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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 reason whether you agree or disagree with the following statement:
Index numbers measure changes in the price level only.
Find the odd word
Types of index numbers -
Assertion (A): Index numbers are statistical devices.
Reasoning (R): Index numbers measure only changes in the price level over a period of time.
Mention the classification of Index Number
Write note on Fisher’s price index number
State the test of adequacy of index number
Define family budget method
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 |
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` |
Find the odd word out:
Features of Index Number:
