Pear, Inc. is a manufacturer that is heavily dependent on plastic parts shipped from Malaysia. Pear wants to hedge its exposure to plastic price shocks over the next 7.5 months. Futures contracts, however, are not readily available for plastic. After some research, Pear identifies futures contracts on other commodities whose prices are closely correlated to plastic prices. Futures on Commodity A have a correlation of 0.85 with the price of plastic, and futures on Commodity B have a correlation of 0.92 with the price of plastic Futures on both Commodity A and Commodity B are available with 6-month and 9-month expirations. Ignoring liquidity considerations, which contract would be the best to minimize basis risk?(a) Futures on Commodity A with 6 months to expiration(b) Futures on Commodity A with 9 months to expiration(c) Futures on Commodity B with 6 months to expiration(d) Futures on Commodity B with 9 months to expiration

Kandon enterprises, inc., has two operating divisions; one manufactures machinery and the other breeds and sells horses. both divisions are considered separate components as defined by generally accepted accounting principles. the horse division has been unprofitable, and on november 15, 2018, kandon adopted a formal plan to sell the division. the sale was completed on april 30, 2019. at december 31, 2018, the component was considered held for sale. on december 31, 2018, the company’s fiscal year-end, the book value of the assets of the horse division was $415,000. on that date, the fair value of the assets, less costs to sell, was $350,000. the before-tax loss from operations of the division for the year was $290,000. the company’s effective tax rate is 40%. the after-tax income from continuing operations for 2018 was $550,000. required: 1. prepare a partial income statement for 2018 beginning with income from continuing operations. ignore eps disclosures. 2. prepare a partial income statement for 2018 beginning with income from continuing operations. assuming that the estimated net fair value of the horse division’s assets was $700,000, instead of $350,000. ignore eps disclosures.