Cuso inc. issues 10-year bonds with a maturity value of $200,000. if the bonds are issued at a premium, what does this indicate? a. no relationship exists between the market and contractual rates. b. the contractual interest rate exceeds the market interest rate. c. the market interest rate exceeds the contractual interest rate. d. the contractual interest rate and the market interest rate are the same.

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