Mario knows that, over the long run, it is in his best interest to save at least 10% of his paycheck for retirement. However, each time he receives his weekly paycheck of $1,000, he ends up spending it all and not depositing any into a retirement account. Mario has resolved to contact his employer’s human resources department to set up a 401(k) work-sponsored retirement account where the 10% would be deducted automatically from his paycheck before it is issued to him each week. It is apparent from this information that Mario realized that:

Companies hd and ld are both profitable, and they have the same total assets (ta), total invested capital, sales (s), return on assets (roa), and profit margin (pm). both firms finance using only debt and common equity. however, company hd has the higher total debt to total capital ratio. which of the following statements is correct? a) company hd has a higher assets turnover than company ld. b) company hd has a higher return on equity than company ld. c) none of the other statements are correct because the information provided on the question is not enough. d) company hd has lower total assets turnover than company ld. e) company hd has a lower operating income (ebit) than company ld