Question 2 3 pts A regression of the spot price of gold on the futures price of silver has a statistically significant (slope) coefficient of 22.55 and an R2 of 0.86. A jewelry manufacturer would like to use this information to hedge the purchase of 10,000 ounces of gold. One silver futures contract is for the delivery of 5,000 ounces of silver. The manufacturer wants to hedge the purchase of gold. a) Should the manufacturer long or short the futures contract? Please input long or short in lower case. Your answer: b) How many futures contracts should the manufacturer trade? Please input only the number of contracts to trade; round the number to the nearest whole number. Your