Agency Fees tracks user-defined agency costs from order cost entries. These fees are deducted from CM3 to calculate CM4.
Agency Fees = SUM ( Order Cost Entries ) WHERE category = Agency Fees
| Metric | Definition |
|---|
| Order Cost Entries | User-defined costs configured in Upstack Cost Settings |
| category = Agency Fees | Filters to costs categorized as agency fees |
| Metadata | |
|---|
| Type | Currency |
| Data Source | Upstack Costs |
| Aggregation | Sum |
Example
Your Shopify store has $15,000 in agency fees configured across 500 orders.
| Metric | Value | Calculation |
|---|
| Total Orders | 500 | All orders in period |
| Agency Fees | $15,000 | Sum of agency cost entries |
| Agency Fees Per Order | $30.00 | $15,000 ÷ 500 |
How It Works
Agency Fees are pulled from cost entries you configure in Upstack Cost Settings. They can be set as flat fees per order, percentage of revenue, or fixed monthly amounts allocated across orders. These costs are deducted after CM3 to calculate CM4.
When to Use
| Scenario | Action |
|---|
| Full profitability analysis | Include agency fees in contribution margin |
| Agency ROI evaluation | Compare agency costs to incremental revenue |
| Cost structure planning | Understand agency impact on margins |
| In-house vs agency comparison | Model cost differences |
| Metric | Relationship |
|---|
| NC Agency Fees | Agency fees for new customer orders |
| RC Agency Fees | Agency fees for returning customer orders |
| Opex | Operating expenses, also deducted for CM4 |
| Marketing Cost | Other marketing costs |
