Loose Leaf for Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics
17th Edition
ISBN: 9781260152647
Author: Douglas A. Lind
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Find the Fisher’s ideal index.
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4. The following table provides the average price of Regular Grade of gasoline for 4 years.
Use 2015 as the reference value, complete the table by calculating the price index for each
year. Show all your calculation in the space provided.
Date
2013
2014
2015
2016
Regular Grade Gasoline Prices
Price
$3.505
$3.358
$2.429
$2.143
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2. Discuss the Price Index most commonly used in your country. How is it calculated?
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
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Loose Leaf for Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics
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