Hi David,
Thanks for your thoughtful answer. In my case, just by adding by flight quoted in CHF first I was able to save USD $50 (my itinerary includes 4 flights for 2 people.) Additionally, by letting my bank do the conversion (instead of taking the USD price quoted by Easyjet) I was able to save another $13 (given that my bank doesn't charge extra for foreign charges.)
Bottom line: when your itinerary with Easyjet includes flights departing from Switzerland, make sure you add that flight first, and keep the transaction currency as CHF (unless your bank charges more than 3% for foreign charges.)