Excel with Excel

Before working with Microsoft Excel in Cs 1300 I didn't know much about the program except that it must perform some important function to merit it's icon a place next to Microsoft word's on my Macbook. It's actually a useful little program. Although not as essential as Word for everyday use, Excel's spreadsheets are excellent for financial and business ventures. The mathematical functions it performs especially caught my eye for this reason. Money matters can be messy and Excel does a great job of sorting and calculating data. I can foresee myself using Excel in the same real life situations that we did mock-ups of in class. It would do an admirable job of warning me just how much I'd have to shell out on interest for big purchases or on loans for a mortgage. Utilizing it for determining cost and earnings in business exercises, as with the KRTU fundraiser (which I participated in!), is equally useful. If I were to establish a primo lemonade stand in my neighborhood I'd better know just how much cash I'm bleeding on lemons, water, and sugar so I can determine what my prices ought to be in order that I make a decent return (luckily the most valuable ingredient in such enterprises -love- is free). Organizing figures in general is easier if your committed to Excel.