On August 1 the spot price of copper is 66 cents per lb. and the...

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  1. On August 1 the spot price of copper is 66 cents per lb. and the December futures price is 68 cents per lb. On November 1 the spot price of copper is 70 cents per lb. and the December futures price is 71 cents per lb. A company entered into two December futures contracts on August 1 to hedge the purchase of 50,000 lbs of copper on November 1. Each contract is for the delivery of 25,000 lbs. The company closed out its position on November 1. What is the effective price paid by the company for the copper?

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