How do I retrieve value in Column B Given 2 Criteria on the Same Row in an excel Formula - excel

Question

I have a table similar to the one below and am trying to get column B data based on the criteria in Column A and C. A = UserID, B = Description, C = Cost_Priority, D Cost. The table lists each userID, and common problem description, ranking the cost for the problem description and the cost of the problem description. This is a supplied table that I am working from.
UserID
Problem_Description
Cost_Priority
Cost
111
Problem A
1
395.00
111
Problem B
2
200.00
111
Problem C
0
150.00
111
Problem D
0
145.00
112
Problem G
1
800.73
112
Problem S
2
200.46
112
Problem T
0
100.51
Resulting Table should look like the one below where UserID is Given along with the columns
that define the Cost Priority Required. The problem I am having is getting the problem description
based on static values in the User ID columns static values of 1 for Highest cost problem and 2 for the 2nd highest cost problem.
UserID
Highest Cost Problem
2nd Highest Cost Problem
111
Problem A
Problem B
112
Problem G
Problem S
I have tried using a vlookup method to grab the USERID and compare Cost_Priority to 1 or 2 in an if statement but it was returning the Problem Description column in order including where Cost Priority was 0. I was wondering if someone else had any other ideas to populate the 2nd and 3rd columns in the 2nd table.

Answer 1

If you are on Microsoft 365 then try below formula. Drag down and across as needed.
=INDEX(SORT(FILTER($B$2:$C$8,($A$2:$A$8=$A12)*($C$2:$C$8>0)),2,1),COLUMN(A$1),1)
For older versions of excel try below array formula-
=INDEX($B$2:$B$8,MATCH(1,($A$2:$A$8=$A12)*($C$2:$C$8=COLUMN(A$1)),0))
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to evaluate the formula as it is an array formula.