The nation of aquilonia has decided to end its policy of not trading with the rest of the world. when it ends its trade restrictions, it discovers that it is importing rice, exporting steel, and neither importing nor exporting tvs. we can conclude that producer surplus in aquilonia is now:
a. higher in the steel market, lower in the rice market, and unchanged in the tv market.
b. higher in the rice and steel markets, and unchanged in the tv market.
c. lower in the rice and tv markets, and higher in the steel market.
d. lower in the rice and steel markets, and the same in the tv market.

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