Jennifer believes that the price of sugar is too low and that the price will rise within the next calendar quarter. If she wishes to trade based on her belief she should: Select one: a. Take a long position in the futures market. b. Take a long spot position and a short futures position. c. Sell sugar in the spot market and take a long position in the futures market. d. Take a short position in the futures market. e. Sell sugar in the spot market.

Elon musk is the ceo of tesla motors. musk also serves as chairman of tesla's board. according to corporate governance theory, which of the following is a logical reason why musk should serve on the board? 1. he serves on many other boards, including that of a major client of tesla.2. his is an independent director who is well positioned to monitor the company's management.3. he can easily fire board members that are shirking their duties.4. he can provide the board with valuable inside information about the firm and the industry.

Lusk corporation produces and sells 14,300 units of product x each month. the selling price of product x is $25 per unit, and variable expenses are $19 per unit. a study has been made concerning whether product x should be discontinued. the study shows that $72,000 of the $102,000 in monthly fixed expenses charged to product x would not be avoidable even if the product was discontinued. if product x is discontinued, the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company of eliminating this product should be:

If the economy were in the contracting phase of the business cycle, how might that affect your ability to find work?