Select the correct answer. Which statement is false? A. A monopoly sells lower-quality products at higher prices than in a perfect competition. B. Natural monopolies are necessary to avoid wasteful duplication of resources. C. Collusion is legal in the United States, but cartels are not. D. The start-up costs in a monopolistically competitive industry are low. E. Homogeneous products leave consumers with no choice.

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