Table 61 -Refer to the Table 6

question 15

Multiple Choice

Table 6.1
$\begin{array}{lccc}\begin{array}{c}\text { Expiration } \\\text { Time }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Wheat } \\\text { Cents/Bushel }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Corn } \\\text { Cents/Bushel }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Soybeans } \\\text { Cents/Bushel }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Today }=\text { spot } & 540 & 610 & 1320 \\6 \text { months } & 560 & 600 & 1350 \\12 \text { months } & 590 & 587 & 1480 \\18 \text { months } & 625 & 580 & 1370 \\24 \text { months } & 655 & 570 & 1265\end{array}$
-Refer to the table 6.1.Which of the following terms most accurately describes the forward curve for soybeans over the next two years?

• A) Contango
• B) Backwardation
• C) Contango and backwardation
• D) None of the above

Identify the conditions under which the economy moves along or shifts the short-run Phillips curve.

Understand the natural rate of unemployment and its significance.

Differentiate between active and passive economic policies and their impact on business cycles.

Understand the long-run self-correction mechanisms in the economy.

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Definitions:

Corticosteroids

A class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal gland and regulate a wide range of processes including immune response and metabolism.

Adrenal Cortex

The outer part of the adrenal gland that produces steroid hormones which regulate metabolism and immune response.

Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone

A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the production of cortisol by the adrenal glands, involved in stress response.