Travis works for a business that manufactures industrial metal clocks. All of the following are processes the clock maker must pass the inputs through before they are turned into the final outputs, clocks for his customers, except

A) cutting metal sheets into circles for the clock center, numbers, and clock hands.
B) welding the metal pieces together to form the clock's basic design.
C) selling the finished clocks to customers.
D) heating and shaping repurposed metal into the clock frame.
E) applying metal sealant to keep the metal from rusting or oxidizing.

Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that the exception in these answers would be selling the finished clocks to customers. This is because this is a process that is done AFTER all the manufacturing processes have been done and the final output has been created. The question is asking about the processes BEFORE the final output.

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