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Introduction to index numbers - class-XII

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Index for base period is always taken as: 

  1. $100$

  2. $1$

  3. $200$

  4. $0$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  Index for base period is always taken as : $100$.

$\Rightarrow$  A base year is the first of a series of years in an economic or financial index. It is typically set to an arbitrary level of 100. 
$\Rightarrow$  New, up-to-date base years are periodically introduced to keep data current in a particular index. 
$\Rightarrow$  Any year can serve as a base year, but analysts typically choose recent years.

An index number that can serve many purposes is called:

  1. General purpose index

  2. Special purpose index

  3. Cost of living index

  4. None of them


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An index number that can serve many purposes is called general purpose index.

_____ indicates the changes in monetary value

  1. Price Index

  2. Cost Index

  3. GDP Reflector

  4. All the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Price Index indicates the changes in monetary value.

Price relatives are a percentage ratio of current year price and:

  1. Base year quantity

  2. Previous year quantity

  3. Base year price

  4. Current year quantity


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  Price relatives are a percentage ratio of current year price and $Base\, year\, price$.

$\Rightarrow$  Thus, $Price\, relative=\dfrac{P _1}{P _0}\times 100,$ where $P _0$ is the price in the base year and $P _1$ of corresponding commodity in present year (for which index is to be calculated)

Index numbers are expressed in:

  1. Ratios

  2. Squares

  3. Percentages

  4. Combinations


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  Index numbers are expressed in : $Percentage$.

$\Rightarrow$  Index numbers are expressed in terms of percentages to show the extent of relative change.
$\Rightarrow$  Index numbers measure relative changes. They measure the relative change in the value of a variable or a group of related variables over a period of time or between places.
$\Rightarrow$  Index numbers measures changes which are not directly measurable.

Why do we need an index number?

  1. helpful in measuring changes in value of money

  2. helful for business community

  3. in measuring labour quality

  4. All the above


Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:

We need an index number because it is helpful in measuring changes in value of money and it is also helpful for business community.

Index numbers can be used for:

  1. Forecasting

  2. Fixed prices

  3. Different prices

  4. Constant prices


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Index number can be used for Forecasting.
This index number is a useful number that helps us quantify changes in our field. It is easier to see one value than a thousand different values for each item in our field.

How many types are used for the calculation of index numbers:

  1. $2$

  2. $3$

  3. $4$

  4. $5$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  There are $Two$ types used for the calculation of index numbers.

$\Rightarrow$  Types of calculating index numbers are :
$(1)$  Simple Aggregative Method.
$(2)$  Simple Average of price relative method.

An index number is called a simple index when it is computed from: 

  1. Single variable

  2. Bi-variable

  3. Multiple variables

  4. None of them


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  An index number is called a simple index when it is computed from : $Single\, variable$.

$\Rightarrow$  Simple index numbers grant equal importance to all items no matter what share it has. In other words, it considers each item to be equal with respect to the given variable. 
$\Rightarrow$  A simple index number is a number that measures a relative change in a single variable with respect to a base.

Consumer price index indicates:

  1. Rise

  2. Fall

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. Neither (a) and (b)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicates the measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.

It indicates both Rise and Fall in the price.

Purchasing power of money can be accessed through:

  1. Simple index

  2. Fishers index

  3. Consumer price index

  4. Volume index


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Purchasing Power is just a short phrase for how much your money buys you.

Purchasing power of money can be accessed through Consumer Price Index

In constructing index number geometric mean relatives are: 

  1. Non-reversible

  2. Reciprocal

  3. Reversible

  4. None of them


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In constructing index number geometric means relatives are Reversible.

Consumer price index numbers are obtained by:

  1. Laspeyre's formula

  2. Fisher ideal formula

  3. Marshall Edgeworth formula

  4. Paasche's formula


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

CPI figures for most countries are usually calculated by using a Laspeyre's Index or Lowe Index.


The CPI calculated via a Paasche index, helps give an idea of what today basket would have cost at yesterday prices.
Answer. (A)

Most commonly used index number is:

  1. Volume index number

  2. Value index number

  3. Price index number

  4. Simple index number


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Price Index Number is a normalized average (typically a weighted average) of price relatives for a given class of goods or services in a given region, during a given interval of time. It is the most commonly used index number.

