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Instructions:

Questions 1-3 should be answered using an Access database. (If you need a refresher on using Access databases, see the resources on the Supplemental Information for Access Assignments page.) The database file you submit should include, at a minimum, the following components:

true relational table(s)

relationships report

queries

reports

Answer Question 4 in a Word (or compatible) document. Create a paragraph for each answer, and repeat each question from the textbook as the heading for each paragraph.

For this assignment you must hand in:

an Access database with reports and queries as described above (the number of queries and reports will be up to you)

Business today depend on databases to provide reliable information about items in inventory, items that need restocking, and inventory costs. In this exercise, you will use database software to design a database for managing inventory for a small business. Fictional sylvester's bike shop, located in Hamilton, Ontario, sells road, mountain, hybrid, leisure, and children's bicycles currently sylvester's purchases bikes from three suppliers but plans to add new suppliers in the near future. This rapidlygrowing business needs a database system to manage this information. Initially, the database should house information about suppliers and products. The database will contain two tables: a supplier table and a product table. The reorder level refers to the number of items in inventory that triggers a decision to order more items to prevent a stock out. (in other words, if the number of units of a particular inventory falls below the reorder level, the item should be reordered.) the user should be able to perform several queries and produce several managerial reports based on the data contained in the two tables. Using the information found in the tables provide on the spread sheet, build a simple relational database for sylvester's. once you have built the database, perform the following activities: 1. Prepare a report that identifies the five most expensive bicycles. The report should list the bicycles in descending order from most expensive to least expensive, the quantity on hand for each, and the markup percentage for each. 2. Prepare a report that lists each supplier, the supplier's products, the quantities on hand, and associated reorder levels. The report should be sorted alphabetically by supplier. Within each supplier category, the products should be sorted alphabetically. 3. Prepare a report listing only the bicycles that are low in stock and need to be reordered. The report should provide supplier information for the items identified. 4. Write a brief description of how the database could be enhanced to further improve management of the business. What tables or fields should be added? What additional reports would be useful?