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प्रश्न
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 |
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उत्तर
| Commodity | Price | Weights (V) |
P = `"p"_1/"p"_0 xx 100` | PV | |
| 2012 (p0) |
2015 (p1) |
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| Rice | 250 | 280 | 10 | 112 | 1120 |
| Wheat | 70 | 85 | 5 | 121.43 | 607.15 |
| Corn | 150 | 170 | 6 | 113.33 | 679.98 |
| Oil | 25 | 35 | 4 | 140 | 560 |
| Dhal | 85 | 90 | 3 | 105.88 | 317.64 |
| Total | `sum"V"` = 28 | `sum"PV"` = 3284.77 | |||
Cost of living index number = `(sum"PV")/(sum"V")`
= `3284.77/28`
= 117.31
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the Correlation:
__________ : Single variable :: Composite index : Group of variables
Assertion (A): Index numbers are statistical devices.
Reasoning (R): Index numbers measure only changes in the price level over a period of time.
Construct Quantity index number from the given data:
| Commodity | A | B | C | D | E |
| Base year quantities | 170 | 150 | 100 | 195 | 205 |
| Current year quantities | 90 | 70 | 75 | 150 | 95 |
State the uses of Index Number
Discuss about Cost of Living Index Number
Choose the correct alternative:
Another name of consumer’s price index number is:
Choose the correct alternative:
Consumer price index are obtained by:
Choose the correct alternative:
While computing a weighted index, the current period quantities are used in the:
Explain the meaning of index number.
Complete the correlation:
P0 : ______ : : P1 : Current year price.
