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Laspeyre's index $= 110$, Paasche's index $= 108$, then Fisher's Ideal index is equal to:
If all the values are not of equal importance the index number is called:
The aggregative expenditure method and family budget method always give:
A factory uses three raw materials A ,B and C in the manufacturing process.The price of material were as shown below: Calculate a simple aggregate index for $2005$.
Commodity | Price in Rs in 1995 | Price in Rs in 2005 |
---|---|---|
A | 4 | 5 |
B | 60 | 57 |
C | 36 | 42 |
The most appropriate average in averaging the price relatives is:
Using simple aggregate method, calculate price index number from the following data:
Commodity | A | B | C | D | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993 prices (in Rs) | 50 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
1995 prices(in Rs) | 80 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 6 |
Calculate the index number for the year 2006 with 1996 as the base year by the weighted average of price relatives method from the following data.
Commodity | A | B | C | D | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight | 40 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 10 |
Price(Rs) per unit 1996 | 32 | 80 | 1 | 10.24 | 4 |
Price(Rs) per unit 2006 | 40 | 120 | 1 | 15.36 | 3 |
Calculate price index for the following by using price relative method.
Material | Cement | Timber | Steel | Bricks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Price in 1969 (in Rs) | 5 | 9.5 | 35 | 12 |
Price in 1970 (in Rs) | 8 | 14.3 | 42 | 24 |
Construct a composite index number as a weighted mean from the following data:
Index Number | 122 | 145 | 101 | 98 | 137 | 116 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
A firm uses three raw materials E ,F ,G in processing . The price per kg of these materials are as shown:
Item | 1957 | 1967 |
---|---|---|
E | 4 | 3 |
F | 60 | 57 |
G | 36 | 42 |
Calculate simple aggregate price index for 1967 using 1957 as the base year.