calculating cost

**teylyn** · 04-12-2010, 02:21 AM

I meant: can you put in words what the calculation needs to be? Before you can start thinking about formulas, you should have an idea of what you want to do. Do you need to look up data or compare data? Sum, average, whatever? If you sepecify the logic, someone here can give you the formula and/structure translated into Excel. But you need to be able to describe the steps that lead to the result. If not in Excel terms, then in plain words.

**coccoster** · 04-12-2010, 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by teylyn

I meant: can you put in words what the calculation needs to be? Before you can start thinking about formulas, you should have an idea of what you want to do. Do you need to look up data or compare data? Sum, average, whatever? If you sepecify the logic, someone here can give you the formula and/structure translated into Excel. But you need to be able to describe the steps that lead to the result. If not in Excel terms, then in plain words.

Ahk..

Well ill need to lookup data therefore, VLOOKUP
Also need to use IF statement to calculate duration (already worked that out)