Break-even duration

Equipment rents on three rates — a day rate, a week rate and a 28-day rate — and the cheapest one changes as the job runs long. This finds the two days where it changes, on a real listing’s real published rates.

Ryobi 40V Cordless Pressure Washer 2000PSI (Includes Battery & Charger)

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Eric Ramos · Pressure Washers

Day
$27
Week
$119
28 days
$299

Daily stops winning on

day 5

5 days at the day rate would be $135. On the week rate it is $119.

Weekly stops winning on

day 17

17 days at the day rate would be $459. On the 28-day rate it is $299.

The working

Whole weeks bill at the week rate; the leftover days bill at the day rate but never add up to more than one extra week; and a whole 28-day cycle never costs more than the 28-day rate. That is the rule, applied one day at a time.

Rental price by duration for Ryobi 40V Cordless Pressure Washer 2000PSI (Includes Battery & Charger), days 1 to 35
DaysAt the day rateOn the ladderDifferenceRate in play
1$27$27—day
2$54$54—day
3$81$81—day
4$108$108—day
5$135$119you save $16week
6$162$119you save $43week
7$189$119you save $70week
8$216$146you save $70week
9$243$173you save $70week
10$270$200you save $70week
11$297$227you save $70week
12$324$238you save $86week
13$351$238you save $113week
14$378$238you save $140week
15$405$265you save $140week
16$432$292you save $140week
17$459$299you save $16028-day
18$486$299you save $18728-day
19$513$299you save $21428-day
20$540$299you save $24128-day
21$567$299you save $26828-day
22$594$299you save $29528-day
23$621$299you save $32228-day
24$648$299you save $34928-day
25$675$299you save $37628-day
26$702$299you save $40328-day
27$729$299you save $43028-day
28$756$299you save $45728-day
29$783$326you save $457day
30$810$353you save $457day
31$837$380you save $457day
32$864$407you save $457day
33$891$418you save $473week
34$918$418you save $500week
35$945$418you save $527week

Rental rates only. Protection and the marketplace service fee are added on top — see the checkout figure below.

What checkout will quote you

Rental · 17 days
$299
Rental protection (RPP)
$44.85
Service fee
$29.90
Estimated total
$373.75

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Where these numbers come from

The rates are the operator’s own, read live from their listing. The arithmetic is the same best-price billing engine that produces 2Quip invoices — not a second copy written for this page — run on the industry-standard terms: a 28-day cycle, whole weeks at the week rate, leftover days at the day rate capped at one more week.

An operator can agree different terms on an individual rental, and a long rental bills per 28-day cycle rather than in one lump. So treat this as what the rate card says, and the operator’s quote as what you are agreeing to.