STAT TECH IN BUSINESS & ECON LL\AC
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Author: Lind
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Chapter 17, Problem 5E
a.
To determine
To develop: A simple price index using August
b.
To determine
To develop: A simple aggregate price index using
c.
To determine
To find: The Laspeyres’ price index using
d.
To determine
To find: The Paasche’s index using
e.
To determine
To find: The Fisher’s ideal index.
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Use the following price information for selected items for 2010 and 2018. Production figures for those two periods are also given.
Price
Quantity
Item
2010
2018
2010
2018
Aluminum (cents per pound)
$
0.82
$
0.86
1,000
1,200
Natural gas $ per million BLA
4.37
2.99
5,000
4,000
Petroleum (barrel)
71.21
58.15
60,000
60,000
Platinum (troy ounce)
1,743.60
1,292.53
500
600
A price relative was computed for houses. The base period is 2005. The price relative in 2010 was 130. The interpretation of the price relative is that
a.
there has been a 130% increase in the price of houses from 2005 to 2010.
b.
there has been a 30% increase in the price of houses from 2005 to 2010.
c.
the price of houses in 2010 was $130 higher than the price in 2005.
d.
It is impossible to interpret the index.
2015
2020
ITEM
PRICE
QUANTITY
PRICE
QUANTITY
Cup of coffee
8.50
50
10.50
60
Toasted cheese sandwich
13.00
35
14.00
25
English muffin
9.00
120
9.50
138
The preliminary analysis of the data produced the following table:
po
qo
p1
q1
poqo
poq1
p1qo
p1q1
8.50
50
10.50
60
425
510
525
630
13.00
35
14.00
25
455
325
490
350
9.00
120
9.50
138
1080
X
1140
1311
Σ
W
Y
2155
Using the table of analysis shown above, answer the following questions (use 2015 as the base year):
Chapter 17 Solutions
STAT TECH IN BUSINESS & ECON LL\AC
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