[mso] Re: Excel Formula

  • From: "David Smart" <smartware@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:23:53 +1000

Let's work on Row 2:

In E2:

  =D2*450/B2

Now that will give you a non-integer number of calls (e.g. in your case, the 
result is 14.516129).  You can round to the nearest integer:

  =ROUND(D2*450/B2,0)

or truncate the fractional part off completely

  =ROUNDDOWN(D2*450/B2,0)
  =INT(D2*450/B2)

(these two truncation formulae are essentially the same in this case).

You haven't mentioned whether you want the credits included.  The fairest 
method that I can see would be:

  adjust calls by 450 / minutes worked, leave fractional part in
  add downtime / 32, leave fractional part in
  then round the result up or down to the nearest integer.

  =ROUND(D2*450/B2+C2/32,0)


Regards, Dave S

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Hawsey" <chawsey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 10:50 AM
Subject: [mso] Excel Formula


> Well, here I am with need of a formula that - hopefully - is at least a 
> little harder than the last one I asked!  I'm not sure how to describe 
> what I need, so let me try this:
> A.               B                        C                        D 
> E
> Name    minutes worked    downtime        actual calls made 
> adjusted # of calls
>
>
> A is self explanatory
> B contains the number of minutes worked - usually 450, but it can vary 
> greatly
> C contains a manually entered number of minutes a person spent on 
> miscellaneous items. For each 32 minutes, he/she gets credit for one 
> adjusted call.
> D contains a manually entered number of actual calls made by that person 
> during the minutes he/she worked
> E contains a formula that presently adds the number in D to C divided by 
> 32
>
> Here's my problem. If B contains a number other than 450, I want E to 
> represent the number of adjusted calls he/she would have had if he/she had 
> actually worked 450 minutes.  In other works, I'm looking for a formula 
> like a ratio, for example, if B contained 248 minutes worked and D 
> contained 8 calls, then I need the number if E to be what it would have 
> been if B had contained 450 minutes worked.
>
> Gosh, I hope this makes sense, as I find it hard to explain and even 
> harder to come ;up with a formula. Any assistance will be greatly 
> appreciated. If anyone needs more information or needs the actual present 
> spreadsheet, I will be happy to provide it.
>
>
>
> Chuck H.
>
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