1. Which of the two companies, GPS Corporation or Tru, Inc finances a higher percentage of its assets by borrowed funds relative to funds invested by shareholders as measured by the debt to equity ratio in 2021?

2. Which of the two companies, GPS Corporation or Tru, Inc., indicates a higher profitability during the period 2017-2021 without regard to the sources of financing as measured by the return on assets ratio?

3. Which of the two companies, GPS Corporation or Tru, Incindicates a higher effectiveness of employing resources provided by owners during the period 2017-2021 as measured by the return on shareholders’ equity ratio?

4. Management is using its borrowed funds to enhance the earnings for shareholders of (a) GPS Corporation, (b) Tru, Inc., (c) both firms, or (d) neither firm during the period 2017- 2021?

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"Debt to Equity Ratio Trend" "Debt to equity ratio" 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.8190 2017 1.8626 2018 GPS 2.0750 2019 ($ in 000s) Company / Year 2.2692 2020 2.1084 2021 1.8219 2017 1.9807 2018 Tru 2.2049 2019 2.1384 2020 2.0777 2021 Year (All) Null 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 [][][]