This is a symptom of over hiring. Too many people removes agency.
When people lose sight of what's actually important and feel that they must reach consensus by committee then there are too many people.
Perhaps. It's also a symptom of bike shedding which can happen with as few as two people.
First: A lot of time was spent building consensus.
No individual felt they had unilateral power to remove the calculator. Instead the behavior was to seek approval. That's probably because of unclear ownership, which often happens because of too many people.
Second: Too many cooks in the kitchen.
At any stage of a company there's a limited amount of important work. Work that is mission critical and provides outsized value to the company.
When people feel their own work is not important they seek other work that appears to be important. So, you get the behavior of a lot of opinions on a pricing calculator.
Even design by committee is limited to the committee.