Multiple Choice
Consider a potato farmer whose cost of production is $2.25 a bushel.In May,she expects that the potato when harvested in July will sell for either $2 a bushel or $3.00.She could avoid the probability of a loss by contracting to deliver the potatoes in July at $2.50.Such a contract is traded in a
A) futures market.
B) spot market.
C) portfolio market.
D) diversified market.
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