The decision about what goods and services will be produced in a market economy is made by a. producers deciding what society wants most. b. workers deciding to produce only what the boss says must be produced. c. consumers dictating to firms what they need most. d. lawmakers in the government voting on what will be produced. e. consumers and firms choosing which goods and services to buy or produce

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