Question

On the Cities worksheet, click cell F13. The lodging is based on a multiplier by City Type. Some cities are more expensive than others. Insert a VLOOKUP function that looks up the City Type (B13), compares it to the City/COL range (A7:B10), and returns the COL percentage. Then multiply the result of the lookup function by the Total Base Lodging (B5) to get the estimated lodging for the first city. Copy the function from cell F13 and use the Paste Formulas option to copy the function to the range F14:F18 without removing the border in cell F18.

Answer 1

Answer:

I have found and attached a spreadsheet (cities.xlsx) that matches this question.

First we remember the VLOOKUP sintax:

=VLOOKUP (lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num, [range_lookup])

We need to look up the City Type (B13),

compare it to the City/COL range (A7:B10),

and return the COL percentage (2nd column of City/COL)

so the VLOOKUP function on cell F13 has to be:

=VLOOKUP(B13,$A$7:$B$10,2)

Next, to multiply the result by the Total Base Lodging (B5):

=VLOOKUP(B13,$A$7:$B$10,2) *$B$5

Finally que copy the formula to the F14:F18 cells

Notice the use of $  to make cells static and avoid errors while copying the formulas to different cells.

I have attached the completed spreadsheet as "cities final.xlsx"