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60-second lesson · Revenue basics
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D2
A
B
C
D
E
1
Product
Units
Price
Revenue
2
Lamp
25
30
3
Chair
12
85
4
Desk
6
240
5
Monitor
9
160
6
Total
7
8
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=SUM(=XLOOKUP(=SUMIFS(=IF(=COUNTIFS(=INDEX(=MATCH(=AVERAGEIFS(=IFERROR(=TEXTJOIN(=ROUND(=EOMONTH(=TRIM(=VLOOKUP(=AND(=OR(=MAXIFS(=SUMPRODUCT(=PROPER(=MID(=SUM(=XLOOKUP(=SUMIFS(=IF(=COUNTIFS(=INDEX(=MATCH(=AVERAGEIFS(=IFERROR(=TEXTJOIN(=ROUND(=EOMONTH(=TRIM(=VLOOKUP(=AND(=OR(=MAXIFS(=SUMPRODUCT(=PROPER(=MID(

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