A Forward Contract

question 36

Multiple Choice

A forward contract:

• A) requires that payment be made in full when the contract is originated.
• B) provides the buyer with an option to buy an asset on the settlement date at the forward price.
• C) is a binding agreement on both the buyer and the seller and nets out as a zero sum game.
• D) is marked to the market daily at the seller's request.
• E) allows for immediate delivery at an agreed upon price which is to be paid on the settlement date.

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Definitions:

Returns To Scale

The change in output resulting from a proportional change in all inputs in the production process; can be increasing, constant, or decreasing.

Increasing Returns To Scale

See Economies of scale.

Economies Of Scale

Exist when average costs fall as output increases.

Diseconomies Of Scale

Exist when average costs rise with output.