The Data on the Percentage of Visitors in the Previous

question 46

Essay

The data on the percentage of visitors in the previous and current years at 12 well-known national parks of Unites States are given below:

a. Sort the parks in descending order by their current year's visitor percentage. Which park has the highest number of visitors in the current year? Which park has the lowest number of visitors in the current year?
b. Calculate the change in visitor percentage from the previous to the current year for each park. Use Excel's conditional formatting to highlight the park whose visitor percentage decreased from the previous year to the current year.
c. Use Excel's conditional formatting tool to create data bars for the change in visitor percentage from the previous year to the current year for each park calculated in part b.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor

The cost of workers who are directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Manufacturing Overhead

Indirect factory-related costs that are incurred when a product is manufactured, including costs such as utilities, maintenance, and salaried staff.

Direct Materials

Materials that can be directly linked to the production of a product.

Indirect Labor

Labor costs associated with employees who do not work directly on the production of goods or services but support the production environment, such as maintenance staff and supervisors.