Hello, I have a formula I am having trouble with. I am looking to take a dollar amount from a cell say A1 and subtract %2.9 from it and then subtract $0.30. I have a formula that works (=A1*0.029+0.3) but if there is no value in A1 it displays "%0.30".
any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Jonathan
Last edited by lostissues; 02-20-2011 at 11:50 PM.
I would add an IF statement to the start of your formula --
=IF(A1="","",A1*0.029+0.3)
Also, according to your explanation, would it be -.3?
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that formula does come out correct but it still displays the $0.30
and yes I messed up, I am trying to make a spreadsheet for selling items on Ebay and I am trying to get the paypal fee. their fee is %2.9 of the total +$.30.
so I want to get %2.9 of a number and then add $.30 to that. sorry I confused myself.
This is what I have:
$ item sold for - C2
$ shipping - D2
buyer payment total - E2 formula is "=SUM(C2:D2)"
paypal fee - J2 formula is "=E2*0.029+0.3"
and this setup creates the correct fee but If I copy the formula down to the cells below it is displays $0.30 into every cell.
If there is nothing in A1, the result should be blank. Isn't that what you want?
Try putting a $ sign between E&2 ($E$2) before copying anywhere. Does that help? Also, the original solution will only work if A1 or the cell it represented is empty.
ok, this is my excel file right now *removed*
the one that I am having trouble with is the column "paypal fee"
Last edited by lostissues; 02-20-2011 at 08:43 PM.
You should always post and example and not your real work. Having said that, you will want the following:
=IF(E2>0,E2*0.029+0.3,"")
Also, you will then see and error in most cells within column K (this is because there is nothing in I and K. The formula to "correct" is
=IF(ISERROR(I2-J2),"",(I2-J2))
Good look and please provide feedback.
looks like it worked. Thanks.Originally Posted by dreicer_Jarr
is there any reason to not post the real work other then people seeing information? I removed the file anyway.
The moderators have always told me to use a sample file. I was just trying to save you the trouble --- frankly, it does not bother me. Shh!
The other thing you will want to do is go to edit/advanced and then mark the post "SOLVED".
Have a good one...
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