As a major maker/manufacturer of premium leather hand luggage, you are concerned that leather prices may move beyond their current level of $30/pound when you are ready for production. Therefore, you enter into the appropriate option contract. The strike price is fixed at the current spot price at an options price of $5.00 per option. What is the position you take and your profit or loss, if eight months later, leather is selling at the spot market for $38.50? O long futures, $7.50 short futures, -$4.00 Olong call, $3.50 O long call, -$5.00 O long futures, $5.00

As a major maker/manufacturer of premium leather hand luggage, you are concerned that leather prices may move beyond their current level of $30/pound when you are ready for production. Therefore, you enter into the appropriate option contract. The strike price is fixed at the current spot price at an options price of $5.00 per option. What is the position you take and your profit or loss, if eight months later, leather is selling at the spot market for $38.50? O long futures, $7.50 short futures, -$4.00 Olong call, $3.50 O long call, -$5.00 O long futures, $5.00

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