Explain who will be at profit and who will lost based on the situation below and show the calculation. Given that in May a farmer and a baker enter into a forward contract on a thousand bushels of wheat at a price of $5.00 per bushel for delivery in December. In December the spot price of wheat is $4.00 per bushel.

Explain who will be at profit and who will lost based on the situation below and show the calculation. Given that in May a farmer and a baker enter into a forward contract on a thousand bushels of wheat at a price of $5.00 per bushel for delivery in December. In December the spot price of wheat is $4.00 per bushel.

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