allocating between positive and negative amounts

I'm looking for a formula to properly calculate the amount to allocate to
accounts, some with positive balances, some with negative. example, I need
to allocate a $500,000 increase to ten different accounts (based on
percentage of the total), with some accounts having a debit balance, and some
a credit balance. Would using absolute values work? Any ideas? Thanks.

Assumptions:
A1 = $500,000
A2 thru A11 contain the account balances
Formula in B2 =
=(($A2/SUM($A$2:$A$11))*$A$1)+$A2
copy this down to B11

HTH,
Gary Brown
Financial Consultant


"THosier" wrote:

> I'm looking for a formula to properly calculate the amount to allocate to
> accounts, some with positive balances, some with negative. example, I need
> to allocate a $500,000 increase to ten different accounts (based on
> percentage of the total), with some accounts having a debit balance, and some
> a credit balance. Would using absolute values work? Any ideas? Thanks.