Goal Seek
I think I need to use goal seek but am not sure how to get to where I need to
be. The scenerio is as follows: We currently pay personal car mileage. Last year we paid $6,034,665. We realize that for the amount we spend on mileage we could purchase vehicles and not pay mileage. In this example we could have purchased 301 new vehicles @ $20,000. However, we know that with the purchases come additional expenses (fuel & maint/repairs) therefore in order not to exceed our current spending we could only purchase something less than 301. My cells look like this: A1 [Total spending] = $6,034,665 B1 [Equivalent miles @$0.55] = A1/0.55 C1 [Equivalent vehicle purchases @$20,000] = ROUNDDOWN((A1/20000),0) D1 [Vehicle purchase] = C1*20000 E1 [Fuel year 1 ($2,80 @30 MPG)] = (B1*2.8)/30 F1 [Repairs/Maint year 1 @$160] = C1*160 G1 [Vehicle expense year 1] = SUM(D1:F1) So, ultimately the answer I am looking for is how many vehicles could we actually purchase without exceeding our current $6M spending? Is goal seek the right route to take? |
Goal Seek
Hi,
Cost estimate for a single car = base price + main. + fuel and divide that result into 6M. -- If this helps, please click the Yes button Cheers, Shane Devenshire "Sandra P" wrote: I think I need to use goal seek but am not sure how to get to where I need to be. The scenerio is as follows: We currently pay personal car mileage. Last year we paid $6,034,665. We realize that for the amount we spend on mileage we could purchase vehicles and not pay mileage. In this example we could have purchased 301 new vehicles @ $20,000. However, we know that with the purchases come additional expenses (fuel & maint/repairs) therefore in order not to exceed our current spending we could only purchase something less than 301. My cells look like this: A1 [Total spending] = $6,034,665 B1 [Equivalent miles @$0.55] = A1/0.55 C1 [Equivalent vehicle purchases @$20,000] = ROUNDDOWN((A1/20000),0) D1 [Vehicle purchase] = C1*20000 E1 [Fuel year 1 ($2,80 @30 MPG)] = (B1*2.8)/30 F1 [Repairs/Maint year 1 @$160] = C1*160 G1 [Vehicle expense year 1] = SUM(D1:F1) So, ultimately the answer I am looking for is how many vehicles could we actually purchase without exceeding our current $6M spending? Is goal seek the right route to take? |
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