Excel geekery question
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Excel geekery question
Of all places...sorry but you know, where else can I ask such crap?
I'm trying to do a formula in Excel (I'm slowly sucking less at Excel but it's an ongoing process) and need to get this nailed down asap.
I'm making an invoice and 10.21% tax will be deducted. If I want to end up with $100 in my hand, how much do I have to bill for and how do I write this formula?
That's it...I hang my sorry head...
I'm trying to do a formula in Excel (I'm slowly sucking less at Excel but it's an ongoing process) and need to get this nailed down asap.
I'm making an invoice and 10.21% tax will be deducted. If I want to end up with $100 in my hand, how much do I have to bill for and how do I write this formula?
That's it...I hang my sorry head...
Re: Excel geekery question
x*(1-0.1021)=100
x*0.8979=100
x=100/0.8979
x=111.37
Hence,
- formula: 100/0.8979
- bill for: 111.37
x*0.8979=100
x=100/0.8979
x=111.37
Hence,
- formula: 100/0.8979
- bill for: 111.37
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Fantastiche!! Made my night in many ways and yes I can see what you did there!
One caveat, I must also make sure to round down to the nearest whole number and still get the exact $100..... well 1000 yen innit.
Thanks again
ps that's going to be my new avatar here and there for a while if you don't mind
One caveat, I must also make sure to round down to the nearest whole number and still get the exact $100..... well 1000 yen innit.
Thanks again
ps that's going to be my new avatar here and there for a while if you don't mind
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it's extra awesome cuz it's... <- Mr. Wong
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@ Galt & Mutha:
Put down the math and stick with the meth!
Put down the math and stick with the meth!
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Seriously!scott nathaniel wrote:@ Galt & Mutha:
Put down the math and stick with the meth!
If you want a $100 profit and you have a 10.21% sales tax or whatever, you already have your answer.
100*1.1021= $110.21
Serious case of over thinking or trolling here.
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@ Machines.
Try again, this is not how maths works. Your figures produce a result of $98.96.
Tell us all again how you run your own business
Try again, this is not how maths works. Your figures produce a result of $98.96.
Tell us all again how you run your own business
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He's actually correct, but meth makes the math quicker. Work it backwards:Machinesworking wrote:Seriously!scott nathaniel wrote:@ Galt & Mutha:
Put down the math and stick with the meth!
If you want a $100 profit and you have a 10.21% sales tax or whatever, you already have your answer.
100*1.1021= $110.21
Serious case of over thinking or trolling here.
a - (a * .1021) = 100.00
111.37 - (111.37 * .1021) = rounded up = 100.00
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aren't you just adding 10.21% there to give me 110.21% of the original?
what I need is the 100% total before tax, so that when you take take 10.21% off that you're left with exactly $100 ie 89.79%=$100
what I need is the 100% total before tax, so that when you take take 10.21% off that you're left with exactly $100 ie 89.79%=$100
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If you want a hundred friggin dollars remaining at your specified tax rate, then Galt gave you your formula. Trust me, go with it, you'll have exaclty one benji to 'blow.'muthafunka wrote:aren't you just adding 10.21% there to give me 110.21% of the original?
what I need is the 100% total before tax, so that when you take take 10.21% off that you're left with exactly $100 ie 89.79%=$100
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This is where the over thinking comes in. You're wanting to charge someone $100 for your work and not have the sales tax make it less than $100.muthafunka wrote:aren't you just adding 10.21% there to give me 110.21% of the original?
what I need is the 100% total before tax, so that when you take take 10.21% off that you're left with exactly $100 ie 89.79%=$100
So, you will pay the government $10.21 for every $100 you make. You're not 'making' $110.21, you're collecting the tax on the sale from the client, and handing it over to the state.
The only reason I could see wanting to do it the other way is if you didn't want the customer to know that them paying the sales tax was part of the sale?
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This is the formula for percentage deduction:Machinesworking wrote:This is where the over thinking comes in. You're wanting to charge someone $100 for your work and not have the sales tax make it less than $100.muthafunka wrote:aren't you just adding 10.21% there to give me 110.21% of the original?
what I need is the 100% total before tax, so that when you take take 10.21% off that you're left with exactly $100 ie 89.79%=$100
So, you will pay the government $10.21 for every $100 you make. You're not 'making' $110.21, you're collecting the tax on the sale from the client, and handing it over to the state.
The only reason I could see wanting to do it the other way is if you didn't want the customer to know that them paying the sales tax was part of the sale?
A - (A * %) = R
You are using the amount he wants as a remainder (R) in place of the amount (A). The 100.00 is the desired result and A is the variable we are trying to calculate. You are starting the equation with A already determined and that has messed up your math.
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My answer came in late, I was replying to Machinesworking.scott nathaniel wrote:If you want a hundred friggin dollars remaining at your specified tax rate, then Galt gave you your formula. Trust me, go with it, you'll have exaclty one benji to 'blow.'muthafunka wrote:aren't you just adding 10.21% there to give me 110.21% of the original?
what I need is the 100% total before tax, so that when you take take 10.21% off that you're left with exactly $100 ie 89.79%=$100
Muchos gracias one and all.