The following questions use the table below about a feedlot that needs cattle later in the year.

	Now	Later
Cash Feeder Cattle Market	$135.75/cwt	$136.00/cwt
Futures Feeder Cattle Market	$133.75/cwt	$135.00/cwt

1) Is the individual concerned about price increasing or decreasing?

2) What is the initial action in the futures market: buy or sell?

3) What is the cash price paid/received by the individual later?

4) Did the individual earn a profit or loss in this hedging situation? Enter profit or loss in the following blank.

5) What is the value (i.e. amount) of the profit/loss on the hedge for one contract (signs matter)?

6)What is the total value of the profit/loss on this futures market hedge assuming 4 contracts are used with each contract accounting for 50,000 pounds (i.e. 500 cwt.)?

7) The basis was initially $2.00 and ended up being _______________.

8) The individual made the right decision to hedge: Yes or No.

9) The hedged price in this example was not the current cash price due to the basis changing. What was the hedged price?