In 2010, jon "neverdie" jacobs sold his virtual real estate complex in the online game entropia for a reported $635,000—in real u. s. dollars. the entropia universe has its own virtual economy with a fixed exchange rate to the real world. the real estate jacobs sold, that was allegedly originally purchased with $100,000 mortgage from his non-cyberspace home, included 20 large biodomes for hunting and mining; 1,000 apartments and a circular shopping area with 66 stores. are virtual goods like club neverdie real property, personal property, intellectual property, or something else?

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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.

At which stage would you introduce your product to the market at large? a. development stage b. market testing stage c. commercialization stage d. ideation stage