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    Okay, thinking about building another budget gaming PC after exams and I've been constructing a spreadsheet calculating all component prices including VAT but excluding P&P.

    I know that one of the components has risen by about £1 but that should not mean that the overall total for my selected components should rise by that much!

    here's the spreadsheet findings, the stuff I will buy from Scan are in Green:



    and here is what scan had



    I totaled the components including VAT to around £280 in Excel, but Scan's total (include the £60.23 VAT in the screenshot of the basket to the net price of £293.11) was about £350.

    Someone please tell me what is going on. And I don't think I calculated my totals wrong either...
    Last edited by Spartan-047; 17-06-2011 at 04:06 PM. Reason: Had to include URLS (couldn't do it beforehand as I only had 4 posts)

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    Re: Someone help me on the calculations!

    Spartan-047

    There are products you have in your list but have not been added to the SCAN basket?

    Also Scan sure is added to the Scan Basket but not in your list.

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    Re: Someone help me on the calculations!

    Also carriage is in the cart.

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    Re: Someone help me on the calculations!

    Yeah, I had to exclude the carriage and Scan Sure for now, but after posting this I realised that Excel was to blame. Damn =SUM() equation. really ruined it for me

    Sorry!

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    Re: Someone help me on the calculations!

    Quote Originally Posted by Spartan-047 View Post
    Someone please tell me what is going on. And I don't think I calculated my totals wrong either...
    You did get your sums wrong. Add up your green items again You forgot to include something

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    Re: Someone help me on the calculations!

    Check your addition, you've missed off something

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    You forgot to remove your choice of Windows.

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    Re: Someone help me on the calculations!

    haha you spotted my little easter egg Just checking if you were observant enough

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