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# **XLOOKUP with a not-found value**

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P-109 is not in the list. In F2, use XLOOKUP to return the price for E2, and use its fourth argument to show "Not found" instead of #N/A.

F2fx

|  | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | SKU | Product | Price |  | SKU | Price | |
| 2 | P-100 | Desk | 1499 |  | P-109 |  | |
| 3 | P-101 | Chair | 899 |  |  |  | |
| 4 | P-102 | Lamp | 249 |  |  |  | |
| 5 | P-103 | Shelf | 649 |  |  |  | |
| 6 | P-104 | Monitor | 1799 |  |  |  | |
| 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
| 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |

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