Determine the number of dependents in each of the following independent situations: (for example, 1, 2, 3, and so on). a. Reginald, a U. S. citizen and resident, contributes 100% of the support of his parents who are citizens of Canada and live there
b. Pablo, a U. S. citizen and resident, contributes 100% of the support of his parents who are citizens of Panama. Pablo's father is a resident of Panama, and his mother is a legal resident of the United States.
c. Gretchen, a U. S. citizen and resident, contributes 100% of the support of her parents who are U. S. citizens but residents of Germany.
d. Elena is a U. S. citizen and a resident of Italy. Her household includes Carlos, a four-year-old adopted son who is a citizen of Spain.

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The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

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