Differnce function and argument for amounts in adjacent cells

[lawrencae]

This is a request for help with a simple difference calculation for two
adjacent cells, as described below.

The example below may well be more understandable than my attempt to explain
what is needed.

Function and argument needed for the plus or minus difference between the
amount in a cell for a given day’s sales last year and the amount in the
adjacent cell to the right for a given day’s sales this year.

The last year’s daily sales dollar amount is the standard, and the this
year’s daily sales dollar amount will be more or less than that amount. This
more (plus) or less (minus) amount will be shown in the cell adjacent to the
right of the this year’s daily sales dollar amount cell.

Running sums will be shown for each column.

Below is the proposed layout example. Each row is for one day in a given
month. Amounts shown are for four days only. The SUM totals are at the bottom
of each column.

Last Year This Year Difference
Gross Sales Gross Sales
1214.00 1113.00 -101.00
1065.00 1712.00 647.00
2301.00 2812.00 511.00
4216.00 3330.00 -886.00

SUMs for the month

8796.00 8967.00 171.00

All the function arguments my search has turned up are for more complex
difference function arguments. I am at wit’s end. Your help will be deeply
appreciated.

 

[Ian]

Assuming your headers are in row 1, clumns A:C and your data starts in row
2.

In C2 put =B2-A2, then copy this down the column as far as you need.

Below all the data in column A (eg in A100) put =SUM(A2:A99) and copy this
to B100.

Ian

 

[lawrencae]

Ian,

Thank you, thank you. So simple yet so hidden as far as I was concerned.
Your answer was spot on correct.

Lawrence

 

[Ian]

Glad to help. Thanks for the feedback.

Ian

Ian,

Thank you, thank you. So simple yet so hidden as far as I was concerned.
Your answer was spot on correct.

Lawrence