Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Mention the classification of Index Number
Advertisements
उत्तर
Index number can be classified as follows:
(i) Price Index Number: It measures the general changes in the retail or wholesale price level of a particular or group of commodities.
(ii) Quantity Index Number: These are indices of measure the changes in the quantity of goods manufactured in a factory.
(iii) Cost of living Index Number: These are intended to study the effect of change in the price level on the cost of living of different classes of people.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
______ : Base year prices :: P1 : Current year prices.
Complete the Correlation:
__________ : Single variable :: Composite index : Group of variables
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.
Identify & explain the concept from the given illustration.
Bombay Stock Exchange has developed “Sensex” as a stock market index for reflecting the share prices of listed companies.
Define Time Reversal Test
Calculate by a suitable method, the index number of price from the following data:
| Commodity | 2002 | 2012 | ||
| Price | Quantity | Price | Quantity | |
| A | 10 | 20 | 16 | 10 |
| B | 12 | 34 | 18 | 42 |
| C | 15 | 30 | 20 | 26 |
Compute (i) Laspeyre’s (ii) Paasche’s (iii) Fisher’s Index numbers for the 2010 from the following data.
| Commodity | Price | Quantity | ||
| 2000 | 2010 | 2000 | 2010 | |
| A | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
| B | 15 | 16 | 20 | 15 |
| C | 14 | 15 | 24 | 20 |
| D | 12 | 12 | 29 | 23 |
Choose the correct alternative:
Laspeyre’s index = 110, Paasche’s index = 108, then Fisher’s Ideal index is equal to:
Choose the correct alternative:
Cost of living at two different cities can be compared with the help of
Find the odd word out:
Features of Index Number:
