
Stocks — gains and losses
Imagine your stocks have fallen 11.5% in value in one day. What is
the percentage of gain that will be needed the next day to compen-
sate for the loss?
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To determine the gain/loss of a stock:
1. Select cell C2 and type 1000.
2. Select cell B3 and type 11.50%.
3. Select cell C3 and type the following formula:
=C2-(C2*$B$3).
4. Select cell B4 and type the following formula: =B3/(1-B3).
5. Select cell C4 and type the following formula:
=C3+(C3*$B$4).
6. Be sure to format column C as Currency.
Formulas in Excel 19
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Figure 1-18