CORPORATE FINANCE CUSTOM W/CONNECT >BI
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ISBN: 9781307036633
Author: Ross
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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Chapter 25, Problem 9QP
a.
Summary Introduction
To determine: Corn future contracts to hedge the risk exposure and price locking in based on the closing price of the day.
Future Contracts:
In future contracts an agreement has been signed by the two parties for the purpose of buying and selling of particular underlying assets at the decided date with specified period of time. Buying an underlying asset is called the long position while selling is called the short position.
b.
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To calculate: Profit or loss at price of $4.09 per bushel in March and elimination of price risk at future position.
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