A company pays bonuses to its managers based on operating income. The company uses absorption costing, and overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor hours. To increase bonuses, the managers may do all of the following except
A. Increase production schedules independent of customer demands.
B. Defer expenses such as maintenance to a future period.
C. Produce those products requiring the most direct labor.
D. Decrease production of those items requiring the most direct labor.