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

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 11/15/25 the Mar 2026 soybean basis in Champaign, IL , is -0.45 cents/bu.  This means that:

The following are soybean prices as of 11/17/2025Jan 2026 = $11.54 /bu.Jul 2026 =  $11.72 /bu. Note that the Jan 2026 – Jul 2026 spread is -0.18 (Jan < Jul).  Briefly describe the spread you would place on 11/17/2025 if you believe the spreads are going to narrow over time.  In doing this describe the position you would take in the Jan 2026 contract, the position you would take in the Jul 2026 contract, and whether the spread is a bull spread or bear spread. Partial credit will be given if appropriate. 

The following are soybean prices as of 11/17/2025Jan 2026 = $11.54 /bu.Jul 2026 =  $11.72 /bu. Note that the Jan 2026 – Jul 2026 spread is -0.18 (Jan < Jul).  Briefly describe the spread you would place on 11/17/2025 if you believe the spreads are going to narrow over time.  In doing this describe the position you would take in the Jan 2026 contract, the position you would take in the Jul 2026 contract, and whether the spread is a bull spread or bear spread. Partial credit will be given if appropriate. 

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]

Answer the following questions by decoding the following RV32I instruction: 0x00D7D633 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]

Assume the following shows the initial contents of the specified registers:  REGISTER  CONTENTS R9  0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0110 0000  R18 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0011 0000 R19 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0111 0000 Also assume the following RV32I machine instructions are loaded into memory at addresses shown: 0x0004_0000 111110111100 01001 000 10011 0010011 0x0004_0004 0100000 00001 10010 101 01001 0010011 0x0004_0008 0 000011 10011 01001 001 1010 0 1100011 After the code above completes execution, what is the final value in each register below?(Enter your 32-bit answer in hex like the following example: 0x0210_2A3F) A.)   R9?  [s1]B.)   R18?  [s2]C.)   R19?  [s3]D.)   PC?  [PC]

Figure 30-2 In the graph, MS represents the money supply and MD represents money demand. The vertical axis is the value of money measured as 1/P and the horizontal axis is the quantity of money. Refer to Figure 30-2. If the relevant money-demand curve is the one labeled MD 2, then the equilibrium value of money is