George Q Farmer expects to harvest 60,000 bushels of soybeans in October. In April, when the spot
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George Q Farmer expects to harvest 60,000 bushels of soybeans in October. In April, when the spot price of soybeans was $13.69 /bushel, George hedged 100% of his expected harvest with November futures at 1397. Soybean contracts are defined as 5000 bushels/c and trade in cents/bushel. In October George Q's harvest comes in at 60,000 bushels. The spot price of Soybeans is now $15.47 /bushel and the basis is now -0.0700
George's profit (loss) on his futures position is $ _________
Georges revenue (expenditure) on the spot market is $ _____________
George's net revenue (expenditure) is $ _______________
Georges effective price per bushel is $ ________________
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