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    VLOOKUP formula problem

    Dear people who are smarter than me,

    I have a formula with VLOOKUP formulas that is not working, and I can’t figure out where my problem is. After a crazy amount of time trying to figure it out, I figured I’d ask people who know more than me.

    I attached a sample file with my “broken” formula. I highlighted the cells in question. Note that there are two sheets in the workbook.

    My challenge is the following:

    I need to calculate the headcount of a particular position, based on the appropriate combination a) the previous month’s headcount, and b) the current production, divided by the “staff metric”; or I insert “0” if the previous two criteria are false.

    In the attached workbook, take the Administrative Assistant position, as an example (row 8 on the Results sheet). I cannot figure out why I’m getting the “#N/A” message and not a zero for January 2014. In fact, for the highlighted cells I should get the following results. However, you'll see that my results are different than my expectation.
    D6 = 1
    D7 = 0
    D8 = 0
    D9 = 0
    D10 = 0
    D11 = 1

    Thank you for any help you can provide.
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    Re: VLOOKUP formula problem

    Add a ,0 or ,FALSE to the end of your vlookup's. It gets the last part of your equation working at least (get's rid of the #N/A error).

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    Re: VLOOKUP formula problem

    Have modified your formula for D6 to:
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    You need to replace what I have entered in quote marks and square brackets.

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    Re: VLOOKUP formula problem

    I can't believe it was that simple of a fix (albeit "simple" is subjective). That solution works. Thank you very much, gak67!

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