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State with reasons whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: Index number measures changes in the price level only.

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State with reasons whether you agree or disagree with the following statement:

Index number measures changes in the price level only.

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  • Agree

  • Disagree

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उत्तर

I Disagree With the above statement.

Reasons:

  1. An index number is a device to measure changes in economic variables (or groups of variables) over a period of time.
  2. Index numbers are one of the most used statistical tools in economics.
  3. Index numbers were originally developed to measure changes in the price level.
  4. At the present time, it is also used to measure trends in a wide variety of areas, such as stock market prices, cost of living, industrial and agricultural production, and changes in exports and imports. Etc.
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Statements that are incorrect in relation to index numbers:

  1. An index number is a geographical tool.
  2. Index numbers measure changes in air pressure.
  3. Index numbers measure relative changes in an economic variable.
  4. Index numbers are specialized averages.

______ : Base year prices :: P1 : Current year prices.


Complete the Correlation:

__________ : Single variable :: Composite index : Group of variables


Explain the features of index numbers.


Features of index numbers:

  1. It is useful in framing suitable economic policies.
  2. It is useful to present financial data in real terms
  3. Index numbers are statistical devices.
  4. Index numbers are specialized averages.

Device that measures changes in an economic variable or a group of variables over a period of time –


Find the odd word

Types of index numbers -


Index number which is computed from a single variable called is a ______.


Assertion (A): Index numbers are statistical devices.

Reasoning (R): Index numbers measure only changes in the price level over a period of time.


Identify & explain the concept from the given illustration.

Agricultural Research Institute constructed an index number to measure changes in the production of raw cotton in Maharashtra during the period 2015-2020.


Define Index Number


State the uses of Index Number


Mention the classification of Index Number


Define Laspeyre’s price index number


Explain factor reversal test


Discuss about Cost of Living Index Number


Define family budget method


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

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

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

Using the following data, construct Fisher’s Ideal index and show how it satisfies Factor Reversal Test and Time Reversal Test?

Commodity Price in Rupees per unit Number of units
Basic year Current year Base year Current year
A 6 10 50 56
B 2 2 100 120
C 4 6 60 60
D 10 12 50 24
E 8 12 40 36

Calculate Fisher’s index number to the following data. Also show that it satisfies Time Reversal Test.

Commodity 2016 2017
Price (Rs.) Quantity (kg) Price (Rs.) Quantity (kg)
Food 40 12 65 14
Fuel 72 14 78 20
Clothing 36 10 36 15
Wheat 20 6 42 4
Others 46 8 52 6

The following are the group index numbers and the group weights of an average working class family’s budget. Construct the cost of living index number:

Groups Food Fuel and
Lighting
Clothing Rent Miscellaneous
Index Number  2450 1240 3250 3750 4190
Weight 48 20 12 15 10

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

Choose the correct alternative:

Another name of consumer’s price index number is:


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


Choose the correct alternative:

Most commonly used index number is:


Choose the correct alternative:

Which of the following Index number satisfy the time reversal test?


Calculate the Laspeyre’s, Paasche’s and Fisher’s price index number for the following data. Interpret on the data.

Commodities Base Year Current Year
Price Quantity Price  Quantity
A 170 562 72 632
B 192 535 70 756
C 195 639 95 926
D 1987 128 92 255
E 1985 542 92 632
F 150 217 180 314
7 12.6 12.7 12.5 12.8
8 12.4 12.3 12.6 12.5
9 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.6
10 12.1 12.7 12.5 12.8

Compute the consumer price index for 2015 on the basis of 2014 from the following data.

Commodities Quantities Prices in 2015 Prices in 2016
A 6 5.75 6.00
B 6 5.00 8.00
C 1 6.00 9.00
D 6 8.00 10.00
E 4 2.00 1.50
F 1 20.00 15.00

An Enquiry was made into the budgets of the middle class families in a city gave the following information.

Expenditure Food Rent Clothing Fuel Rice
Price(2010) 150 50 100 20 60
Price(2011) 174 60 125 25 90
Weights 35 15 20 10 20

What changes in the cost of living have taken place in the middle class families of a city?


Assertion and reasoning question:

  • Assertion (A): The index number considers all factors.
  • Reasoning (R): The index number is based on samples.

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 ______.


Complete the correlation:

P0 : ______ : : P1 : Current year price.


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