Benjamin Bought a Contract for Future Delivery of 5000 Bushels

question 77

Multiple Choice

Benjamin bought a contract for future delivery of 5000 bushels of oats at $3.64 per bushel and sold a later contract at $3.92 a bushel. A month later, corn prices were rising and Joseph sold his long contract for $4.01 per bushel and covered his short by purchasing a contract for $3.99 per bushel. Ignoring trading costs, Joseph

• A) broke even.
• B) made a profit of $1,850.
• C) lost $1,500.
• D) made a profit of $1,500.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change in relation to production volume or business activity level, such as rent or salaries.

Break-Even Point

The financial level at which total revenues equal total expenses, resulting in no net profit or loss.

High-Low Method

A technique used in accounting and finance to estimate fixed and variable costs based on the highest and lowest levels of activity.

Factory Machine Hours

A measure of production time, indicating the total hours that machinery is operated in the manufacturing process.