You Are the Purchasing Agent for a Major Cookie Company

question 69

Multiple Choice

You are the purchasing agent for a major cookie company. You anticipate that your firm will need 20,000 bushels of oats in December. You decide to hedge your position today and did so at the closing price of the day. Assume that the actual market price turns out to be 228.0 on the day you actually buy the oats. How much did you gain or lose by hedging your position?
Oats - 5,000 bu.:
Cents per bu.

• A)lost $4,000
• B)lost $400
• C)saved $40
• D)saved $400
• E)saved $4,000

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Definitions:

Exploratory

Pertaining to or involving investigation or examination with the purpose of discovering new information or relationships.

Product

An item or service created through a process and offered in the market to satisfy a need or want.

Product Innovation

The development of new or improved goods or services that are sold to meet customer needs.

Exploratory Innovation

Risk taking, radical thinking, and experimentation.