Let's face it: Even the best budgets can't always predict your actual expenses. Things happen. Unexpected costs arise. That's life. That's why it's so useful to review your budget after a project is ...

Calculating how far a number has declined from one year to the next is pretty easy if you are only considering a one year period. You subtract the current year's number from last year's number, then ...

Microsoft Excel doesn't inherently possess a percentage function, but a simple formula can calculate the required figure for your business. However, Excel cannot recognize a percentage formula, which ...

Microsoft Excel enables you to quickly find the percentage of two cells by using a formula and changing the cell format. This is especially useful if you have a spreadsheet full of sales data and want ...

Excel percentage formulas can get you through problems large and small every day—from determining sales tax (and tips) to calculating increases and decreases. We’ll walk through several examples below ...

Calculate average percentage difference by subtracting, then dividing price differences. Average percentage difference helps foresee market trends and irrational periods. Understanding this metric can ...

To find the original value of an amount before the percentage increase/decrease: Write the amount as a percentage of the original value. Find 1% of the original value. The original value is 100%, so ...

This post explains how to calculate Weighted Average in Excel with percentages. In a standard arithmetic average where the sum of values is divided by the number of values, each data value is treated ...

Let's face it: Even the best budgets can't always predict your actual expenses. Things happen. Unexpected costs arise. That's life. That's why it's so useful to review your budget after a project is ...