Question

A company will buy 1000 units of a certain commodity in one year. It decides to hedge 80% of its exposure using futures contracts. The spot price and the futures price are currently $100 and $90, respectively. The spot price and the futures price in one year turn out to be $112 and $110, respectively. What is the average price paid for the commodity

Answer 1

$96 per unit

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the average price paid for the commodity is shown below:

Average price = Total cost ÷ Total number of units

where,

Total cost = Total number of units buyed × spot rate - hedge fund

where,

Hedge fund is

= 1,000 × 80% × ($110 - $90)

= $16,000

So, the total cost is

= 1,000 units × $112 - $16,000

= $96,000

Now the average price is

= $96,000 ÷ 1,000 units

= $96 per unit