With regard to a futures contract, the long position is held by a. the trader who plans to hold the contract open for the lengthiest time period. b. the trader who commits to delivering the commodity on the delivery date. c. the trader who bought the contract at the largest discount. d. the trader who has to travel the farthest distance to deliver the commodity. e. the trader who commits to purchasing the commodity on the delivery date.

Down under products, ltd., of australia has budgeted sales of its popular boomerang for the next four months as follows: unit salesapril 74,000may 85,000june 114,000july 92,000the company is now in the process of preparing a production budget for the second quarter. past experience has shown that end-of-month inventory levels must equal 10% of the following month’s unit sales. the inventory at the end of march was 7,400 units. required: prepare a production budget by month and in total, for the second quarter.

Compute the cost of not taking the following cash discounts. (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your final answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Determine the hrm’s role in the performance management process and explain how to ensure the process aligns with the organization’s strategic plan.