Table 6.1
$\begin{array}{lccc}
\begin{array}{c}
\text { Expiration } \
\text { Time }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Wheat } \
\text { Cents/Bushel }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Corn } \
\text { Cents/Bushel }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Soybeans } \
\text { Cents/Bushel }
\end{array} \
\hline \text { Today }=\text { spot } & 540 & 610 & 1320 \
6 \text { months } & 560 & 600 & 1350 \
12 \text { months } & 590 & 587 & 1480 \
18 \text { months } & 625 & 580 & 1370 \
24 \text { months } & 655 & 570 & 1265
\end{array}$
-Refer to the table 6.1.The lease rate on the 6-month soybean contract is 0.35%.What is the implied annual storage cost if the cost is continuously paid and proportional?
A) 0.84%
B) 1.62%
C) 2.30%
D) 4.0%

Question

Table 6.1
 $\begin{array}{lccc}
\begin{array}{c}
\text { Expiration } \
\text { Time }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Wheat } \
\text { Cents/Bushel }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Corn } \
\text { Cents/Bushel }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Soybeans } \
\text { Cents/Bushel }
\end{array} \
\hline \text { Today }=\text { spot } & 540 & 610 & 1320 \
6 \text { months } & 560 & 600 & 1350 \
12 \text { months } & 590 & 587 & 1480 \
18 \text { months } & 625 & 580 & 1370 \
24 \text { months } & 655 & 570 & 1265
\end{array}$
-Refer to the table 6.1.The lease rate on the 6-month soybean contract is 0.35%.What is the implied annual storage cost if the cost is continuously paid and proportional?
A) 0.84%
B) 1.62%
C) 2.30%
D) 4.0%

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The implied annual storage cost is twice the lease rate, or 0.7%.

Table 61 -Refer to the Table 6