If you are using Microsoft Excel to manage numerical data, at some point you're inevitably going to display percentages. Doing so can give you a new insight, or make summarizing heaps of data a bit ...

The forward price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) is a valuation metric that measures and compares a company's earnings using ...

Have you ever stared at a spreadsheet, struggling to make sense of percentage calculations that just don’t seem to add up? Whether it’s a confusing formula, a misstep with zero values, or an ...

A price breakpoint is a discount you offer your customers based on the amount of units that they order. The breakpoint is the lower value of the range that entitles a customer to a discount. For ...

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Calculating data fluctuations-- also called variance -- is a multi-step process that requires total accuracy. Excel 2010 provides two basic formulas for calculating fluctuations, depending on whether ...

Everyone likes a bonus, but sometimes calculating one can be a bit complicated--at first. Here's how to calculate the amount in Microsoft Excel that you or your staff will get paid. If you’ve ever had ...