Thanks, it worked except the first row, if the value to be looked up is less
than 0.5, it gives a #N/A error (this is as expected because if lookup_value
is smaller than the smallest value in the first column of table_array,
VLOOKUP returns the #N/A error ). I had to add another row to your table:
0.0% 0
0.50 1
1.10 1.1
......




"Richard Buttrey" wrote:

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:21:03 -0700, neeraj
wrote:

I have to create a formula in say cell B25 to calculate a value called say
'multiplier' based on ratio (or percentage) of attainment with respect to
goals. I have a cell say B23 which contains the value of this percentage in
one cell of my worksheet and based on this value, I have to find a
multiplier. I have the following table for finding the multiplier. eg. if the
ratio (or percentage was 115% (value in B23) then this formula should be able
to look up the multiplier in the follwing table; based on this table, it
would fall in the 3rd row range and should result 1.1

From To Multiplier
0% 49% 0
50% 109% 1
110% 119% 1.1
120% 129% 1.2
130% 139% 1.3
140% 149% 1.4
150% 169% 1.5
170% 199% 1.6
200% 239% 1.7
240% + 2
How can I do this

The table below is functionally equivalent - format the first column
as a %


0.50 1
1.10 1.1
1.20 1.2
1.30 1.3
1.40 1.4
1.50 1.5
1.70 1.6
2.00 1.7
2.40 2

Give the table a range name - say "MyTable"

Now in B25 enter the formula

=vlookup(B23,MyTable,2)


Rgds
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Richard Buttrey
Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK
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