Friday, 2 September 2016

How to use the CLEAN Function | CEILING function explained


 CEILING function explained 











Number
Raised Up






2.1
3
 =CEILING(C4,1)




1.5
2
 =CEILING(C5,1)




1.9
2
 =CEILING(C6,1)




20
30
 =CEILING(C7,30)




25
30
 =CEILING(C8,30)




40
60
 =CEILING(C9,30)











What Does It Do ?






This function rounds a number up to the nearest multiple specified by the user.









Syntax







=CEILING(ValueToRound,MultipleToRoundUpTo)




The ValueToRound can be a cell address or a calculation.











Formatting







No special formatting is needed.













Example 1







The following table was used by a estate agent renting holiday apartments.


The properties being rented are only available on a weekly basis.



When the customer supplies the number of days required in the property the =CEILING()

function rounds it up by a multiple of 7 to calculate the number of full weeks to be billed.











Days Required
Days To
Be Billed




Customer 1
3
7
 =CEILING(D28,7)



Customer 2
4
7
 =CEILING(D29,7)



Customer 3
10
14
 =CEILING(D30,7)


















Example 2







The following table was used by a builders merchant delivering products to a construction site.

The merchant needs to hire trucks to move each product.



Each product needs a particular type of truck of a fixed capacity.











Table 1 calculates the number of trucks required by dividing the Units To Be Moved by


the Capacity of the truck.





This results of the division are not whole numbers, and the builder cannot hire just part


of a truck.
















Table 1







Item
Units To
Be Moved
Truck
Capacity
Trucks
Needed



Bricks
1000
300
3.33
 =D45/E45



Wood
5000
600
8.33
 =D46/E46



Cement
2000
350
5.71
 =D47/E47










Table 2 shows how the =CEILING() function has been used to round up the result of


the division to a whole number, and thus given the exact amount of trucks needed.











Table 2







Item
Units To
Be Moved
Truck
Capacity
Trucks
Needed



Bricks
1000
300
4
 =CEILING(D54/E54,1)


Wood
5000
600
9
 =CEILING(D55/E55,1)


Cement
2000
350
6
 =CEILING(D56/E56,1)

















Example 3







The following tables were used by a shopkeeper to calculate the selling price of an item.

The shopkeeper buys products by the box.




The cost of the item is calculated by dividing the Box Cost by the Box Quantity.


The shopkeeper always wants the price to end in 99 pence.











Table 1 shows how just a normal division results in varying Item Costs.










Table 1







Item
Box Qnty
Box Cost
Cost Per Item




Plugs
11
£20
1.81818
 =D69/C69



Sockets
7
£18.25
2.60714
 =D70/C70



Junctions
5
£28.10
5.62000
 =D71/C71



Adapters
16
£28
1.75000
 =D72/C72



















Table 2 shows how the =CEILING() function has been used to raise the Item Cost to


always end in 99 pence.













Table 2







Item
In Box
Box Cost
Cost Per Item
Raised Cost



Plugs
11
£20
1.81818
1.99



Sockets
7
£18.25
2.60714
2.99



Junctions
5
£28.10
5.62000
5.99



Adapters
16
£28
1.75000
1.99







 =INT(E83)+CEILING(MOD(E83,1),0.99)









Explanation






=INT(E83)


Calculates the integer part of the price.


=MOD(E83,1)

Calculates the decimal part of the price.


=CEILING(MOD(E83),0.99)
Raises the decimal to 0.99



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