Excel can solve for unknown variables, either for a single cell with Goal Seek or multiple cells with Solver.

Excel can solve equations through several of its mathematical functions, but the single Excel tool that works on the largest variety of equations is the program's Solver Add-in.

How to use Solver Add-in We added Solver Add-in to Excel and now we will see how to use it. To understand it better, let us take an example of calculating the profit of a product. See the Excel ...

An Excel workbook called DemandCurve.xls provides a simple example of how to use Solver and the Comparative Statics Wizard to set up a standard consumer theory optimization problem and then derive a ...

An Excel workbook called IntertemporalChoice.xls provides a more advanced example of how to use Solver and the Comparative Statics Wizard. The workbook sets up the Lucas-Rapping Intertemporal Labor ...