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Question
Choose the correct alternative:
Consumer price index are obtained by:
Options
Paasche’s formula
Fisher’s ideal formula
Marshall Edgeworth formula
Family budget method formula
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Solution
Family budget method formula
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______ : Base year prices :: P1 : Current year prices.
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.
State the uses of Index Number
Define Time Reversal Test
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 |
Choose the correct alternative:
Cost of living at two different cities can be compared with the help of
Using the following data, construct Fisher’s Ideal Index Number and Show that it satisfies Factor Reversal Test and Time Reversal Test?
| Commodities | Price | Quantity | ||
| Base Year | Current Year | Base Year | Current Year | |
| Wheat | 6 | 10 | 50 | 56 |
| Ghee | 2 | 2 | 100 | 120 |
| Firewood | 4 | 6 | 60 | 60 |
| Sugar | 10 | 12 | 30 | 24 |
| Cloth | 8 | 12 | 40 | 36 |
Read the given passage and answer the questions:
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Index Number is a technique of measuring changes in a variable or group of related variables with reference to time, geographical location and other characteristics. Index Number is very useful for economists, farmers, traders, government, educationalists and trade union leaders for planning and implementing the plans according to their sector. The scope of index number is not limited to only one subject but it extends to many subjects such as Economics, Educational science, Psychology, History, Sociology, Geography etc. While framing index number its objective must be determined. To attain the objective the information is collected in various ways and this information is used for comparing two different time periods. For this purpose, the base year’s index is assumed as 100 and accordingly the value of the current year is calculated. Laspeyre, Paasche and Fisher have suggested different methods for constructing index numbers. |
- Explain the meaning of Index Number.
- To whom the Index Number is useful?
- Express your opinion about the given passage.
