A Silver Mining Company Has Used Futures Markets to Hedge

question 8

Multiple Choice

A silver mining company has used futures markets to hedge the price it will receive for everything it will produce over the next 5 years.Which of the following is true?

• A) It is liable to experience liquidity problems if the price of silver falls dramatically
• B) It is liable to experience liquidity problems if the price of silver rises dramatically
• C) It is liable to experience liquidity problems if the price of silver rises dramatically or falls dramatically
• D) The operation of futures markets protects it from liquidity problems

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead to products, calculated by dividing estimated overhead costs by an allocation base, like direct labor hours or machine hours, before the period begins.

Forming Department

A specific section within a manufacturing process where materials are shaped or formed into parts or products.

Machine-Hour

A unit of measure indicating the operating time of a machine, used in costing to allocate expenses based on machine use.

Overhead Applied

The allocation of indirect costs to specific products or cost objects based on predetermined overhead rates.