Trying to SUM two amounts in a formula that are calculated in the same formula

leopardhawk

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Hello forum friends, I have a complex formula that works well for what I am trying to do but I would like to be able to SUM two amounts that are calculated within the same formula. I have pulled out a small section of the formula below:

=CONCATENATE(""&IF(personal_info!F9="M","His",IF(personal_info!F9="F","Her","Their"))&" annual PRB at age 67 is "&TEXT(INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0233*(0.025*12*1.084),"$#,##0.00")&" + "&TEXT(INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*0.025*12*1.084,"$#,##0.00")&" for a total of $750.00.")

What I end up with is...

"Their annual PRB at age 67 is $391.29 + $382.38 for a total of $750.00."

What I would like to do is replace the $750.00 with the SUM of the first two dollar amounts (which is $773.67). The first two dollar amounts are also dynamic, depending on what is in the power query (CPP_OAS).

Appreciate any ideas or suggestions!
 
Thanks Candyman8019. Maybe someone else can step in on this. I feel like the solution is simple but just out of my reach. I welcome any and all ideas/suggestions.
 
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Okay, I think I'm on the right track but not quite there yet. I was able to get the formula to return the correct amount by adding in a couple of missing brackets and a missing quote but without the TEXT formatting, the sentence looks like this...

"Their annual PRB at age 67 is $391.29 + $382.38 for a total of 773.6692840428."

This is what I have so far in the formula...

=CONCATENATE(""&IF(personal_info!F9="M","His",IF(personal_info!F9="F","Her","Their"))&" annual PRB at age 67 is "&TEXT(INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0233*(0.025*12*1.084),"$#,##0.00")&" + "&TEXT(INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*0.025*12*1.084,"$#,##0.00")&" for a total of "&(INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0233*(0.025*12*1.084))+INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*0.025*12*1.084)&"."

When I tried adding that bit of formatting (,"$#,##0.00") to the end of the formula, I get an error (There is a problem with this formula). Can anyone help me fix this? Thanks!
 
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Give this a try. I added the ROUND function to the calculation piece:

=CONCATENATE(""&IF(personal_info!F9="M","His",IF(personal_info!F9="F","Her","Their"))&" annual PRB at age 67 is "&TEXT(INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0233*(0.025*12*1.084),"$#,##0.00")&" + "&TEXT(INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*0.025*12*1.084,"$#,##0.00")&" for a total of $"&round((INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0233*(0.025*12*1.084))+INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*0.025*12*1.084),2)&"."
 
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I'm getting the error "You've entered too few arguments for this function."
 
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We're so close...I think we just had a close bracket in the wrong spot.

=CONCATENATE(""&IF(personal_info!F9="M","His",IF(personal_info!F9="F","Her","Their"))&" annual PRB at age 67 is "&TEXT(INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0233*(0.025*12*1.084),"$#,##0.00")&" + "&TEXT(INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*0.025*12*1.084,"$#,##0.00")&" for a total of $"&round((INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0233*(0.025*12*1.084))+INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*0.025*12*1.084,2)&".")
 
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@Candyman8019 Although your solution solved my initial problem, I am trying to expand on what I learned from you as I improve my formula. So, what I am trying to do is add another line of text using the same logic but I run into an error when I try to ROUND the last amount. My plan is to use the dollar amount from the end of each line and add it to a calculated amount on the next line. It's probably a missing bracket or maybe one in the wrong place?? Anyway, here is the formula, and below that is the result I am getting. As you can see, the last amount is to 10 decimal places instead of 2 which is what I need it to be (2).

Formula:
=CONCATENATE(""&IF(personal_info!F9="M","His",IF(personal_info!F9="F","Her","Their"))&" annual PRB at age 67 is "&TEXT(INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0233*(0.025*12*1.084),"$#,##0.00")&" + "&TEXT(INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*0.025*12*1.084,"$#,##0.00")&" for a total of $"&ROUND((INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0233*(0.025*12*1.084))+INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*0.025*12*1.084,2)&".
", ""&IF(personal_info!F9="M","His",IF(personal_info!F9="F","Her","Their"))&" annual PRB at age 68 is "&TEXT(INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0471*(0.025*12*1.084),"$#,##0.00")&" + $"&ROUND((INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0233*(0.025*12*1.084))+INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*0.025*12*1.084,2)&" for a total of $"&ROUND((INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0233*(0.025*12*1.084))+INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*0.025*12*1.084,2)+INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0471*(0.025*12*1.084)&".")

Result:
Their annual PRB at age 67 is $391.29 + $382.38 for a total of $773.67.
Their annual PRB at age 68 is $400.39 + $773.67 for a total of $1174.0600100436.

Again, thanks for your help, I really appreciate it!
 
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I’m not at my computer at the moment but taking a quick look seems like you might need an open bracket before:
0.025*12*1.084,2)+INDEX(CPP_OAS[Maximum Monthly Amounts],MATCH("CPP",CPP_OAS[Federal Programs (dollars)],0))*1.0471*(0.025*12*1.084)&".")
 
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Doing that gives an error. The formula works as it is without errors but I am trying to ROUND down the last amount so that it will display as currency. That's when I get errors, when I try and ROUND it down. Thanks again for helping with this...
 
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