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MS Excel Data Table Part 2

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HOME We will do one more Data Table, just so that you get the hang of things.  This time, we will use a more simple formula than PMT, and we will use Rows instead of Columns.  This is the scenario: You have 250 items that you want to sell on Ebay.  Your unique selling point in this – All items are only $5 each.  Except, you feel $5 may be a bit expensive for the goods you are selling, what you want to know is how much profit you will make if you reduce your prices to $4.50, how much if you reduce to $4.00, and how much for a reduction to $3.50.  Assume that everything gets sold. To start creating your table, construct a spreadsheet like the one below.   Make sure that you start on a new sheet. In cell B1 is the number of items we want to sell (250).  Cell B2 has the original price ($5.00), and the Reductions row has our new values.  Cell B3 has a 0 because there is no reduction for $5.  Row 4 is where our Profits will ...