Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861759
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 25, Problem 13CQ

a.

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To explain: The hedging strategy using future contracts which may consider public utility is concerned about rising costs.

Cost: It is that value of money which has been put into the production of a product. It includes all the amount of money that comes in production, research, retailing and accounting.

b.

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To explain: The candy manufacturer is concerned about rising costs.

c.

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To explain: The corn harvester is concerned about the lowering costs.

d.

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To explain: The manufacturer of photographic film is concerned about rising costs.

e.

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To explain: The natural gas producer is concerned about lowering costs.

f.

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To explain: A bank has derived all the income from long-term, fixed rate residential mortgage.

g.

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To explain: The decline in stock market after investing stock mutual funds in large blue chip stocks.

h.

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To explain: An importer of army knives will be paying for its order in six months in S Country francs.

i.

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To explain: Country U’s exporter of construction equipment decided to sell some cranes to construction firm of another country and get paid in Euros after 3 months.

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A farm that produces corn is looking to hedge their exposure to price fluctuations in the future. It is now May 15th and they expect their crop to be ready for harvest September 30th. You have gathered the following information: Bushels of corn they expect to produce 44,000 May 15th price per bushel $3.08 Sept 30 futures contract per bushel $3.22 Actual market price Sept 30 $3.37 Required (round to the nearest dollar): Calculate the gain or loss on the futures contract and net proceeds on the sale of the corn. Net gain or loss on future $Answer Sell the corn $Answer Net $Answer
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