You are short 20 gasoline futures contracts, established at an initial settle price of $2.47 per gallon, where each contract represents 42,000 gallons. Over the subsequent four trading days, gasoline settles at $2.46, $2.51, $2.52, and $2.53, respectively. Calculate the profit or loss for each trading day. (Do not round intermediate calculations. A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign.)
Profit/ Loss
Day 1 $
Day 2 $
Day 3 $
Day 4 $
Compute your total profit or loss at the end of the trading period. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Input your answer as a positive value.)

In the 1970s, kmart used blue light specials to encourage customers to flock to a particular department having a temporary sale. a spinning blue light activated for approximately 30 seconds, and then an in-store announcement informed shoppers of the special savings in the specific department. over time, loyal kmart shoppers learned to flock to the department with the spinning blue light before any announcement of special savings occurred. if kmart was employing classical conditioning techniques, what role did the spinning blue light play?

You want to have $80,000 in your savings account 11 years from now, and you’re prepared to make equal annual deposits into the account at the end of each year. if the account pays 6.30 percent interest, what amount must you deposit each year? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Alpine west, inc., operates a downhill ski area near lake tahoe, california. an all-day, adult ticket can be purchased for $55. adult customers also can purchase a season pass that entitles the pass holder to ski any day during the season, which typically runs from december 1 through april 30. the season pass is nontransferable, and the $450 price is nonrefundable. alpine expects its season pass holders to use their passes equally throughout the season. the company’s fiscal year ends on december 31. on november 6, 2009, jake lawson purchased a season ticket. required: 1. when should alpine west recognize revenue from the sale of its season passes? 2. prepare the appropriate journal entries that alpine would record on november 6 and december 31. 3. what will be included in the 2009 income statement and 2009 balance sheet related to the sale of the season pass to jake lawson?