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Excel VLOOKUP Example, Using An Exact Match

This document provides examples of using VLOOKUP functions in Excel to look up prices based on product IDs or quantities from a table. It shows an exact match VLOOKUP to return the price of product ID 9823. It also shows a nearest match VLOOKUP to return the unit price of 23 units. The user is instructed to change the lookup values to see how the prices update dynamically.

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Excel VLOOKUP Example, Using An Exact Match

This document provides examples of using VLOOKUP functions in Excel to look up prices based on product IDs or quantities from a table. It shows an exact match VLOOKUP to return the price of product ID 9823. It also shows a nearest match VLOOKUP to return the unit price of 23 units. The user is instructed to change the lookup values to see how the prices update dynamically.

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Excel VLOOKUP example, using an exact match

You have the following table:

Product ID Available Stock Price cost


2345 500 15 12
5457 234 28 23
9823 155 72 45
1233 122 12 2
2344 166 24 13

You've been asked to come up with a way to check the price of a product when a product ID is typed into a given

Product ID 9823
Price

You write a VLOOKUP function which looks like this:

Product 2345
Price formula =VLOOKUP(B20,$A$6:$D$10,2,0)
Price 12

Try changing the value in the yellow cell to see the price in B22 change
Note what happens if you enter a value in B20 that isn't in the Product ID column above.
product ID is typed into a given cell
Excel VLOOKUP example, using a nearest match

You have the following table:

Quantity Unit Price


0 20
10 18
50 16
100 13
200 12

You've been asked to come up with a way to check the price of a product for a given sales quantity
The method you use should handle any sales quantity that is entered

You write a VLOOKUP function which looks like this:

Quantity 23
Price formula =VLOOKUP(B18,$A$6:$C$10,2,1)
Price 18

Try changing the value in the yellow cell to see the price in B20 change
Note what happens if you enter a value in B18 that isn't in the Product ID column above.
en sales quantity

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