Big East Airlines will purchase 3 million gallons of jet fuel in next 3 months and hedges
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Big East Airlines will purchase 3 million gallons of jet fuel in next 3 months and hedges using heating oil futures. From their analysis they determinejet= 0.333,heat= 0.250, and= 0.944. The current price of jet fuel in the spot market is $5.20 and the current future price of heating oil is $2.50. Assume each heating oil future or forward contract is for 42,000 gallons.
- What is the optimal number of heating oil contracts if using forwards?
- What is the optimal number of heating oil contracts if using futures?
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