The standard deviation of monthly changes in the spot price of oil is 1.20. The standard deviation of monthly changes in the futures price of oil for the December contract is 1.40. The correlation between the futures price changes and the spot price changes is 0.70. It is now October 15. An oil consumer is committed to buying 210,000 gallons of oil on November 15. This consumer wants to use the December futures contract to hedge risk. Each futures contract is on 42,000 gallons. How should the consumer hedge

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Companies hd and ld are both profitable, and they have the same total assets (ta), total invested capital, sales (s), return on assets (roa), and profit margin (pm). both firms finance using only debt and common equity. however, company hd has the higher total debt to total capital ratio. which of the following statements is correct? a) company hd has a higher assets turnover than company ld. b) company hd has a higher return on equity than company ld. c) none of the other statements are correct because the information provided on the question is not enough. d) company hd has lower total assets turnover than company ld. e) company hd has a lower operating income (ebit) than company ld

To appeal to a new target market, the maker of hill's coffee has changed the product's package design, reformulated the coffee, begun advertising price discounts in women's magazines, and started distributing the product through gourmet coffee shops. what has been changed? a. the product's perceptual value. b.the product's 4ps. c. the method used in its target marketing. d. the ownership of the product line. e. the product's utility.