Excel 07 Formula Problem

[squall_01]

I need to figure out the net sales for a bussiness.  I take C which has the sales return an subtract it from the sale amount but I end up getting a negative number an its to supposed to be a positive.  I dont know what I'm doing wrong.  Net sale =C4-B4  thats what I put in.

[soybean]

You haven't gone into enough detail to provide a clear picture of what you're doing in Excel.  But, my impression is that you have the cell references reversed in the formula.  So, try =B4-C4.

[squall_01]

Thanks I dont now why that book said to do that but its okay.