Companies hd and ld have identical tax rates, total assets, total investor-supplied capital, and returns on investors' capital (roic), and their roics exceed their after-tax costs of debt, rd(1 - t). however, company hd has a higher debt ratio and thus more interest expense than company ld. which of the following statements is correct? a. company hd has a higher net income than company ld. b. company hd has a lower roa than company ld. c. company hd has a lower roe than company ld. d. the two companies have the same roa. e. the two companies have the same roe.