This group project requires the use of EXCEL spreadsheets to prepare various budgets for a manufacturing company. For this purpose the class is asked to form groups of 4 students and allocate the task among them equitably. It is important that all participants contribute to the effort and share the overall task.

All the facts and figures about the company’s operations are supplied below:

Sprinkler Corporation produces plastic garden sprinklers. The company is preparing its budget for 2015. The first step is to plan for the first quarter of that coming year. Sprinkler has collected the following information from the managers.