When the price of a year is. divided by the price of a particular year we get:

  1. Simple relative

  2. Link relative

  3. (a) and (b) both

  4. None of them


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  When the price of year is divided by the price of particular year we get : $Simple\,\,relative.$

$\Rightarrow$  Under this method, the price Index for a given year is calculated as the simple average of the price relatives of the different items included in the index numbers. 
$\Rightarrow$  The simple average used, here, may be of any type viz. arithmetic mean, geometric mean, harmonic mean, median or mode, but arithmetic mean is usually preferred to, for its simplicity in calculation and geometric mean for its ability of measuring the relative changes which is the inherent feature of an index number.

The current price of a soap is Rs 10.  The base price is 4. Find price relative.

  1. 0.4

  2. 0.25

  3. 0.30

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Price relative $=$ Base Price $/$ Current Price

                       $=\dfrac{4}{10} = 0.25$

When the price of a divided by the price of the preceding year, we, get:

  1. Value index

  2. Link relative

  3. Simple relative

  4. None of them


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  When the price of divided by the price of the preceding year, we get : $Link\,\,relative.$

$\Rightarrow$  This method is based on the assumption that the trend is linear and cyclical variations are of uniform pattern. 
$\Rightarrow$  The link relatives are percentages of the current period (quarter or month) as compared with the previous period. With the computations of the link relatives and their average, the effect of cyclical and the random components is minimized. Further, the trend gets eliminated in the process of adjustment of chain relatives
$\Rightarrow$  This method is less complicated than the ratio to moving average and the ratio to trend methods.However, this method is based upon the assumption of a linear trend which may not always hold true.

Cost of living at two different cities can be compared with the help of

  1. Value index

  2. Consumer price index

  3. Volume index

  4. Un-weighted index


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Consumer Price Index can be used to compare the cost of living at two different cities.

More the CPI, higher is the cost of living in that city.

If the price of potatoes is reduced by $25\%$, one can buy $6.25$ kg more for Rs. $100$. The reduced price of potatoes is  

  1. Rs. $3$/- per kg

  2. Rs. $3.50$ per kg

  3. Rs. $4$/- per kg

  4. Rs. $4.50$ per kg


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Let original price per kg $=x$.

Reduction $=25$%
$\therefore $  New price per kg $=x\left( 1-\dfrac { 25 }{ 100 }  \right) $
                                   $=\dfrac { 3x }{ 4 } $
Now, for $Rs100$, let customer buy $'y'$ kg of potatoes.
$\therefore \quad 100=$ (initial price per kg) $\times $ (weight bought)
$\Rightarrow \quad 100=xy\quad \longrightarrow (i)$
For the reduced cost,
$100=$ (new price per kg) $\times $ (weight bought)
$\Rightarrow \quad 100=\left( \dfrac { 3x }{ 4 }  \right) \left( y+6.25 \right) $
But from eq $(i)$   $100=xy$
$\therefore \quad xy=\dfrac { 3x }{ 4 } \left( y+6.25 \right) $
$\Rightarrow \quad 4y=3y+18.75$
$\Rightarrow \quad y=18.75$
$\therefore \quad x=\dfrac { 100 }{ 18.75 } =\dfrac { 100\times 100 }{ 1875 } $
$\therefore $  Reduced price $=\dfrac { 3x }{ 4 } =\dfrac { 3 }{ 4 } \times \dfrac { 100\times 100 }{ 1875 } $  per kg
                              $=4$  per kg

Fisher's Ideal Formula satisfies __________ test.

  1. Both B & C

  2. Factor Reversal Test

  3. Time Reversal Test

  4. None of above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fisher's Ideal Formula refers to the geometric mean of Laspeyres and Paasche formula. It is also known as Ideal formula also. It satisfies Factor Reversal Test as well as Time Reversal Test.

Indices calculated by the chain base method are free from:

  1. Seasonal variations

  2. Errors

  3. Percentages

  4. Ratios


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Indices calculated by chain base method are free from seasonal variations.

