Dudley Savings Bank wishes to take a position in Treasury bond futures contracts, which currently have a quote of 117 100. Dudley Savings thinks interest rates will go down over the period of investment. The face value of the bond underlying the futures contract is $100,000. SHOW WORK PLEASE

a.

Should the bank go long or short on the futures contracts?

	Long
	Short

b.	Given your answer to part (a), calculate the net profit to Dudley Savings Bank if the price of the futures contracts increases to 117 230. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Net profit

$

c.	Given your answer to part (a), calculate the net profit to Dudley Savings Bank if the price of the futures contracts decreases to 116 290. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Net profit

$