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User Prompt

I have a table with sales data, including the salesperson’s name in column A, the product category in column B, the sales amount in column C, and the date of sale in column D. I want to calculate the total sales amount for each salesperson, but only for sales of products in the “Electronics” category that occurred in the month of January. Can you help me with the Excel formula to achieve this?

Sample AI Response

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Certainly! You can use the SUMIFS function in Excel to calculate the total sales amount for each salesperson for the specified criteria. The SUMIFS function allows you to sum a range based on multiple criteria.

Assuming your data is structured as follows:

  • Column A: Salesperson's Name
  • Column B: Product Category
  • Column C: Sales Amount
  • Column D: Date of Sale

You can use the following formula to calculate the total sales for a specific salesperson (let's say the salesperson's name is in cell F1):

=SUMIFS(C:C, A:A, F1, B:B, "Electronics", D:D, ">=01/01/2023", D:D, "<=01/31/2023")

Explanation of the formula:

  • C:C: This is the range that contains the sales amounts you want to sum.
  • A:A: This is the range that contains the salesperson's names.
  • F1: This is the cell where you input the salesperson's name you want to filter by.
  • B:B: This is the range that contains the product categories.
  • "Electronics": This is the criteria for the product category.
  • D:D: This is the range that contains the dates of sale.
  • ">=01/01/2023": This is the start date criterion for January.
  • "<=01/31/2023": This is the end date criterion for January.

Note:

  • Make sure to adjust the date format in the formula according to your regional settings if necessary.
  • You can drag this formula down if you have a list of salesperson names in column F to calculate totals for each one.

This formula will give you the total sales amount for the specified salesperson for sales in the "Electronics" category that occurred in January.