According to the depreciation rates used by the company and described in the Production Cost Report, if a company adds 70 new workstations at a cost of $75,000 each and also spends $10 million for an addition to its assembly plant to accommodate the new workstations, then its annual depreciation costs will rise by:

a. 4% of $15,250,000 or $610,000.

b. $1,550,000.

c. $193,750.

d. $800,000.

e. $775,000

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