Consultant: One of the most important application areas for robot-based automation is manufacturing. Robot-based production automation enhances efficiency and productivity in manufacturing processes. As a leading innovator in the field, Rockshell Corporation had launched Robo-X Automation few years back. Since then, the automation system has delivered significant cost reduction to almost all firms that are similar to Weinstein Corporation. Therefore, by switching from manual systems to Robo-X, Weinstein Corporation shall be able to lower their costs and ensure a significant growth in profits this year over last year.
Which of the following statement, if true, most weakens the consultant’s proposal to purchase Robo-X?
A. It is expected that the revenue of Weinstein will not increase this year since the sales will remain constant.
B. Weinstein’s profits for the first quarter has been lower than the expectation of the company's management.
C. Rockshell’s product, Robo-NexGen has not been successful in cost reduction for a large number of firms in mining industry.
D. Once Rockwell receives an order, they send a team to perform a detailed and extensive analysis of customer processes over a large period of time before building and customizing Robo-X to suit customer’s needs.
E. Robo-X comes with attractive payment plans that do not require any setup and maintenance cost for the first year.