1. Create a spreadsheet called BA370 Spreadsheet Assignment.

xlsx that shows the names of the 10 employees in each de

No Name Department Current Salary Industry Average Salary

ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
1 Davidson Kaye Accounting $103,000.00 $89,000.00
2 Corovic,Jose Accounting $85,000.00 $89,000.00
3 Lane, Brandon Accounting $125,000.00 $89,000.00
4 Wei, Guang Accounting $70,000.00 $89,000.00
5 Drew, Richard Accounting $105,000.00 $89,000.00
6 Adams, James Accounting $65,000.00 $89,000.00
7 Spenser, William Accounting $102,000.00 $89,000.00
8 Ray, Tony Accounting $83,000.00 $89,000.00
9 Ryan, Mark Accounting $75,000.00 $89,000.00
10 Warrem, Jason Accounting $105,000.00 $89,000.00
MARKETING DEPARTMENT
1 Ashley, Jane Marketing $117,000.00 $114,000.00
2 Corning,Sandra Marketing $92,000.00 $114,000.00
3 Scott, Rex Marketing $112,000.00 $114,000.00
4 Duong,Linda Marketing $104,500.00 $114,000.00
5 Bosa, Victor Marketing $74,000.00 $114,000.00
6 UTran,Diem Thi Marketing $89,000.00 $114,000.00
7 Dixon, James T Marketing $107,000.00 $114,000.00
8 Goston, Sayeh Marketing $97,000.00 $114,000.00
9 Jordan, Matthew Marketing $76,000.00 $114,000.00
10 Menstell,Lori Lee Marketing $138,000.00 $114,000.00
INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT
1 Ching, Kam Hoong Information Systems $135,000.00 $127,000.00
2 Collins,Giovanni Information Systems $110,000.00 $127,000.00
3 Dixon,Eleonor Information Systems $131,000.00 $127,000.00
4 Lee,Brandon Information Systems $120,000.00 $127,000.00
5 Lunden,Haley Information Systems $114,000.00 $127,000.00
6 Rikki, Nicole Information Systems $75,000.00 $127,000.00
7 Scott, Bryan Information Systems $113,000.00 $127,000.00
8 Angel, Kathy Information Systems $88,000.00 $127,000.00
9 Quigly, James Information Systems $69,000.00 $127,000.00
10 Pham,Mary Information Systems $116,000.00 $127,000.00

2. In your spreadsheet, compute the average increase needed to meet the industry average for each department and the

Δ Average Current -
No Department Average Current Salary Industry Average Salary Industry Average Salary

1 Accounting $91,800.00 $89,000.00 $2,800.00

2 Marketing $100,650.00 $114,000.00 ($13,350.00)
3 Information Systems $107,100.00 $127,000.00 ($19,900.00)

3. How can you use this analysis to contribute to the employee salary decision?
By using the spreadsheet salary data, I know the level of current salary compare to the industry average salary. This spread
accounting department in the total of five employees; in marketing department there are eight employees; in information
salaries to average industry salary.

This is important to understand how the employee level of current salary with the average industry salary level. By having t
the competitors because of having less salary than average industry setting. Contrary, for some employees that receive high
losing them and it will be a lure for other employee outside to apply on that position.

From the average current salary in three departments, only accounting department not require increasing the current salar
information systems (18.58%) and marketing (13.26%) department need to be considered most as their average salaries ar

4. Based on this data, what conclusions can you make?

Eventually, adjusting the current salary is required to do to departments and employees with the level of current salary bel
systems (IS) department need to be increased the current salary to meet the average industry salary by 13.26% and 18.58%
raise on their current salaries because of below the industry average salary is around 70%. From this spreadsheet, I recomm
especially for IS department and marketing department.

By having good salary for employees, there is little probability for facing high employees’ turnover. The employees’ motiva
Besides, the company still need to reevaluate the employee performance, experience and academic background in order to
of current salary, yet company has strong reason to raise or decrease the current salaries by having proper evaluation. In ad
enhancing the capabilities and increasing motivation.

5. Suppose other team members want to use your spreadsheet. Name three ways you can share it with them and describ
Spreadsheet Share
No Advantages Disadvantages
Method
It is easy to use, simple Unfortunately, there is
and conveniant. Then, no assurance that the
it does not need to pay members will open the
to send the email. It email and read the
can be sent to many attachment. After that,
Send email to each team members at the unwanted email like
1 same time. spam could be received.
team members

It makes the file Unfortunately, it

accessable to the team requires a gmail account
members as the one to access. Also, it
time. If the changes requires good
occurs to the file, it can organizational skills to
be tracked and keep folders and files in
coordinated. Then, it order.
Send using google docs can easily see what
2 stage the group is at
and spreadsheets
when doing
collaborating.
 It makes the team Unfortunately, the
members able to changes on the file
access the file. The content has limit control
location of storing file as made by team
is able to be identified members. In addition, it
easily as put in one is expensive to set up
Send via share file server. Then, it and may require
3 becomes proper additional employees to
server
standards maintained maintain.
across the company.
10 employees in each department, their current salary, the difference between their current salary and the industry average salary f
Δ Current - Industry % Increase to meet
Average Salary Industry Average

$14,000.00 Above average

($4,000.00) 4.71%
$36,000.00 Above average
($19,000.00) 27.14%
$16,000.00 Above average
($24,000.00) 36.92%
$13,000.00 Above average
($6,000.00) 7.23%
($14,000.00) 18.67%
$16,000.00 Above average

$3,000.00 Above average

($22,000.00) 23.91%
($2,000.00) 1.79%
($9,500.00) 9.09%
($40,000.00) 54.05%
($25,000.00) 28.09%
($7,000.00) 6.54%
($17,000.00) 17.53%
($38,000.00) 50.00%
$24,000.00 Above average

$8,000.00 Above average

($17,000.00) 15.45%
$4,000.00 Above average
($7,000.00) 5.83%
($13,000.00) 11.40%
($52,000.00) 69.33%
($14,000.00) 12.39%
($39,000.00) 44.32%
($58,000.00) 84.06%
($11,000.00) 9.48%

ach department and the average increase, company-wide, to meet industry averages.
% Average Current
Salary Increase
Required
No increase required
13.26%
18.58%
erage salary. This spreadsheet shows the earning salaries below the industry average in the
ployees; in information systems (IS) there are eight employees, that need to adjust their

y salary level. By having this, I realize that there might be a risk of having employee turnover to
ployees that receive high salary above their average industry level, I should not be worried of

reasing the current salary as the average salaries more than the industry average. Yet,
their average salaries are left behind average industry.

evel of current salary below the average industry level. In the marketing and information
ry by 13.26% and 18.58%. Next, I investigate the number of employees that would need a pay
is spreadsheet, I recommend adjusting the current salary meet the average industry salary,

The employees’ motivation would increase and could contribute towards the productivity.
c background in order to adjust the current salary. It is not merely because of having low level
proper evaluation. In addition, company must conducting the training for employees as part of

it with them and describe the advantages and disadvantages of each.

e industry average salary for their department, and the percent their salary would need to be increased to meet the industry averag
sed to meet the industry average.