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Blake
 
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Default Combination of Validation List and VLOOKUP Problem

I have a simple 2 column list that shows Title Insurance Rates. Left column
gives a 2 number price range. Right column provides the Title Insurance
amount for that home value.

Column 1
$40,001 - $41,000

Column 2
$499.75

These values run from $0 - $30,000 to $399,001 - $400,000 in $1,000
increments.

I first set up a Validation drop down box. This seems to work fine. Next I
did a VLOOKUP on that Validation cell to enter the Title Insurance value for
that amount.

Here's the problem: For low priced homes as in the example above, the
lookup provides $2358.75. (The value should pick up the $499.75 as shown
above.

It seems that when looking up the range of $2358.75 I come up with the
highest value on my list. ($399,001 - $400,000)


If I look up $195,001 - $196,000 the system works fine, returning the proper
amount ($1,333.75).

One further example, if I put in $30,001 - $32,000 the answer comes back
$1908.75. (It should be $434.50.) $1,908.75 should be associated with
$309,001 - $310,000.

The VLOOKUP formula looks like the below:

=VLOOKUP(B8,F4:G374,2)

What am I doing wrong????