While Rapid Innovation Often Benefits Society,it Often Makes Success for Companies

question 31

Multiple Choice

While rapid innovation often benefits society,it often makes success for companies

• A) more complicated as they strive to keep up with the latest innovations.
• B) profitable as long as they do not innovate themselves, but rather use innovations of others to their advantage.
• C) easier since innovation always makes things simpler.
• D) less likely because customers will not be willing to pay as much for goods and services.

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Definitions:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio

A financial metric that shows the comparative ratio of equity to debt employed to fund a company's assets.

Return on Equity

A measure of a corporation's profitability, calculated as net income divided by shareholders' equity, indicating how effectively equity is being used.

Return on Assets

A measurement of profitability indicating how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate earnings.

Return on Debt

A measure of a company's profitability based on its total debt, indicating how effectively a company uses its borrowing.