Look at the futures listings for corn in Figure 2.11. Suppose you buy one contract for December 2020 delivery at the closingprice.Required:If the contract closes in December at a price of $4.00 per bushel, what will be your profit or loss? (Each contract calls fordelivery of 5,000 bushels.) (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) FIGURE 2.11 Corn futures prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, September 4, 2019MaturitySeptember-19Change-4.7500High3.5100December-19-3.50003.6300-3.25003.8400-2.25004.0025-2.00004.2000May-20December-20July-21Last3.45003.57503.79253.97254.1875Low3.44503.56503.78503.97004.1825

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Look at the futures listings for corn in Figure 2.11. Suppose you buy one contract for December 2020 delivery at the closing price. Required: If the contract closes in December at a price of $4.00 per bushel, what will be your profit or loss? (Each contract calls for delivery of 5,000 bushels.) (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Look at the futures listings for corn in Figure 2.11. Suppose you buy one contract for December 2020 delivery at the closing price. Required: If the contract closes in December at a price of $4.00 per bushel, what will be your profit or loss? (Each contract calls for delivery of 5,000 bushels.) (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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