1. Futures market transactions are commonly used to reduce risk. The most risk reduction can be obtained when the asset at risk and the futures contract: Select one: a. have different maturities. b. have payoff schedules that differ. c. have differing volatilities. d. have uncorrelated price movements. e. have perfectly correlated price movements.
2. A 30 year project is estimated to cost $35 million dollars and provide annual cash flows of $5 per year in years 1-5; $4 million per year in years 6-20 and $2 million per year in years 21-30. If the company's required rate of return is 10%, determine the discounted payback for the project.
A. 15.90 years
B. 13.90 years
C. 11.90 years
D. 9.90 years
E. 7.90 years
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