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Trimming Cost Savings Calculator

Provide estimates below and we’ll help you figure your costs and savings with Atrimmec® Plant Growth Regulator.
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On-the-job & clean-up, hauling and traveling hours x hourly rate:
Labor burden cost of 30% of wages:
Power hedge trimmer, estimating a $500 purchase price, spread over 2 years, operating 500 hours per year making a depreciation cost of $0.50 per hour:
Estimating ⅛ gallon of fuel consumed per hour.
Labor to change oil, sharpen blades, etc. is hourly rate x 25%
Vehicle expense to transport equipment and personnel to and from job site, with approx. cost per mile at $0.55.
Total # of trips x price per disposal:
Estimated cost to maintain hedge for 12 weeks, assuming three (3) total trips:
Total cost for initial trimming to desired shape and size prior to treatment.
Spray application time - landscapers surveyed indicated that spraying required less than half as much time as trimming (# of on-the-job hours + 30% labor burden costs x ½):
2.0 ounces of spray used, per label rate (price per gallon ÷ 128 (# of ounces in a gallon) x 2)
Backpack sprayer, estimating a $300 purchase price, spread over 2 years, operating 500 hours per year making a depreciation cost of $0.30 per hour (# of on-the-job hours x $0.30).
One (1) trip total x three (3) trips (cost to maintain hedge for 12 weeks)