Which of the following is a complex sentence?
a. sue gave jim a new racket, and he left for the tennis courts.
b. eileen bought pants but not a new jacket.
c. mark wanted blueberry pie and vanilla ice cream.
d. as i expected, she showed up late.

Ron and nick chose to start their own businesses. ron wanted to start an ice cream shop, and nick wanted to launch a television manufacturing company. ron and nick had equal amounts of funds on hand and no government regulations restricting them. months later, however, ron has already set up his business, while nick is still struggling to raise additional funds to build a factory. what was the main factor that affected nick’s business? a. an irrelevant business idea b. low demand for tvs in his country c. high start-up costs d. lack of labor economics