Abstract
This report analyzes the revenue streams and cost structure of Chef Robot. The report can be used to evaluate the performance of Chef Robot and give insight to Potential investors. Documents and Records and published literature sources were used to acquire accurate and reliable information on Chef Robot’s market share and annual analysis on the performance of the company. This analysis showed that Chef Robotics earns profits; revenues exceed production costs. It is concluded that Chef Robot is a Profitable enterprise and worth investing in. The Robotics Field is unexploited, meaning there is room for Improvement. That can be achieved by research in this field.
Introduction
The report aims to analyze the revenue streams and cost structure of the chef robot, study an overview of the chef robot, revenue status, and outlook, and study the manufacturing cost structure of the chef robot. The data can analyze the business performance and financial position of the firm. A firm’s external and internal users, including investors or managers, use this information. The report can be a vital decision-making tool in a company.
Methodology
Documents and records – this is information linked directly to the Chef Robot Production and background information. These documents show the chef robot market share as evaluated over the past years. They provided accurate data since the information source is reliable, as company managers use it for future research and decision-making. After sourcing the information in bulk, we isolated the detailed information on the revenue stream and cost structure used in the report.
The Published literature sources – we used published research from other authors to obtain original research data. This includes past analysis over the years on chef robots, and they provided evidence for basing our argument. Some of the literature sources we used had: peer-reviewed articles, books, dissertations, and conference papers. Those were the primary literature sources that were used when formulating the analysis. Other secondary sources like reviews and preliminary reports were used.
Findings: Revenue Streams
The firm earned revenue from direct sales, retail sales, and lending assets. Purchasing the chef robot is USD 335,000; leasing ranges from USD 10,000 – 50,000. Direct sales are sold to suppliers like Amazon, but Chef Robotics also lends its products to restaurants. The revenue models in chef robots were transaction-based and commission-based, where they earned after making transactions or commissions from buying raw materials. Jae-Pyung Hwang, Sang Hyoung Lee, & Il Hong Suh. (2011)
The chef robot had a lifetime value total of USD 25.5. The average life span in the United States is 76.1. Life span was multiplied by the price of Chef Robot (USD 335,000) to give lifetime value. The total revenue was USD 3.4 billion annually; all income was earned from direct sales and commissions. The gross margin is at 0.38% in that, for every dollar, a gain of 0.38% was made. Xiao, C., & Zhao, L. (2022).
Cost Structure
Two types of costs were incurred in the production of Chef Robot: fixed price and Variable cost. The fixed expenses included rent, taxes, and insurance, while Variable costs included labor, commissions, and raw materials, costing an overhead of USD 100,000. The customer acquisition cost was USD 1350. This was the money needed to get customers to purchase Chef Robotics products. Store The Chef Robot (n.d.). The Chef Robot. Chef Robot. Retrieved November 20, 2022,
Distribution costs constituted USD 70,000 overhead for products Distributed all over the world. This price was inclusive of the import and export duty cost. Direct labor was, on average, USD 4 per hour; this cost represents both skilled and unskilled labor needed in the production of the Chef Robot. The Hosting services were at a fee of USD 15000, which caters to all applications and IT infrastructure required for the production of Chef Robot.
Conclusion and Recommendation
This report has analyzed the revenue streams and cost structure in the production of Chef Robot. It is concluded that the revenue streams exceed the costs of producing Chef Robot. That means it is profitable and cheaper when compared to human labor. The Robotics field has potential and is appropriate to invest in; it promotes diversity and encourages inventions. More research should be done to develop more robotics to improve human life.
References
Chef robotics: Empowering humans to do what they do best. Chef Robotics | Empowering Humans to Do What They Do Best. (n.d.).
Jae-Pyung Hwang, Sang Hyoung Lee, & Il Hong Suh. (2011). Behavior programming by kinesthetic demonstration for a Chef Robot. 2011 8th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI). Web.
Store The Chef Robot. (n.d.). The Chef Robot. Chef Robot. Web.
Xiao, C., & Zhao, L. (2022). Robotic Chef versus human Chef: The effects of anthropomorphism, novel cues, and cooking difficulty level on food quality prediction. International Journal of Social Robotics, 14(7), 1697–1710. Web.