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प्रश्न
Define Index Number
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उत्तर
Index Numbers are the indicators which reflect the changes over a specified period of time in price of different commodities, production, sales, cost of living etc.
“An Index Number is a device which shows by its variations the change in a magnitude which is not capable of accurate measurements in itself or of direct valuation in practice”. – Wheldon
“An Index number is a statistical measure of fluctuations in a variable arranged in the form of a series and using a base. Period for maxing H comparisons” – Lawrence J Kalpan.
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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.
Write note on Fisher’s price index number
Define true value ratio
Define family budget method
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 |
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 |
Choose the correct alternative:
Laspeyre’s index = 110, Paasche’s index = 108, then Fisher’s Ideal index is equal to:
Choose the correct alternative:
While computing a weighted index, the current period quantities are used in the:
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 |
