Question 1 3 pts A Houston energy company has an agreement to sell 100,000 barrels of oil at a fixed price of $50 per barrel in 6 months. One oil futures contract is for the delivery of 1,000 barrels of oil. The energy company wants to hedge this agreement. a) Should the company long or short the futures contract? Please input long or short in lower case. Your answer: b) How many futures contracts should the company trade? Please input only the number of contracts to trade; round the number to the nearest whole number. Your