When you edit the values on your Microsoft Excel worksheet, pressing the "F9" button refreshes the calculation manually. To avoid the tedious task of repetitively pressing this button and risking an ...

A seasonal index is a way of measuring the seasonal variation -- that is, to measure the change that is due to seasonal changes in demand -- of a variable, typically sales. For example, a beachfront ...

At times, while working on an Excel sheet, we run into a situation where we require using Windows Calculator to perform quick calculations. The calculations do not necessarily require a special ...

Liquidity ratios are important financial metrics that can determine whether a company can pay off its short-term debts without having to raise more capital. One of these ratios is the current ratio, ...

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A TechRepublic member wrote for advice on calculating the years, months, and days elapsed between two dates. This tutorial explains the solution provided by TechRepublic contributor Jeff Davis. A ...