A company will buy 1000 units of a certain commodity in one year. It decides to hedge its exposure using futures contracts. The spot price and the futures price are currently $100 and $90, respectively. Suppose that the spot price and the futures price in one year turn out to be $112 and $110, respectively.
A. What futures position should the company take?
B. What is the payoff per unit of the hedge?
C. What is the effective unit price paid for the commodity?