Hi
have you entered the dollar sign manually or is this a format. If
entered manually try to remove the $ sign and try again (use 'Format -
cells' to add this sign as format)

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Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany


wrote:
A1=($280,000)
B1=(=A1*0.05/12)
C1=($2000)
D1=(=A1+B1-C1)