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Calculate the Laspeyres Quantity Index using 2007 as the base year (rounded off to two decimals).
A. 124.59
B. 91.32
O C. 109.50
D. 110.56
Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the Laspeyres Quantity Index using 2007 as the base year (rounded off to two decimals). A. 124.59 B. 91.32 O C. 109.50 D. 110.56
House of coffees imports and distributes ground coffee to over 300 retailers countrywide. The company has kept records of the unit price paid per kilogram and the number of kilograms imported of
its four major coffee types. Data for 2007 and 2010 is shown in the table below:
Coffee
2007
2010
Туре
Unit Price
Quantity
Unit Price
Quantity
(R/kg)
(1000kg)
(R/kg)
(1000kg)
Java
85
52
98
46
Colombia
64
75
74
06
Sumatra
115
18
133
20
Mocha
38
144
42
168
Calculate the Laspeyres Quantity Index using 2007 as the base year (rounded off to two decimals).
Transcribed Image Text:House of coffees imports and distributes ground coffee to over 300 retailers countrywide. The company has kept records of the unit price paid per kilogram and the number of kilograms imported of its four major coffee types. Data for 2007 and 2010 is shown in the table below: Coffee 2007 2010 Туре Unit Price Quantity Unit Price Quantity (R/kg) (1000kg) (R/kg) (1000kg) Java 85 52 98 46 Colombia 64 75 74 06 Sumatra 115 18 133 20 Mocha 38 144 42 168 Calculate the Laspeyres Quantity Index using 2007 as the base year (rounded off to two decimals).
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