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Numbers are in thousands!

Your utility company will need to buy 100,000 barrels of oil in 10 days, and it is worried about fuel costs. Suppose you go long 100 oil futures contracts, each for 1000 barrels of oil, at the current futures price of $50 per barrel. Suppose futures prices change each day. The daily prices are shown in the graph to the right and in the accompanying table. Complete parts (a) through (c) below. EEB Click the icon to view the futures data table 47 Futures Data a. What is the marking-to-market profit or loss (in dollars) that you will have on each date? Round to the nearest dollar.) Gain/Loss on mark Cumulative Gain/Loss Gain/Loss on mark Cumulative Gain/Loss Day Price () 0 50.00 to market (S) (S) Day Price (S) to market (S) Day Price (S) 0 50.00 1 49.50 2 46.50 3 46.70 Day Price (S) 49.50 2 46.50 3 46.70 4 46.90 5 48.40 6 49.65 7 49.85 8 48.85 9 50.85 10 51.60 6 49.65 49.85 8 48.85 9 50.85 10 51.60 46.90 5 48.40 Print Done Enter your answer in the edit fields and then click Check Answer.

Answer 1