Question:  I need a macro to calculate total cost based on a multi-tier fee structure.

For example,

On the first $500,000, a rate of 3.5% should be charged.
On the next $2,000,000, a rate of 2.5% should be charged.
On the next $2,500,000, a rate of 2% should be charged.
On the remainder, a rate of 1.5% should be charged.

How can I do this?

Answer:  This can be accomplished with a VBA function.

Let's take a look at an example.

Download Excel spreadsheet (as demonstrated below)

At the top of Sheet1, we've entered the fee structure amount and percentages (rows 3-7). Then we've created a function called CalcCost that accepts the fees as a parameter and returns the calculated cost based on those fees.

In our example, we're calculating the cost based on a fee amount of $13,800,00.

The function makes the following calculations:

On the first 500,000	x 3.5%	$17,500
On the next 2,000,000	x 2.5%	50,000
On the next 2,500,000	x 2.0%	50,000
On the remainder 8,800,000	x 1.5%	132,000
Total		$249,500

The function then returns $249,500 as the result.

You can press Alt-F11 to view the VBA code.

Macro Code:

The macro code looks like this:

Function CalcCost(pFees As Currency) As Currency

    Dim LTier1, LTier2, LTier3 As Currency
    Dim LTier1_perc, LTier2_perc, LTier3_perc, LTier4_perc As Single

    'Determine tier 1 values
    LTier1 = Range("D4").Value
    LTier1_perc = (Range("F4").Value / 100)

    'Determine tier 2 values
    LTier2 = Range("D5").Value
    LTier2_perc = (Range("F5").Value / 100)

    'Determine tier 3 values
    LTier3 = Range("D6").Value
    LTier3_perc = (Range("F6").Value / 100)

    'Determine tier 4 values
    LTier4_perc = (Range("F7").Value / 100)

    'Falls within first tier
    If pFees <= LTier1 Then
        CalcCost = pFees * LTier1_perc

    'Falls within second tier
    ElseIf (pFees > LTier1) And (pFees <= LTier1 + LTier2) Then
        CalcCost = (LTier1 * LTier1_perc) + ((pFees - LTier1) * LTier2_perc)

    'Falls within third tier
    ElseIf (pFees > LTier1 + LTier2) And (pFees <= LTier1 + LTier2 + LTier3) Then
        CalcCost = (LTier1 * LTier1_perc) + (LTier2 * LTier2_perc) + ((pFees - (LTier1 + LTier2)) * LTier3_perc)

    'Exceeds third tier
    Else
        CalcCost = (LTier1 * LTier1_perc) + (LTier2 * LTier2_perc) + (LTier3 * LTier3_perc) + ((pFees - (LTier1 + LTier2 + LTier3)) * LTier4_perc)
    End If

End Function