Consolidated Bakeries Needs to Acquire 100,000 Bushels of Wheat Each

question 78

Essay

Consolidated Bakeries needs to acquire 100,000 bushels of wheat each quarter.The spot price is $3.75 per bushel but is expected to increase.Consolidated can purchase call options on 5,000 bushels of wheat with a strike price of $3.80 per bushel and a premium of $.03 per bushel.Calculate total expected savings from purchasing the options if wheat is forecasted to sell at $3.90 per bushel in three months.Conversely, how much did it cost to hedge if the wheat price is unchanged in three months?

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

The additional income derived from the sale of one more unit of a good or service.

Monopsonist Purchase

The buying activities of a market condition where only one buyer exists, affecting prices and quantities of goods.

Profit Maximizing

The process of adjusting production and sale volumes to achieve the highest possible profit, under given market conditions and constraints.

Marginal Value Curve

A graphical representation that shows how the value (or utility) of consuming an additional unit of a good or service changes as consumption increases.