Corporate Finance
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Author: Ross, Stephen A.
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Chapter 25, Problem 5CQ
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To explain: The effect on the company in the situation of fluctuations in the price of the oil and natural gases.
Hedging:
Hedging refers to that activity which performed by the investor to reduce the risk which would be possibly take place due to adverse movement of price.
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