Post on 15-Jan-2016
Cost Estimator for Raising a Labrador Retriever
Comprehensive Project
AGME 2903
Carmen Albright
Description of Problem
• The spreadsheet allows a user to input selections of choices of housing, food, veterinary care, and miscellaneous items and uses these selections to calculate the costs of raising a Labrador retriever.
Inputs
• The user is asked for the following inputs:1. Price Paid for Lab2. Selection of Expected size of dog and dog food
brand, as well as a feeder and waterer for Food Costs3. Selection of Doghouse, Bedding, and Pen/Fence for
Housing Costs4. Selection of Veterinary Care options for Veterinary
Care Costs5. Selection of Miscellaneous options for Miscellaneous
Costs
Outputs
• From the inputs provided by the user, the spreadsheet calculates the following outputs:
1. Food Costs2. Housing Costs3. Veterinary Care Costs4. Miscellaneous Costs5. Total Estimated Cost
Formulas
• Food Costs-Amount of food needed for size of dog multiplied by price of brand of dog food added to the prices of the selected feeder and waterer
• Housing Costs-Addition of prices of selected doghouse, bedding, and pen/fence
• Veterinary Care Costs-Addition of prices of selected options
• Miscellaneous Costs-Addition of prices of selected options
• Total Cost-Sum of Price paid and Food, Housing, Veterinary Care, and Miscellaneous Costs
Layout
• The spreadsheet is organized with major and minor headings and group boxes for the option buttons and check boxes.
$0.00 0 0
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1
Feeder: 4 $0.00
Waterer: 4 $0.00
$0.00$0.00
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Price Paid for Lab:
Cost Estimator for Raising a Labrador Retriever
Expected Size:
Doghouse for Your Dog:
Food Costs:
Brand of Dog FoodYou Plan to Feed:
Housing Costs:
Igloo Tuff-N-Rugged Wooden Mansion
Dog Palace Do-It-Yourself Wooden House None
Large Bowl Petmate Feeder Raised Feeder None
Large Bowl Pet Fountain Self Waterer None
$0.00 4
$0.00 3 FALSE
$0.00 FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSEVeterinary Care:
Pen/Fence:
Bedding:
Inside/Outside Dog Bed Dog Lounger Canine Couch None
Inside Gates(3) Fence Kit
W/ Dog Door
None
Annual Exam Spay/Neuter Annual Rabies shot Interceptor (Worm Prevention)
Frontline Plus (Flea and Tick Control) K9 Advantix (Flea and Tick Control, Mosquito Repellent)
$350.00 FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSEFALSEFALSEFALSEFALSEFALSEFALSEFALSEFALSEFALSEFALSE
Miscellaneous:
Check all the products you intend to purchase for your dog. (Note: Failing to select chew toys for your lab will result in $200 being added to your total because of the likelihood that your dog will cause damage to furniture and other things from a lack of something to chew on. Also, $150 will be added to your total if you fail to select some method of training because this can also result in damage to you or your home.)
Chew Toys:
Treats:
Training:
Other:
PRICELESS!
The total estimated cost for raising your labrador retriever is
$350.00
The value of your labrador retriever is
RopeNylabone Plush Bone Tennis Balls Wild Bird Toy
Beggin' Strips Milk-Bone Dog Biscuits Pet Life Crunchy Treats
Tips on Training Video "The Well Mannered Dog" PuppySmarts Lessons for a Lifetime CD-ROM Obedience Classes
Sweater Collar Leash Shampoo Brush Nail Clippers
Summary
• This spreadsheet allows for an easy, fairly accurate calculation of the costs of raising a Labrador retriever.
• To see the spreadsheet, click here.