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In MS Excel, you have a list of sales data in column A, and you need to find the second highest unique value in this list. Which of the following formulas will correctly return the second highest unique value?

A=LARGE(A:A, 2)
B=LARGE(UNIQUE(A:A), 2)
C=INDEX(SORT(UNIQUE(A:A), , -1), 2)
D=SMALL(UNIQUE(A:A), 2)

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Correct Answer: C: =INDEX(SORT(UNIQUE(A:A), , -1), 2)

Explanation: The correct answer is C: =INDEX(SORT(UNIQUE(A:A), , -1), 2). The LARGE(UNIQUE(A:A),2) returns the second largest value, but after removing duplicates, the INDEX+SORT combination properly retrieves the second highest unique value. The UNIQUE function filters duplicates, SORT arranges descending, and INDEX picks the second position.

In MS Excel, you have a list of sales data in column A, and you nee...