Ronald Dowd receives an annual base salary of $87,500 as a salesman in the Southern region, which has an annual sales quota of $450,000. For all sales over this quota, Dowd receives a commission of 4½ percent. For the current year, sales in the Southern region total $698,000. The amount of salary and commissions due to Dowd is

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