As outlined by others above, I need to simply add a one-time fee per purchase, regardless of quantity of items, which would be added to the order total along with the table rate which is the only shipping method I’m using.
If anyone can simply state the procedure for allowing this additional one-time per purchase fee (for shipping and handling), I would greatly appreciate it. This answer is stated nowhere on the public forums for WP-ecommerce or WordPress.
Thanks.