Sume's 5.5% fee in dollars on a $50, $250, $1,000 or $5,000 month
The 5.5% fee is charged on the list x 1.25 amount. On $50 of catalog spend it is $2.75, on $1,000 it is $55. A table, and where the fee sits in the formula.

Sume charges the vendor list price × 1.25, then a 5.5% fee on that result. The fee is therefore a percentage of the catalog amount, not of the vendor list. This post shows it in dollars at four monthly sizes, so you can see what it adds to a bill you can already estimate from the catalogs.
Sume prices every job at the vendor list price × 1.25, then adds a 5.5% fee on that result, so $1.00 of list becomes $1.31875 (how the formula works). The tables below show both the catalog price (list × 1.25) and the all-in figure with the fee.
Fee at four spend levels
| Catalog spend (list x 1.25) | 5.5% fee | Bill with fee |
|---|---|---|
| $50 | $2.75 | $52.75 |
| $250 | $13.75 | $263.75 |
| $1,000 | $55.00 | $1,055.00 |
| $5,000 | $275.00 | $5,275.00 |
Back to vendor list
If you only know the vendor list spend, multiply by 1.31875. A $1,000 month of vendor list prices becomes $1,318.75: $1,250.00 after the margin and $68.75 for the fee. See the formula worked on one dollar for the micros arithmetic.
Because the fee is a flat percentage, it does not change which model is cheaper; it scales every line the same. Compare models on catalog price and add the fee once at the end.
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