Answer:
a. Long
b. $375.00
Explanation:
a. If interest rates decrease over the period of investment, Treasury bond prices will increase. Thus, Dudley Savings Bank should take a long position in the futures contracts on the Treasury bonds. As T-bond prices go up, so will T-bond futures prices.
b. Given a long position:
Net profit = Sale price of futures − Purchase price of futures
= $107,687.50 − $107,312.50 = $375.00
Purchase price of futures = 107 − 100 = 107 10/32% × $100,000 = $107,312.50
Sale price of futures = 107 − 220 = 107 22/32% × $100,000 = $107,687.50
Explanation:
Answer:
An increase in the unit (per pill) contribution margin.
Explanation:
Breakeven point is defined as the level of sales where total cost is equal to total revenue.
The formula is given as
Breakeven= Fixed cost ÷ (Sales revenue -Variable cost)
Note the Sales revenue less variable cost is the contributing margin.
Breakeven= Fixed cost ÷ Contributing margin
To reduce breakeven we must either reduce the numerator or increase the denominator.
In this case an increase in contributing margin will result in a decrease in breakeven amount of the company.
Answer:
(A)Fv= $864.2
(B) Fv= $1302.05
(C) Fv= $2003.4
(D) Fv= $96817.21
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Initial investment= $550
We will use the final value formula:
FV=Present value*(1+i)^n
(A) 9% compounded annually for 5 years.
Fv= 550*(1.09)^5=$864.2
(B) 9% compounded semiannually for 5 years.
Fv= 550*(1.09)^10= $1302.05
(C) 9% compounded quarterly for 5 years.
Fv= 550*(1.09)^15= $2003.4
(D) 9% compounded monthly for 5 years.
Fv= 550*(1.09)^60=$96817.21