Excel formula to check the last non zero value in row and bring cell value from corresponding column

Question

can you please advise how to write a formula to:

• identify the last non zero value in row
• bring the value from another row at corresponding column
• example below

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Karl   Jane   Adam   Pete     Dona    
300       0     200     100      0

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• the result should be Pete
• I tried Lookup to and can find the last non zero value is 100 but how to bring the value from another row? Thank you Tom

Answer 1

Using just the LOOKUP formula, you merely set your result_vector argument to the row from which you want to get the result.

Try:

=LOOKUP(2,1/(A2:E2>0),$A$1:$E$1)

(If your formula is not in the same row, you can use whole-row references)

=LOOKUP(2,1/(2:2>0),$1:$1)

Answer 2

To stick with LOOKUP , you could use it in INDEX :

=INDEX(1:1,LOOKUP(2,1/(2:2>0),COLUMN(2:2)))

Answer 3

If one has the Dynamic Array Formula XLOOKUP:

=XLOOKUP(1,1/(A2:E2>0),A1:E1,"",-1,-1)