Weighted Index Numbers

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Weighted Index Numbers: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Tests for Index Numbers, Weighted Average of Price Relatives and, Weighted Aggregate Index Numbers

Important Questions on Weighted Index Numbers

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Construct Paasche’s index for the following data by considering 2014 as the base year

Items year 2014 year 2015
Price Quantity Price Quantity
A 6 50 10 56
B 2 100 2 120
C 4 60 6 60
D 10 30 12 24
E 8 40 12 36

 

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Construct Marshall–Edgeworth price index number for the following data taking 2016 as base year

Commodity Year 2016 Year 2017
Price Quantity Price Quantity
A 4 58500 6 62000
B 3.5 15630 5.5 13050
C 3 26230 5 25000
D 2.5 11360 4 10000
E 2 30000 3 31500

 

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From the data given, Obtain Laspeyre’s quantity index for 2018 using 2015 as the base year

commodity Base year current year
Prices  Quantity  Price  Quantity 
A 10 12 12 15
B 7 15 5 20
C 5 24 9 20
D 16 5 14 5

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For the given data, Obtain the Compute Index number using Fisher’s formula and show it satisfies time reversal test and factor reversal test

commodity Base year current year
Prices  Quantity  Price  Quantity 
A 10 12 12 15
B 7 15 5 20
C 5 24 9 20
D 16 5 14 5

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Express tests for Index Numbers.

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Construct Marshall-Edgeworth index for the following data taking 2014 as base year

Items year 2014 year 2015
Price Quantity Price Quantity
A 16 59 22 87
B 21 32 21 38
C 42 47 16 47
D 22 62 18 57
E 82 52 18 64

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Construct Paasche’s index for the following data taking 2014 as base year

Items year 2014 year 2015
Price Quantity Price Quantity
A 32 49 33 57
B 42 73 42 92
C 86 66 32 66
D 33 13 35 94
E 84 70 35 75

 

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 Construct Laspeyre’s index for the following data taking 2014 as base year

Items year 2014 year 2015
Price Quantity Price Quantity
A 25 57 11 68
B 39 13 39 20
C 43 15 25 15
D 11 62 23 42
E 52 31 23 70

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Construct the price indices from the following data by applying Fisher ideal number by taking 2010 as the base year

Commodity 2010 2011
Price in Rs Quantity Price in Rs Quantity
A 21 21 25 32
B 29 7 23 8
C 8 19 6 7

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Compute price index for the following data by applying weighted average of price relative method using arithmetic mean

Item Price Rs in 2006 Price Rs in 2007 quantity
A 5 3.2 30
B 10 4.2 15
C 13 6 25

 

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Compute price index for the following data by applying weighted average of price relative method using geometric mean.

Item Price Rs in 2006 Price Rs in 2007 quantity
A 2 2.5 40
B 3 3.25 20
C 1.5 1.75 10

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Compute price index for the following data by applying weighted average of price relative method using geometric mean.

Item Price Rs in 2006 Price Rs in 2007 quantity
A 13 12 35
B 15 24 28
C 32 42 36

 

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Compute price index for the following data by applying weighted average of price relative method using arithmetic mean

Item Price Rs in 2006 Price Rs in 2007 quantity
A 20 25 28
B 31 21 41
C 12 18 23

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Construct the index of 2014 from the following data for the year 2012 taking 2011 as base year as base using geometric mean

Item Price Rs in 2014 Price Rs in 2015
A 31 15
B 11 27
C 14 42
D 22 18
E 21 32

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Construct the index from the following data for the year 2015 taking 2014 as base year using arithmetic mean

Item Price Rs in 2014 Price Rs in 2015
A 16 26
B 21 32
C 24 17
D 32 36
E 18 23

MEDIUM
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From the data given, in problem. Obtain the following Compute Index number using Fisher’s formula and show it satisfies time reversal test and factor reversal test

commodity Base year current year
Prices  Quantity  Price  Quantity 
A 20 6 11 50
B 17 10 4 24
C 3 21 2 27
D 15 9 12 22

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From the data given, in problem. Obtain the following Paasche’s quantity index for 2018 using 2015 as the base

commodity Base year current year
Prices  Quantity  Price  Quantity 
A 20 11 14 18
B 3 19 17 29
C 10 23 16 32
D 26 6 27 10

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From the data given, in problem. Obtain the following (a) Laspeyre’s quantity index for 2018 using 2015 as the base year

commodity Base year current year
Prices  Quantity  Price  Quantity 
A 13 16 44 28
B 10 28 12 36
C 4 30 9 30
D 11 4 28 24

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A popular consumer co-operative store located in a labour colony reported the average monthly data on prices and quantities sold of a group of selected items of mass consumption as follows

Compute the following indices Paasche’s price index for 2018 using 2015 as base year.

Items Jan 2015 Jan 2018
Prices Rs Per kg Quantity sold kg Price Rs Per kg Quantity sold kg
Veg oil 21 52 27 56
Sugar 25 83 44 94
Rice 11 105 19 70
Wheat 13 98 29 14

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A popular consumer co-operative store located in a labour colony reported the average monthly data on prices and quantities sold of a group of selected items of mass consumption as follows.

Compute Laspeyre’s price index for 2018 using 2015 us base year. 

Items Jan 2015 Jan 2018
Prices Rs Per kg Quantity sold kg Price Rs Per kg Quantity sold kg
Veg oil 22 36 15 54
Sugar 24 87 19 93
Rice 11 90 21 17
Wheat 18 81 32 118