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प्रश्न
Calculate the cost of living index by aggregate expenditure method:
| Commodity | Weight 2010 |
Price (Rs.) | |
| 2010 | 2015 | ||
| P | 80 | 22 | 25 |
| Q | 30 | 30 | 45 |
| R | 25 | 42 | 50 |
| S | 40 | 25 | 35 |
| T | 50 | 36 | 52 |
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उत्तर
| Commodity | Price (Rs.) | Weights (V) |
P = `"p"_1/"p"_0 xx 100` | PV | |
| 2010 (p0) |
2015 (p1) |
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| P | 22 | 25 | 80 | 113.63 | 9090.4 |
| Q | 30 | 45 | 30 | 150 | 4500 |
| R | 42 | 50 | 25 | 119.05 | 2976.25 |
| S | 25 | 35 | 40 | 140 | 5600 |
| T | 36 | 52 | 50 | 144.44 | 7222 |
| Total | `sum"V"` = 225 | `sum"PV"` = 29388.65 | |||
Cost of living index number = `(sum"PV")/(sum"V")`
= `29388.65/225`
= 130.62
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Features of index numbers:
- It is useful in framing suitable economic policies.
- It is useful to present financial data in real terms
- Index numbers are statistical devices.
- Index numbers are specialized averages.
Device that measures changes in an economic variable or a group of variables over a period of time –
Index number was originally developed to measure ______.
Define Laspeyre’s price index number
Calculate price index number for 2005 by (a) Laspeyre’s (b) Paasche’s method
| Commodity | 1995 | 2005 | ||
| Price | Quantity | Price | Quantity | |
| A | 5 | 60 | 15 | 70 |
| B | 4 | 20 | 8 | 35 |
| C | 3 | 15 | 6 | 20 |
Construct the cost of living Index number for 2015 on the basis of 2012 from the following data using family budget method.
| Commodity | Price | Weights | |
| 2012 | 2015 | ||
| Rice | 250 | 280 | 10 |
| Wheat | 70 | 85 | 5 |
| Corn | 150 | 170 | 6 |
| Oil | 25 | 35 | 4 |
| Dhal | 85 | 90 | 3 |
Choose the correct alternative:
Most commonly used index number is:
State with reasons whether you agree or disagree with the following statement:
Index number measures changes in the price level only.
Choose the correct pair.
| Group A | Group B |
| 1) Price Index | a) `(sump_1q_1)/(sump_0q_0)xx100` |
| 2) Value Index | b) `(sumq_1)/(sumq_0)xx100` |
| 3) Quantity Index | c) `(sump_1q_1)/(sump_0q_1)xx100` |
| 4) Paasche's Index | d) `(sump_1)/(sump_0)xx100` |
The base year's index of a selected variable is assumed as ______.
