Afutures contract does which of the following?
a. sets the price and date for a commodity purchase in advance of that purchase.
b. limits the future liability of one set of partners if a business fails.
c. temporarily increases the supply of a commodity in order to meet demand.
d. establishes a pegged exchange rate between two currencies.

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "A. Sets the price and date for a commodity purchase in advance of that purchase." A futures contract is a standardized contract between two parties to buy or sell a specified asset of standardized quantity and quality for a price agreed upon today with delivery and payment occurring at a specified future date, the delivery date.

Do you have more info about it ? i doubt this is the answer because i don't have all the information but if trouble was brewing in a clinic maybe it was an argument as to which clinic was better or smth of that nature