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In the section on South Asia, there was a film entitled Norman Borlaug & the Green Revolution which told the story of an American scientist who introduced varieties of grains to India that were disease resistant and thereby could feed many more people. Before Dr. Borlaug moved to South Asia to address the food crises there, according to the film, where were his first grain crop experimentations: 

Suppose on 11/15/2025 the Feb 2026 live cattle basis in Omaha, Nebraska is + 0.85 cents/lb.  This means that:

Answer the following questions by decoding the following RV32I instruction: 0x0006F637 A. Classify the instruction. [opcode]B. What, if any, is the location of the instruction’s source 1 operand? [src1]C. What, if any, is the location of the instruction’s source 2 operand? [src2]D. What, if any, is the location of the instruction’s destination operand? [dst]

These hypothetical prices are for Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ) traded on the ICE Exchange.  Assume the prices were valid as of 11/18/25.  FCOJ is a storable commodity. Jan 2026         100.05  Mar 2026          95.18 May 2026          92.67 July 2026            90.13  Consider the spread between the Jan 2026 and May 2026 FCOJ contracts.  All of  the following are true statements except:

These hypothetical prices are for Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ) traded on the ICE Exchange.  Assume the prices were valid as of 11/18/25.  FCOJ is a storable commodity. Jan 2026         100.05  Mar 2026          95.18 May 2026          92.67 July 2026           90.13  Question – Given the above series of prices for FCOJ, one can say that these futures prices are exhibiting:

Consider the following RV32I program: # starting address is 0x0003_0000 LUI a1, %hi(DATA) ADDI a1, a1, %lo(DATA)LOOP: LB a2, 0(a1) BEQ a2, zero, DONENEXT: ADD a1, a1, 3 J LOOPDONE: HALTDATA: .string “WHALE” .word 0, 0, 0 Trace the execution of the program above to understand it and then answer the following questions this program’s execution: A.) How many times does the instruction labeled LOOP execute? [loop]B.) How many times does the instruction labeled NEXT execute? [next]

On 11/15/2025,  if the cash price for corn in Benton County, IA is $4.75/bu, and the Mar 2026 futures is $5.03/bu, the basis is -0.28/bu.  This reflects the market determined price or cost of storage for corn in Benton County, IA.  This basis will likely tend to strengthen (approach zero) as March 2026 approaches. 

Over the past 3 years, the average April 1st feeder cattle basis in Dodge City, KS has been +10 cents/lb.  Currently, Apr 2026 feeder cattle futures are trading at 235.00 cents/lb.  Therefore, the target price for April 1, 2026 is: 

Answer the following questions by decoding the following RV32I instruction: 0x00A6AC23 A. Classify the instruction. [opcode]B. What, if any, is the location of the instruction’s source 1 operand? [src1]C. What, if any, is the location of the instruction’s source 2 operand? [src2]D. What, if any, is the location of the instruction’s destination operand? [dst]

Suppose on 11/15/2025 the Feb 2026 live cattle basis in Omaha, Nebraska is + 0.85 cents/lb.  This means that: