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A silver futures contract requires the seller to deliver 5,000 Troy ounces of silver. Je...

A silver futures contract requires the seller to deliver 5,000 Troy ounces of silver. Jerry Harris sells one July silver futures contract at a price of $14 per ounce, posting a $4,000 initial margin. If the required maintenance margin is $2,500, what is the first price per ounce at which Harris would receive a maintenance margin call?

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