Archer Daniel Midland plans to purchase 40,000 bushels of soybeans in July. In January, when the spot price of soybeans was $9.32 /bushel, ADM hedged the entire planned purchase with September futures contracts 5000bu/c at 934. ADM lifts the hedge in July. The spot price of Soybeans is now $7.42 /bushel and the basis on September futures is now - $0.01. ADM's profit (loss) on its futures position is

China's new 5 percent tax on disposable wooden chopsticks, reflecting concerns about deforestation, has been praised by environmentalists. the move is hitting hard at the japanese, who consume 25 billion set of wooden chopsticks annually. almost all of the chopsticks used in japan come from china. the reuirements for chinese manufacturers of wooden chopsticks to pay the 5 percent tax is a factor in their external environment.

Which type of unemployment would increase if workers lost their jobs because their positions were replaced by an automated process? a) cyclical b) frictional c) international d) structural

Recent studies have shown that 20% of americans fit the medical definition of obese. a random sample of 50 americans is selected and the number of obese in the sample is determined. what is the sampling distribution of the sample proportion latex: \hat p p ^ ?