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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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Using Fisher’s Ideal Formula, compute price index number for 1999 with 1996 as base year, given the following:
| Year | Commodity: A | Commodity: B | Commodity: C | |||
| Price (Rs.) | Quantity (kg) | Price (Rs.) | Quantity (kg) | Price (Rs.) | Quantity (kg) | |
| 1996 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
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:
Most commonly used index number is:
State with reasons whether you agree or disagree with the following statement:
Index number measures changes in the price level only.
Find the odd word out:
Features of Index Number:
