Shopify order with a monthly overhead allocation

Estimate single-order Shopify profit in USD using your payment rates, fulfillment and acquisition costs. Show monthly store and app cost allocation separately from profit before allocation.

Illustrative manual assumptions in USD unless units are stated. This is a reproducible example, not a marketplace settlement or carrier quote.

Inputs

Item list price

80 $

Item discount

0 %

Shipping charged to buyer

0 $

Product cost

25 $

Packaging cost

0 $

Shipping you pay

6 $

Ad cost per order

10 $

Sales tax collected

0 $

Your processing percentage

2.9 %

Processing fixed fee

0.3 $

Additional third-party fee

0 %

Other per-order fees

0 $

Monthly store & app costs

120 $

Expected monthly orders

60 orders

Calculation

1. Revenue is $80. Product, postage and acquisition total $25 + $6 + $10 = $41.
2. Payment processing is $80 × 2.9% + $0.30 = $2.62. Profit before allocation is $80 − $41 − $2.62 = $36.38.
3. Monthly allocation is $120 ÷ 60 forecast orders = $2 per order.
4. Profit after allocation = $36.38 − $2 = $34.38.

Result: $34.38 estimated profit.

Assumptions and limits

The 2.9% + $0.30 rate and zero additional transaction fee are manual assumptions. Monthly allocation is an average planning cost, not a charge on each incremental order. No refunds, duties or chargebacks are entered.

Manual single-order estimate. Payment rates vary by card, country, plan and contract. Enter your applicable rates. Processing and modeled third-party transaction fees include entered tax in their bases; remitted tax is excluded from revenue. No order sync, refunds, exchange fees or accounting reconciliation.

Model references

• Shopify US pricing
• Shopify third-party transaction fees

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