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On March 1, the price of a commodity is $1,000, and the December futures price is $1,015. On November 1, the price of commodity is $980, and the December futures price is $981. A producer of the commodity entered into a December futures contracts on March 1 to hedge the sale of the commodity on November 1. The producer closed out its position on November 1. The hedging futures makes_____.
loss
gain
On March 1:
Contract price for December Futures=$1015 Spot Price= $1000
On November 1:
December Futures Price =$981
So Profit from futures =1015-981=$34
Spot Price on November 1=$980
Thus Effective Price received=$980+$34=$1,014
So the gain is = 1014-1000= $14