Cost plus margin calculator

mikeniedert

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This one is perplexing me. I am trying to create a calculator that will help me run various "what if" scenarios in a cost plus model. We have a vendor who charges us using a cost plus model, but the margin gets better as we spend more through the year. So let's say I spend a total $6000 through the year, I'd pay 2.5% on the first 1500, 2% on the second 1500, and etc. If I spend $2000, then I'd pay the 2.5% on the first $1500, and 2.0% on the last $500.


Book2 (version 1).xlsb
CDEFG
2Amount Spent:
3
4Spend ThresholdsCost Plus MarginCost
5$ 0.01$ 1,500.002.50%
6$ 1,500.01$ 3,000.002.00%
7$ 3,000.01$ 5,000.001.50%
8$ 5,000.01$ 99,900.000.50%
Sheet2


I need a set of formulas in the Cost Column that would calculate the costs based on whatever number I plug into the Amount Spend cell.

Thanks!
 

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I did not get your idea. Maybe because not having business mind ?

You want to put amount spent but what is the relation to amount in column E?
 
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NVM. I did not read carefully to understand it
 
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I did not get your idea. Maybe because not having business mind ?

You want to put amount spent but what is the relation to amount in column E?
Sorry I wasn't more clear. The Amount Spent in cell D2 is an annual number. I want to be able to plug in different amounts in that field and have the formulas in G5-G8 calculate out the costs. So if I spend $600 during the year, they charge me 2.5%, so so the result would be $15 in G5 and all the rest would be zero. If I spend $4000, G5 should show $37.50 (2.5% of $1500), G6 should show $30 (2.0% of $1500), G7 should show $15 (1.5% of the remaining $1000).
 
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Hi mikeniedert, see the formula:

Book1.xlsx
CDEFG
2Amount Spent:$ 4,000.00
3
4Spend ThresholdsCost Plus MarginCost
5$ 0.01$ 1,500.002.50%$ 37.50
6$ 1,500.01$ 3,000.002.00%$ 30.00
7$ 3,000.01$ 5,000.001.50%$ 15.00
8$ 5,000.01$ 99,900.000.50%$ -
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
G5:G8G5=MAX((MIN($D$2,E5)-E4),0)*F5
 
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Hi mikeniedert, see the formula:

Book1.xlsx
CDEFG
2Amount Spent:$ 4,000.00
3
4Spend ThresholdsCost Plus MarginCost
5$ 0.01$ 1,500.002.50%$ 37.50
6$ 1,500.01$ 3,000.002.00%$ 30.00
7$ 3,000.01$ 5,000.001.50%$ 15.00
8$ 5,000.01$ 99,900.000.50%$ -
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
G5:G8G5=MAX((MIN($D$2,E5)-E4),0)*F5
Thanks! That did the trick. I'm grateful for geniuses
 
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No problem, happy to help, thanks for the feedback.
 
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