bronze depending on the pledge amount. Display the donation level using a nested IF function as follows:

a$.$ In cell H$5,$ insert a formula using an IF function. The first condition tests whether the pledge amount $($cell D$5)$ is greater than or equal to $5000$ and displays the level as "Gold" if the condition is true.

b$.$ The next condition uses another IF function to test whether the pledge amount $($cell D$5)$ is greater than or equal to $2000$ and displays the level as "Silver" if the condition is true.

c$.$ Display the level as "Bronze" for any other pledge amount.

d$.$ Use the Fill Handle to fill the range H$6$:H$17$ with the formula in cell H$5,$ filling the range without formatting.

$6.$ Donors receive a premium as a token of appreciation if their donation is at the "Gold" level or they are repeat donors. Provide this information for Jane as follows:

a$.$ In cell K$5,$ insert a formula using the OR function that returns TRUE if the donation level $($cell H$5)$ equals "Gold" or the repeat donor indicator $($cell J$5)$ equals $"$Y$".$

b$.$ Use the Fill Handle to fill the range K$6$:K$17$ with the formula in cell K$5,$ filling the range without formatting.

$7.$ Jane likes to keep track of the total number of pledges she has received for the university. In cell B$19,$ enter a formula using the COUNT function that counts the number of pledge IDs $($the range A$5$:A$17).$

$8.$ Jane also likes to keep track of the approximate amount of pledges she has received. In cell B$20,$ enter a formula using the ROUNDUP and SUM functions that totals the pledge amounts $($the range D$5$:D$17)$ and rounds the result up to $-3$ decimal places, or three places before the decimal point.

$9.$ Go to the Quarter $3$ Gifts worksheet. Apply the Accounting number format to the gift amounts $($the range B$5$:B$11)$ to indicate they are dollar amounts.

$10.$ Jane wants to calculate the percentage each type of gift contributed to the total amount of gifts. To avoid a divide by zero error in the calculation, she wants to make the calculation using the IFERROR function, which she has already entered. Complete the formula as follows:

a$.$ In cell C$5,$ before the comma in the IFERROR function,