The new-product development process is: a. a formalized protocol for new-product development that begins at the corporate level and ends at the functional level.
b. the informal process of brainstorming to generate new-product concepts at a marketing staff meeting.
c. the process of presenting cross-functional teams with a written new-product concept statement and asking them to respond to it in writing.
d. the two stages an organization goes through from idea generation to commercialization.
e. the seven stages an organization goes through to identify business opportunities and convert them into salable products or services.

Diversified semiconductors sells perishable electronic components. some must be shipped and stored in reusable protective containers. customers pay a deposit for each container received. the deposit is equal to the container’s cost. they receive a refund when the container is returned. during 2018, deposits collected on containers shipped were $856,000. deposits are forfeited if containers are not returned within 18 months. containers held by customers at january 1, 2018, represented deposits of $587,000. in 2018, $811,000 was refunded and deposits forfeited were $41,000. required: 1. prepare the appropriate journal entries for the deposits received and returned during 2018. 2. determine the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the december 31, 2018, balance sheet.