Choose a commodity, preferably an agricultural one.

Analyze its production and o

ther data (available in CMIE or other databases) and also its spot and futures p
rices (from MCX or NCDEX website) in, say, the calendar-year 2014. Get the riskfree-rate data from RBI's or some other organization's website. Analyze what the
futures-spot relationship is and whether it gets influenced by production, expo
rt, and all such macro variables.
Here are the questions on the second case: RJR Nabisco. The report is due in my
office (please push it under my office door) by 5:00pm on 3 January 2015. Good l
uck!
1. Determine the value of RJR Nabisco under the three different operating strate
gies: a) pre-bid, b) Management Group s, and c) KKR s. What accounts for the differe
nces, if any?
2. Evaluate the use of an auction of RJR Nabisco by the Special Committee. Which
bid, if any,