If You Buy in April a Stock Index Future Contract

question 14

Multiple Choice

If you buy in April a stock index future contract on the S&P 500 index at the price of 1200 points that matures on June 30 of the same year and on the maturity date the S&P 500 Index is at 1000, you have a ________ of $________.

• A)loss; 50000
• B)loss; 200
• C)profit; 50000
• D)profit; 200

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Definitions:

Released

In a manufacturing or production context, this term refers to products or goods that have been completed and are ready to be shipped or sold.

Inventories

Assets held for sale in the ordinary course of business, in the process of production for such sale, or in the form of materials or supplies to be consumed in the production process or in the rendering of services.

Year 1

Refers to the first year in a given time series, fiscal period, or timeframe under consideration.

Absorption Costing

An accounting approach that includes all manufacturing costs (direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed overhead) in the cost of a product.