Calculate costs to build your houses.

1. Starter
What types of contractor do we
need to build our houses?

2. Objectives
What: Build a financial model
How: Using Microsoft Excel
Why: To see if we can afford it!

3. What information do we
need to know?
• What types of workers we need
• Their hourly wage
• How much work they need to do
• How long the job will take
• Overtime!!!

4. Before we start:
• Open Excel
• Click Tools >> Options
• Go into the Security tab
• Set the Macro Security to Medium
• Close Excel

5. The spreadsheet model
• Use a formula to complete the
highlighted cells
• They will go green if they’re right!
• Try to complete the extension task
• Only use the hint if you’re stuck!
• Click Done when you are!

6. The spreadsheet model
• Use a formula to complete the
highlighted cells
• They will go green if they’re right!
• Try to complete the extension task
• Only use the hint if you’re stuck!
• Click Done when you are!