Annual Operating Cost

Delivery Cost

Machine Cost

Payroll Taes

Wages

1 Cost and Benefit Information 1. One Produce Bot would do the work of 25 farm workers. 2. Each farm worker typically works 60 hours on the lettuce thinning process each year. 3. Each farm worker would earn $11 per hour plus 7.65% payroll tax. 4. The Produce Bot is estimated to cost $9,000 plus $550 for delivery. 5. Annual costs of operating the Produce Bot are expected to be $2,000