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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
State with reasons whether you agree or disagree with the following statement:
Index numbers can be constructed without the base year.
Explain the features of index numbers.
Mention the classification of Index Number
Explain Paasche’s price index number
Define true value ratio
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
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?
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) xx 100` |
| 3) | Quantity Index | c) | `(sump_1q_1)/(sump_0q_1) xx100` |
| 4) | Paasche's Index | d) | `(sump_1)/(sump_0) xx 100` |