The chain base indices are not suitable for:

  1. Long range comparisons

  2. Short range comparisons

  3. Percentages

  4. Ratios


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  The chain base indices are not suitable for : $Long\,range\,comparisons.$

$\Rightarrow$  In chain base method method, there is no fixed base period.
$\Rightarrow$  The chief advantage of this method is that the price relatives of a year can be compared with the price levels of the immediately preceding year. Businesses mostly interested in comparing this time period rather than comparing rates related to the distant past will utilize this method.

$\Rightarrow$  Another advantage of the chain base method is that it is possible to include new items in an index number or to delete old times which are no longer important. But the chain base method has the drawback that comparisons cannot be made over a long period.

In chain base method, the base period is:

  1. Fixed

  2. Not fixed

  3. Constant

  4. Zero


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  In chain base method, the base period is : $Not\,fixed.$

$\Rightarrow$  In this method, there is no fixed base period; the year immediately preceding the one for which the price index has to be calculated is assumed as the base year. 
$\Rightarrow$  Thus, for the year 1994 the base year would be 1993, for 1993 it would be 1992, for 1992 it would be 1991, and so on. In this way there is no fixed base and it keeps on changing.
$\Rightarrow$  advantage of the chain base method is that it is possible to include new items in an index number or to delete old times which are no longer important. 

Two hundred items were sold at a snack stand for a total of $Rs$. $130.00$. The only items sold were cansof pop for $Rs$. $0.50$ and bags of popcorn for $Rs$. $0.75$. How many of each item were sold?

  1. $120$ cans of pop, $80$ bags of popcorn

  2. $80$ cans of pop, $120$ bags of popcorn

  3. $160$ cans of pop, $40$ bags of popcorn

  4. $40$ cans of pop, $160$ bags of popcorn


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  Let us assume no of cans of pop sold =x
no of bags of pop sold=200-x
So, as per question,
$0.50*x+0.75(200-x)=130$
$0.50x+150-0.75x=130$
$0.25x=20$
$x=80$
So, no of bags of pop sold=200-x=200-80=120
Answer (B) 80 cans of pop, 120 bags of popcorn

For consumer price index, price quotations are collected from:

  1. Fair price shops

  2. Government depots

  3. Retailers

  4. Whole-sale dealers


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  For consumer price index, price quatations are collected from: $Retailers.$

$\Rightarrow$   A retailer is a company that buys products from a manufacturer or wholesaler and sells them to end users or customers. In a sense, a retailer is an intermediary or middleman that customers use to get products from the manufacturers.
$\Rightarrow$  Retailers are experts in marketing, sales, merchandise inventory, and knowing their customers. They purchase the goods from the manufacturers at cost and market them to consumers at retail prices. 
$\Rightarrow$  The retail price can be anywhere from 10 percent to 50 percent higher than the manufacturer cost. 

When the prices of rice are to be compared, we compute: 

  1. Volume index

  2. Value index

  3. Price index

  4. Aggregative index


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  When the prices of rice are to be compared, we compute: $Price\,Index.$

$\Rightarrow$  Price index, measure of relative price changes, consisting of a series of numbers arranged so that a comparison between the values for any two periods or places will show the average change in prices between periods or the average difference in prices between places. 
$\Rightarrow$  In most countries price indexes are used to measure inflation, each focusing on the prices of a collection of goods and services important to a particular segment of the economy.

Price relatives computed by chain base method are called: 

  1. Price relatives

  2. Chain indices

  3. Link relatives

  4. None of them


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  Price relatives computed by chain base method are called $Link\,\,relatives.$

$\Rightarrow$  Under this method, the base year’s price does not remain fixed but moves step from year to year. In other words, the immediately preceding year’s price becomes the base year’s price for each of the succeeding years.
$\Rightarrow$  Under this method, the base year’s price does not remain fixed but moves step from year to year. In other words, the immediately preceding year’s price becomes the base year’s price for each of the succeeding years.

