This document discusses different types of economic analysis used to evaluate robots, including cost effectiveness analysis, cost benefit analysis, and economic impact analysis. It describes return on investment (ROI) as a method that measures gains or losses from an investment relative to the amount invested. The document also explains that cash flow analysis evaluates a company's cash inflows and outflows from operations, financing, and investing to carefully manage cash flow.

1. UNIT-5
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF
ROBOTS

2. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
 Economic analysis is a means to help bring about a better
allocation of resources that can lead to enhanced incomes for
investment (or) consumption purposes.
 Economic analysis is a process where by the strength and
weakness of an economy are analysed.

3. Types of economic analysis
 Cost effectiveness
 Cost benefit analysis
 Programmic cost analysis
 Economic impact analysis

4. Economic Consideration

5. Method of Economic Analysis

12. Return on Investment Method
(ROI)
 Return on Investment measure the gain (or) loss generated on
an investment relative to the amount of money invested. Return
on investment is usually expressed as percentage and is
typically used for personal financial decision to compare a
company’s profitability (or) to compare the efficiency of
different investment.

16. CASH FLOW ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
 Cash flow analysis is the evaluation of a company’s cash inflows
and outflows from operations, financing activities and investing
activities. Companies pay close attention to their cash flow and
seek to manage it as carefully as possible

20. EAC