A 2/10, net 30 credit policy: A) is an expensive form of short-term credit if a buyer forgoes the discount. B) provides cheap financing to the buyer for 30 days. C) is an inexpensive means of reducing the seller's collection period if every customer takes the discount. D) tends to have little effect on the seller's collection period. E) tends to increase the seller's investment in receivables as compared to a straight net 30 policy.

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