Use the Table for the Question(s)below

question 89

Multiple Choice

Use the table for the question(s) below.

-Suppose oil futures prices are as given in the above table (price per barrel) .Suppose you buy 100 crude oil futures contracts,each for 1000 barrels of crude oil,at the current futures price of $108 per barrel on day 0.What is your profit/loss in your margin account from the end of day 4 to the end of day 5?

• A)-$300,000
• B)$300,000
• C)$400,000
• D)-$400,000
• E)$0

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Definitions:

External Costs

External costs, or negative externalities, are costs that are not borne by the parties directly involved in a transaction or activity but are imposed on third parties or society at large, such as pollution.

Internalized

This term generally refers to the absorption of external effects or costs by the decision-maker, often in the context of environmental economics.

Coase Theorem

An economic theory stating that if trade in an externality is possible and there are no transaction costs, bargaining will lead to an efficient outcome regardless of the initial allocation of property rights.

Externalities

Economic side effects or consequences that affect uninvolved third parties; can be positive or negative.