help with function please

[Newbie99]

ok, here's the scenario:

Column A = number of sales
Column B = gross per sale

depending on number of sales, the percentage of commission increases (i.e.
10 sales = 30% commission, 20 sales = 40% commission) I want to be able to
plug numbers in the columns and have my commission be totalled at the cell I
have designated.

If someone could show me how to do it I would greatly appreciate it.

thanks

 

[tghcogo]

This will work on your example:-

=IF(A5<10,0,IF(A5<20,B5*0.3,IF(A5>19,B5*0.4)))

 

[Louise]

You could write an IF statement, for example:-

=if(A1>50,20%,if(A1>60,30%,if(A1>70,40%,0)))

This formula is calculating sales (in this case, in cell A1). This would
give 20% to sales over 50, 30% to sales over 60 and 40% to sales over 70.
Anybody who doesn't earn anything, would get zero.

If you have more than 7 'levels', you would be better using a VLookUp Table.

HTH

Louise

 

[Sandy Mann]

If you intend the commission to continue on at the same rate, ie 30 sales =
50% commission, 40 sales = 60% commission, and the net cost is in C1, (you
need a net cost to give you a Gross cost in B1) then your commission would
be:

=IF(A1<10,0,(FLOOR(A1,10)+20)%*C1*A1)

or without the IF:

=((FLOOR(A1,10)+20)*(A1>9))%*C1*A1

The Gross Price per Sale in B1 would be:

=MAX(((FLOOR(A1,10)+120)*(A1>9)),100)%*C1

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HTH

Sandy
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