Like Other Metals, Uranium 308 Is Traded in Competitive Markets

question 77

Multiple Choice

Like other metals, uranium 308 is traded in competitive markets like the New York Metals Exchange. Which of the following would value a given weight of uranium 308 the most?

• A) a power station that uses uranium 308 to produce electrical energy
• B) a metals trader who stockpiles and sells actual physical quantities of uranium 308
• C) a speculator who buys and sells uranium 308 on the market without ever using the metal
• D) All buyers and sellers would have the same value for 250 pounds of uranium 308.

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