A grocery store chain and a farmer enter a forward contract for 10,000 bushels of wheat. The contract expires 3 months from today, and the store chain agrees to pay $7.50 per bushel. If the wheat price increases to $8.15 per bushel by contract expiration, calculate profit/loss for each party.

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A grocery store chain and a farmer enter a forward contract for 10,000 bushels of wheat. The contract expires 3 months from today, and the store chain agrees to pay $7.50 per bushel.

If the wheat price increases to $8.15 per bushel by contract expiration, calculate profit/loss for each party.

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