You have taken a short position in a futures contract on corn at $3.74 per bushel. Over the next 5 days (Day 1 to Day 5) the contract settled at 3.68, 3.71, 3.67, 3.64, and 3.61. Before you can reverse your position in the futures market you are notified on Day 5 to complete delivery. What will you receive on delivery per bushel and what is the net amount per bushel you receive in total

In finance, short selling (also known as shorting or going short) is the practice of selling assets, that have been borrowed from a third party with the intention of buying identical assets back at a later date to return to the lender.

So in the given scenario the investor would be at lose of

Selling price = 3.74 per bushel

Purchase price = 3.61 per bushel

therefore lose of $ 0.13 per bushel you need to pay off.