AIP 9.4 Application Rates for Departments LO 7 The Glass Key Company manufactures hand-blown glass pieces. The company has three glass-blowing departments (A, B, and C) that revolve around three different furnaces. The work performed in each of these departments can be replicated by any of the other departments, but department C has newer and more expensive equipment that has a higher depreciation expense. Overhead costs are allocated to the different batches of glassware based on the direct labor hours. Each of the glass-blowing departments has its own application rate, with the rate in department C being the largest. Glass Key prices its products based on absorbed costs, so customers have been asking that their special orders be performed in departments A or B. As a result, department C, with the best equipment, is being used the least. What is wrong with Glass Key's operations? What are some remedies for this problem?

AIP 9.4 Application Rates for Departments LO 7 The Glass Key Company manufactures hand-blown glass pieces. The company has three glass-blowing departments (A, B, and C) that revolve around three different furnaces. The work performed in each of these departments can be replicated by any of the other departments, but department C has newer and more expensive equipment that has a higher depreciation expense. Overhead costs are allocated to the different batches of glassware based on the direct labor hours. Each of the glass-blowing departments has its own application rate, with the rate in department C being the largest. Glass Key prices its products based on absorbed costs, so customers have been asking that their special orders be performed in departments A or B. As a result, department C, with the best equipment, is being used the least. What is wrong with Glass Key's operations? What are some remedies for this problem?

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