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Sliding scale formula ----Difficult----

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    Sliding scale formula ----Difficult----

    I need a formula for a sliding scale commission. I have figured it out in separate steps but not in one nice neat formula. The sliding scale is 40% on the 1st $100, 30% on the 2nd $100, 25% on the 3rd $100, 20% on the 4th $100, and 15% on anything over $400. Example: If something sold for $580 the commission would be: $40 of the 1st $100, $30 of the second $100, $25 of the 3rd $100, $20 of the 4th $100, and $27 of the remaining $180 after $400.

    What I would like is:
    1st cell= what the sale was for
    2nd cell=what the commission is
    3rd cell=what the remainder is

    Please, please, please help me.

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    Daniel

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    Re: Sliding scale formula ----Difficult----

    If the value of the sale is in cell A1 then the formula to calculate commission is:

    =MIN(40,A1*0.4)+MAX(0,MIN(30,(A1-100)*0.3))+MAX(0,MIN(25,(A1-200)*0.25)+MAX(0,MIN(20,(A1-300)*0.2))+MAX(0,(A1-400)*0.15))

    If you put that formula in cell B1 then in C1 you could put:

    =A1-B1

    To give you the remainder.

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    Re: Sliding scale formula ----Difficult----

    You might want to consider using a lookup table, this will make the calculations more versitile.

    In B2 the formula is for a static table
    In C2 the formula is for a dynamic named table "CommissionTable" (See the Names Manager)
    Use whatever one you wish

    Change the values for max, and percentage to amend the band widths.

    Increase the table depth as required.
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