As long as the organization is making good progress toward achieving an ideal standard, its management may not need to: Take any corrective action if the variance for the period is large. Curtail spending on variable costs. Modify its standards. Take any corrective action when variances are reported, even if the variances for the period are substantial in amount. Curtail spending on fixed costs.

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