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. This tool reads an ...

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 ...

This is a non-standard, but fun and interesting optimization problem. While standing on the shore, given top running and swimming speeds and the location of a struggling swimmer in x and y coordinates ...