Calling any microsoft excel experts!

[CanadianRidr]

Hi I thought I could figure this one out and I just can't! And you guys are my last resort.

My question has to do with "IF THEN" statements
For this project I have the question asks:

Head office will award a 5% bonus if the monthly total is greater than 3200, It then says
Use a function which will test for the montly total and display the 5% bonus value greater than 3200 or 0 if less that 3200.

So can anyone help me out? All I keep getting is invalid formulas!!!
Does this look right =IF(B10>G11,*.05)

Thanks for your time:)

 

[Racers Edge]

=IF(B10>3200,*1.05)
try that. you need to multiply by 1.05 otherwise you ill only get %5 back as the answer. I might be able to figure it out if you send me the sheet?

 

[CanadianRidr]

Thanks a lot, but it keeps giving me invalid forumla code!
Do you think you can figure it out if I send it to you?

thanks again

 

[Racers Edge]

Heres the formula: =IF(B$10>3200,(B$10*1.05),"0")

 

[Racers Edge]

Not sure if you need the $, for some reason i when i filled it put the right equation in but had to hit enter on each seperate box otherwise gave the answer of B14. But that's the basic formula anyways.

 

[CanadianRidr]

Hey thanks for all your help!! It looks to work for the first one, but after that it is suppose to give me a value of zero if they don't reach there goal. And it seems to give me the same number across, I think I need to :absolute: the value, I will keep trying it and if you can tell me what I am doing wrong that would be good too!

thanks again:D

PS. If I change each formula for the right column ie. Chnage d10 to e10 then it works, So I understand that part, but why won't it fill?

 

[Racers Edge]

Yeah im not sure why it wont fill, just doesnt make sense to me!? it fills the right equation but keeps the answer from column B.

 

[CanadianRidr]

Ah oh well, it works good thanks a lot!! I lost some hair over that today!!!
Do you have a good method to learn "if then" functions because my book just sucks, and well the paper clip isn't much help it just says, state argument???


Ok I hope I am not being a pain right now, but there is this one question that asks, your employees have negotiated an 8% wage increase. You will phase it in with a 2% month beginnng with March and ending in June. Use a formula in cells D18-G18 to calculate the new salaries.

Now is there a consectutive formula to add the orginal total, plus add the new percent? Because I am just doing them one by one, but I don't want to lose marks:(

 

[Racers Edge]

I've only taken two very breif courses on excel so I can't really help you with a learning method. I actually haven't even used excel outside of school. I used the help menu (not the annoyting paper clip) to refresh my memory on the If, THEN functions. I don't think I full understand your question. Do you just want to add an additional 2% each month to the current bonus? It sounds like you want this in a new row though since we were using row 14 before. So my guess is you just make a new equation adding the current total and the 2% month increase.

PS: This is kind of off topic, but you ride the CMRC circuit? You should let me know if you ever hit Wastelands on Vancouver Island.

 

[CanadianRidr]

No PLEASE!! Get me off topic! Yes I am in the CMRC, I REALLY want to ride the wastelands, I am in Alberta, so the farthest race is Calgary(there are maybe some a bit farther) , but some buddies of mine are thinking of going to Vancouver, I have some distant family there that are more than welcome to let us stay. So maybe next summer we will be making a road trip:)
Have you ever been to Alberta? Rode here?
So what class are you in?

Oh by the way, I figured out that problem! So now I am almost done (with thanks to you!)

ps, are you affilated with racer's edge snowmobiles?

 

[Racers Edge]

Good to here you got it all worked out. You in college in Alberta? I'm actually taking Mechanical Engineering at a college here in Victoria. I just moved back from Washington state though, don't even have my bike up here yet, haven't found a place to store it. I've been to Edmonton mall once when I was just a toddler but never since. Have a few friends going to school there and such now, seems everyone from BC is running to Alberta for jobs. I haven't gotten a chance to race here, this summer was going to be my first seasn racing in WA but I broke my left hand and right wrist wich I had surgery on this summer so didn't get a chance. I mainly just play ride but have enjoyed racing some buddies on a MX track near where I usd to live. I'll definately have to ride wastelands this summer.

Racers Edge is just a sticker I have on my swing arm, I think it's a dealership near Chilliwack BC (where I bought my bike used). I hear there's another Racers Edge dealership in Texas or somewhere but am not affiliated with any.

 

[CanadianRidr]

Hmm yes there are a lot of racer's edge companies, but there is one somewhere in Canada that specializes in making 10000 to 50000 dollar snowmobiles!
Yes I go to college(G.M.C) here in Edmonton.(You know anyone that goes here or to nait?)
Well if you run up to here for a job I got a place to store your bike
:D

 

[Grok]

Good to see another Victorian dude here.

 

[Racers Edge]

The guys I know are going to U of Alberta or the other big U's and one of them is going to a bar tending school. Don't think I've heard of those other two schools.

Het Grok, wow I wasn't sure there were any other Victorians on here, but I guess now I know! We'll have to go ride sometime when I get my bike up here finally. Are you a member of the Victoria Motorcycle club? I'll probably join when I get the bike up.

 

[Battered Sav]

Hey, I'm from Victoria,
oops, wrong continent, sorry!