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    Goal Seek Error - Formula In Cell Must Result In A Number

    I want to calculate the selling price of a product with the profit of 300%.

    When I'm dial these settings;

    Set Cell = E6
    To Value = 300
    By Changing Cell = H2

    I get this error "Formula In Cell Must Result In A Number"

    Why? How can I fix it?
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    Re: Goal Seek Error - Formula In Cell Must Result In A Number

    Type 1 into H2 before you start.

    I ran it several times.

    The max profit is 62%
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    Re: Goal Seek Error - Formula In Cell Must Result In A Number

    You can calculate selling price with

    =(B2+B4)/(100*(1-B3/100-B5/100)-B6)

    As mehmetcik wrote, max profit is 62%, otherwise denominator will become negative.

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    Re: Goal Seek Error - Formula In Cell Must Result In A Number

    Thank you very much for the answers.

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