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 18V Cordless 8" Pole Saw Kit (Includes Battery & Charger)

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Eric Ramos · Concrete - Chain Saws

Day
$15
Week
$49
28 days
$149

Daily stops winning on

day 4

4 days at the day rate would be $60. On the week rate it is $49.

Weekly stops winning on

day 22

22 days at the day rate would be $330. On the 28-day rate it is $149.

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 18V Cordless 8" Pole Saw Kit (Includes Battery & Charger), days 1 to 35
DaysAt the day rateOn the ladderDifferenceRate in play
1$15$15—day
2$30$30—day
3$45$45—day
4$60$49you save $11week
5$75$49you save $26week
6$90$49you save $41week
7$105$49you save $56week
8$120$64you save $56week
9$135$79you save $56week
10$150$94you save $56week
11$165$98you save $67week
12$180$98you save $82week
13$195$98you save $97week
14$210$98you save $112week
15$225$113you save $112week
16$240$128you save $112week
17$255$143you save $112week
18$270$147you save $123week
19$285$147you save $138week
20$300$147you save $153week
21$315$147you save $168week
22$330$149you save $18128-day
23$345$149you save $19628-day
24$360$149you save $21128-day
25$375$149you save $22628-day
26$390$149you save $24128-day
27$405$149you save $25628-day
28$420$149you save $27128-day
29$435$164you save $271day
30$450$179you save $271day
31$465$194you save $271day
32$480$198you save $282week
33$495$198you save $297week
34$510$198you save $312week
35$525$198you save $327week

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

What checkout will quote you

Rental · 22 days
$149
Rental protection (RPP)
$22.35
Service fee
$14.90
Estimated total
$186.25

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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.