Patent ID: 7222110

Claim:
A charge information processing apparatus for calculating charges required for working as a franchisee that provides automobile repairing services by a specific repairing method, comprising: means for inputting scale information of a repair shop into said charge information processing apparatus; and means for calculating introduction expenses required for facilities working as the franchisee providing the automobile repairing services by the specific repairing method, based on said scale information of a repair shop inputted into said charge information processing apparatus by said inputting means, and for calculating an instruction fee of said specific repairing method, a royalty, and prices of repairing instruments and repairing materials required for implementing said specific repairing method; means for managing information of franchisees; means for managing a number of franchisees for each region; and means for outputting information for preparing a branching plan based on the number of franchisees for each region that are managed by said means for managing a number of franchisees.