Loose Leaf for Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics
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ISBN: 9781260152647
Author: Douglas A. Lind
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 2.2PT
a.
To determine
Determine the simple aggregate price with 2012 as the base period.
b.
To determine
Determine a Laspeyres price index.
c.
To determine
Determine the Paasche price index.
d.
To determine
Determine a value 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.
Compute a simple price index for each of the four items. Use 2010 as the base period. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)
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.
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the price of houses in 2010 was $130 higher than the price in 2005.
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It is impossible to interpret the index.
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Loose Leaf for Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics
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