A Gem

Overheard at work:
"We can derive intake using a mathematical formula".

A.K.A: Using addition and subtraction (those mind-boggling arithmetic functions) we can develop the following:

Beginning Inventory + Incoming Work - Work Processed = Ending Inventory.

Then rearrange to form: Incoming Work = Ending Inventory + Work Processed - Beginning Inventory.

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