The following questions use the table below about a hog farmer that will sell hogs later this year.

	Now	Later
Cash Lean Hogs Market	$75/cwt	$72.50/cwt
Futures Hogs Market	$78/cwt	$77.50/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) The basis was initially -$3.00 and ended up being _______________.

7) The hedged price in this example was not the current cash price due to the basis changing. What was the hedged price/net selling price?

8) What was the expected cash price the individual would pay/receive when the hedge was initiated?

9) Due to the use of hedging, was the net purchase/selling price increased or decreased due to the basis changing relative to what would have happened if the individual did not hedge?