Nicholas, a farmer, sells ten pounds of almonds to Fresh Almonds Company for $20. Fresh Almonds Company resells six pounds for $4 per pound. The remaining almonds are shelled and canned and sold for a total of $15.00. Taking these transactions into account, how much is added to GDP?

Assume that (i) setups need to be completed first; (ii) a setup can only start once the batch has arrived at the resource, and (iii) all flow units of a batch need to be processed at a resource before any of the units of the batch can be moved to the next resource. process step 1 molding 2 painting 3 dressing setup time 15 min. 30 min. no setup processing time 0.25 min./unit 0.15 min./unit 0.30 min./unit which batch size would minimize inventory without decreasing the process capacity?