Use the Table for the Question(s)below

question 10

Multiple Choice

Use the table for the question(s) below.

-Suppose oil futures prices are as given in the above table (price per barrel) .Suppose you sell 100 crude oil futures contracts,each for 1000 barrels of crude oil,at the current futures price of $108 per barrel on day 0.What is your profit/loss in your margin account from the end of day 4 to the end of day 5?

• A)-$300,000
• B)$300,000
• C)$400,000
• D)-$400,000
• E)$0

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Population Means

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