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The weighted aggregative price index numbers for 2001 with 2000 as the base year using Marshal - Edgeworth Index Number is:

Commodity Price (in) Quantities
  2000 2001 2000 2001
A 10 12 20 22
B 8 8 16 18
C 5 6 10 11
D 4 4 7 8

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Important Questions on Index Numbers

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If Laspeyre’s index number is 110 and Fisher’s ideal index number is 109. Then Paasche’s Index number is
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Fisher’s ideal index does not satisfy ______ test
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Fisher's ideal formula does not satisfy test______.
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Index Number are expressed as _________
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The value of the base time period serves as a standard point of comparison:
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The consumer price Index goes up from 120 to 180 when salary goes up from 240 to 540, what is the increase in real terms?
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The weighted aggregative price index hymbers for 2001 with 2000 as the base year using Fisher's Index Number is

Commodity Price (in) Quantities
  2000 2001 2000 2001
A 10 12 20 22
B 8 8 16 18
C 5 6 10 11
D 4 4 7 8
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For year 2015, price index was 267% with base year 2005. The percentage increase in price index over base year 2005 is_____.
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The weighted aggregative price index numbers for 2001 with 2000 as the base year using Paasche's Index Number is: 

Commodity Price (in) Quantities
  2000 2001 2000 2001
A 10 12 20 22
B 8 8 16 18
C 5 6 10 11
D 4 4 7 8
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Define index numbers According to spiegal and List the methods of construction of index numbers.
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An enquiry into the budgets of the middle class families in a city in India gave the following information.

What change in the cost of living figures of 2015 has taken place as compared to 2014?

Expenses on Food Rent Clothing Fuel Mise
35% 15% 20% 10% 20%
Price in 2014 450 90 225 75 120
Price in 2015 435 90 195 69 135

 

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Construct the consumer price index number of 2015 on the from the following data using  the average expenditure method

Commodity Quantity consumed in 2014 Price in 2014 Price in 2015
A 10 Quintal 12 8
B 5 Quintal 20 25
C 6 Quintal 7 12
D 3 Quintal 3 9
E 4 Kg 11 13
F 8 Kg 15 20
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Construct the consumer price index number of 2015 on the from the following data using the family budget method.

Commodity Quantity consumed in 2014 Price in 2014 Price in 2015
A 28 Quintal 22 30
B 12 Quintal 15 17
C 18 Quintal 20 10
D 3 Quintal 30 27
E 15 Kg 14 16
F 11 Kg 17 20
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An enquiry into the budgets of the middle class families in a city in India gave the following information.

What change in the cost of living figures of 2015 has taken place as compared to 2014?

Expenses on Food Rent Clothing Fuel Mise
25% 23% 18% 30% 35%
Price in 2014 230 75 325 65 220
Price in 2015 323 83 284 54 437
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Construct the consumer price index number of 2015 on the from the following data using the family budget method.

Commodity Quantity consumed in 2014 Price in 2014 Price in 2015
A 6 Quintal 5 6
B 6 Quintal 6 7
C 1 Quintal 5 6
D 6 Quintal 6 7
E 4 Kg 7 8
F 6 Kg 8 9
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Construct the cost of living index of 2014 using family budget method

Expenses % base year 2000 2014
Food 40 150 174
Rent 15 50 60
Clothing 15 100 125
Fuel 10 20 25
Misc 20 60 90

 

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Construct the cost of living index of 2014 using family budget method

Expenses % base year 2000 2014
Food 40 230 162
Rent 15 47 41
Clothing 15 115 134
Fuel 10 130 49
Misc 20 70 87

 

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List the methods of construction of index numbers.
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Calculate the consumer price index number for 2015 on the basis of 2000 from the following data.(Answer up to two decimal values)

Commodity Quantity Price
2000 2015
Wheat 20 15 20
Rice 8 20 24
Ghee 2 160 200
Sugar 4 40 40

 

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List the methods of construction of index numbers and state Laspeyre's method.