Which of the following statements best explains why idea screening may be the most import step of new product development?

a. It increases the number of ideas generated.

b. It saves the company money in product development costs by giving the green light to only the product ideas that are likely to be profitable.

c. Some ideas that will become market disasters may be originally viewed favorably by the idea screeners.

d. It gives research and development team members an opportunity to gather consumer feedback.

e. Some potentially profitable ideas may be ill perceived by the idea screeners.