On july 1, an investor holds 50,000 shares of a certain stock. the market price is $30 per share. the investor is interested in hedging against movements in the market over the next month and decides to use the september mini s& p 500 futures contract. the index futures price is currently 1,500 and one contract is for delivery of $50 times the index. the beta of the stock is 1.3. what strategy should the investor follow? under what circumstances will it be profitable?

Which of the statements best describes why the aggregate demand curve is downward sloping? an increase in the aggregate price level causes consumer and investment spending to fall, because consumer purchasing power decreases and money demand increases. as the aggregate price level increases, consumer expectations about the future change. as the aggregate price level decreases, the stock of existing physical capital increases. as a good's price increases, holding all else constant, the good's quantity demanded decreases.