6. A commoditys spot price as of December 31 is $36/unit, and storage costs are...

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6. A commoditys spot price as of December 31 is $36/unit, and storage costs are $0.72/unit at the end of every month, starting January 31. If the effective monthly interest rate is 0.9% (compounded monthly, not continuously), what will be the forward price for delivery at the end of August, assuming the commodity is stored?

a. $44.78

imageb.$44.62

c. $44.44

d. $41.94

e. $44.86

7. Suppose the spot price of a commodity is $27 per unit. The 3, 6, 9, and 12-month forward prices for the commodity are $27.31, $27.63, $27.95, and $28.27, respectively. This forward curve is an example of...

imagea.contango.

b. neither contango nor backwardation.

c. both contango and backwardation.

d. backwardation.

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