Answer: -$100
Explanation:
Value of forward contract = Selling price - Forward price on bond
Forward price = Present value of cashflows + Present value of bond
Periodic rate = 7%/ 2 = 3.5% per semi annum
= 8% / 2 = 4%
3.5% will be used to discount the payment 6 months from now as that is the 6 month rate. The rest will be 4%.
= (80 / (1 + 3.5%) ) + ( 80 / ( 1 + 4%)²) + (940 / ( 1 +4%)²)
= $1,020.342
= $1,020
Value of forward contract = 920 - 1,020
= -$100
Answer:
price ceilings
Explanation:
In contrast to goods and services markets, <u>price ceilings</u> are rare in labor markets, because rules that prevent people from earning income are not politically popular.
Answer:
A. Investors can hedge against a price decline by buying a call option.
Explanation: Investment risk can be defined as the probability or likelihood of occurrence of losses relative to the expected return on any particular investment.
Buying a call option entitles the buyer of the option the right to purchase the underlying futures contract at the strike price any time before the contract expires. Most traders buy call options because they believe a commodity market is going to move higher and they want to profit from that move.
A call option is a contract the gives an investor the right, but not the obligation, to buy a certain amount of shares of a security at a specified price at a later time.
Answer:
price variance $14,040 U
quantity variance $ 5,650 F
rate variance $ 10,700 U
efficiency variance $ 26,800 U
Explanation:
Missing information attached:
Purchase of Aluminium:
66 ending + 3,530 used - 46 beginning = 3,510
DIRECT MATERIALS VARIANCES
std cost $25.00
actual cost $29.00
quantity 3,510 (purchase)
difference $(4.00)
price variance $(14,040.00)
std quantity 3756.00 (939 units x 4 pounds per unit)
actual quantity 3530.00
std cost $25.00
difference 226.00
quantity variance $5,650.00
DIRECT LABOR VARIANCES
std rate $40.00
actual rate $42.00
actual hours 5,350
difference $(2.00)
rate variance $(10,700.00)
std hours 4680.00
actual hours 5350.00
std rate $40.00
difference -670.00
efficiency variance $(26,800.00)
ANSWER
C. DIMINISHING Returns to property/ scale
EXPLANATION
Returns to Scale is a production concept used in Long Run (when all factors are variable i.e changeable)
It denotes relative change in output when all inputs change in same proportion .
Increasing Returns to Scale : Proportionate Increase in Output > Proportionate Increase in all inputs .
Constant Returns to Scale : Proportionate Increase in Output = Proportionate Increase in all Inputs .
Negative Returns to Scale : Proportionate Increase in Output < Proportionate Increase in all Inputs .
So : If all inputs are doubled (X2) - If output increases equal i.e double (X2) , Constant Returns to Scale . If output increases more i.e triple (X3) , Increasing Returns to scale . If output increases less i.e (1.5X) , Decreasing Returns to Scale.
