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question 21

Multiple Choice

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As an oil refiner, you are able to produce $76 worth of unleaded gasoline from one barrel of Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude oil. Because of its lower sulfur content, you can produce $77 worth of unleaded gasoline from one barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude.
-Another oil refiner is offering to trade you 10,150 Bbls of Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude oil for 10,000 Bbls of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil.Assuming you just purchased 10,000 Bbls of WTI crude at the current market price,the total benefit (cost) to you if you take the trade is closest to:

• A) $730,600
• B) $770,000
• C) $771,400
• D) $773,908

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Definitions:

Marketing Loan Program

A federal farm subsidy under which certain farmers can receive a loan (on a per-unit-of-output basis) to plant a crop and then, depending on the harvest price of the crop, either pay back the loan with interest or keep the loan proceeds while forfeiting their harvested crop to the lender.

Loan Price

The total financial cost of borrowing, including interest rates and any additional fees charged by the lender.

Crop Price

The market value at which a crop is traded, determined by supply and demand factors.

Countercyclical Payments

These are payments made by the government to producers, primarily in the agriculture sector, to buffer them against falling market prices and to support income stability across economic cycles.