Leverage formulas for transparent tracking of item costs, freight fees, and service charges.
Why Automate Your PinguBuy Budget?
Manually adding up costs from multiple items, international shipping fees, and service charges is time-consuming and prone to error. The PinguBuy Spreadsheet method provides a single source of truth, giving you clear visibility into your total spending and helping you stay on budget with every consolidated shipment.
Core Components to Calculate
An accurate total consists of three key elements:
- Item Cost (¥):
- Domestic Freight (¥):
- International Service Charge (¥):
- Domestic Freight (¥):
Step-by-Step Formula Setup
Here’s how to structure your spreadsheet for automatic calculations. We assume columns A, B, and C hold the data for each component above.
1. Sum Individual Component Columns
First, calculate the subtotal for each cost category.
Total Item Costs: =SUM(B2:B100)
Total Domestic Freight: =SUM(C2:C100)
Total Service Charges: =SUM(D2:D100)2. Calculate the Grand Total
The simplest and most powerful formula. Place this where you want the final sum:
=SUM(B2:B100, C2:C100, D2:D100)This formula adds everything from Item Cost (Column B), Domestic Freight (Column C), and Service Charges (Column D) in rows 2 through 100.
3. (Advanced) Itemized Row Total
To see the total cost for each individual item (including its share of fees), add a new column "Item Total" with this formula in cell E2 and drag down:
=SUM(B2, C2, D2)You can then use =SUM(E2:E100)
Pro Tips for Transparent Tracking
- Freeze Header Rows:
- Use Currency Formatting:
- Create a Summary Box:
- Record Exchange Rates:=B2*$F$1, where F1 holds the exchange rate).
- Use Currency Formatting: