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When answering the questions below, refer to the following table of commodity forward and spot prices. The annual risk free interest rate is 4.0%.
 Expiration  Time  Pork Bellies  cents/pound  Com  cents/bushel  Soybeans  cents/bushel  Today=spot 5402124306 months 56020844012 months 59020345218 months 62520044524 months 655195437\begin{array} { l c c c } \begin{array} { r } \text { Expiration } \\\underline {\text { Time }}\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Pork Bellies } \\\underline {\text { cents/pound }}\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Com } \\\underline {\text { cents/bushel }}\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Soybeans } \\\underline {\text { cents/bushel }}\end{array} \\\text { Today=spot } & 540 & 212 & 430 \\6 \text { months } & 560 & 208 & 440 \\12 \text { months } & 590 & 203 & 452 \\18 \text { months } & 625 & 200 & 445 \\24 \text { months } & 655 & 195 & 437\end{array}
-What is the approximate annualized lease rate on the 18-month soybean forward contract?


A) 0.69%
B) 1.21%
C) 1.69%
D) 2.31%

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