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Pear, Inc. is looking to mitigate the risk of plastic price fluctuations over the next 7.5 months. The company is evaluating two futures contracts for this purpose. Futures on Commodity A show a correlation of 0.85 with plastic prices, while futures on Commodity B exhibit a correlation of 0.92 with plastic prices. Both commodities offer futures contracts with maturities of 6 months and 9 months. Considering the mentioned correlations and available contract durations, which futures contract would be the most appropriate for Pear, Inc. to hedge against the price volatility of plastic over the 7.5-month period?