$\Rightarrow$  $Chain\, index$ = $\dfrac{Average\, link\, relative\, of\, current\, year \times Chain\, index\, of\, previous\, year}{100}$

Another name of consumer's price index number is:

  1. Whole-sale price index number

  2. Cost of living index

  3. Sensitive

  4. Composite


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  Another name of consumer's price index number is ; $Cost\,of\,living\,index.$

$\Rightarrow$  A cost-of-living index is a theoretical price index that measures relative cost of living over time or regions. 
$\Rightarrow$  It is an index that measures differences in the price of goods and services, and allows for substitutions with other items as prices vary.
$\Rightarrow$  Cost of living indexes are meant to compare the expenses an average person can expect to incur to acquire food, shelter, transportation, energy, clothing, education, healthcare, child care and entertainment in different regions.

Consumer price index are obtained by:

  1. Paasche's formula

  2. Fisher's ideal formula

  3. Marshall Edgeworth formula

  4. Family budget method formula


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$  Consumer price index are obtained by: $Family\,\,budget\,\,method\,\,formula.$

$\Rightarrow$  In this method, the family budgets of a large number of people are carefully studied and the aggregate expenditure of the average family for various items is estimated. 
$\Rightarrow$  These values are used as weights. The current year’s prices are converted into price relatives on the basis of the base year’s prices, and these price relatives are multiplied by the respective values of the commodities in the base year. The total of these products is divided by the sum of the weights and the resulting figure is the required index numbers.
$P _{0n}=\dfrac{\sum WI}{\sum W}$   Here, $I=\dfrac{P _n}{P _0}\times 100$  and $W=P _0q _0$

Example of non dense index is

  1. ternary index.

  2. secondary index.

  3. primary index.

  4. clustering index.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Clustering index is an example of non dense index.

Index which has an entry for some of key value is classified as:

  1. linear index.

  2. dense index.

  3. non dense index.

  4. cluster index.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Index which has an entry for some of key value is classified as non dense index.

In multilevel indexes, primary index created for its first level is classified as

  1. zero level of multilevel index.

  2. third level of multilevel index.

  3. second level of multilevel index.

  4. first level of multilevel index.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In multilevel indexes, primary index is created for its first level  is classified as second level of multilevel index.

Construct the index number for 1991 taking 1990 as the base year from the following data by simple average of price relative method.

Commodity A B C D E
Price in 1990 100 80 160 220 40
Price in1991 140 120 180 240 40
  1. 122.32

  2. 130.14

  3. 114.56

  4. 124.53


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
 $Commodity$ $Price\,in\,1991$$P _0$  $Price\,in\,1991$$P _1$  $Price\,relative$$\dfrac{P _1}{P _0}\times 100$ 
 $A$ $100$  $140$  $140$ 
$B$  $80$  $120$  $150$
$C$  $160$  $180$  $112.5$
$D$  $220$  $240$  $109.09$
$E$  $40$  $40$  $100$ 
 $Total$     $611.59$

$\therefore$   By using simple average of price relative method,

$\Rightarrow$   $P _{01}=\dfrac{\sum P _{01}}{N}=\dfrac{611.59}{5}=122.32$

The current price of a soap is Rs 11.  The base price is 3, find price relative.

  1. $2.7$

  2. $2.5$

  3. $3.6$

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$   Current price of soap is $Rs.11.$

$\Rightarrow$   Base price of soap is $Rs.3$
$\Rightarrow$   $Price\, relative$ = $\dfrac{Current\,price}{Base\,price}=\dfrac{11}{3}=3.6$

A composite price index based on the prices of a group of items is known as the

    1. Laspeyres Index

    2. Paasche Index

    3. Aggregate price index

    4. Consumer Price Index


    Correct Option: C
    Explanation:

    A composite price index based on the prices of a group of items is known as the Aggregate price index.

    Which of the following statement is incorrect?

    1. index number is a relative measurement

    2. in fact all index numbers are weighted

    3. theoretically the best average in construction of index numbers is Geometric mean

    4. it is not possible to shift the base if it is the case of fixed base index


    Correct Option: D
    Explanation:

    Most index numbers are subjected to revision from time to time due to different reasons. In most cases it becomes compulsory to change the base year because numerous changes took place with the passage of time. For example change may happen due to disappearance of old items, inclusion of new ones, change in weights of commodities or changes in conditions, habits and standard of life etc.

    In fixed base method, the base period should be: 

    1. For away

    2. Abnormal

    3. Unreliable

    4. Normal


    Correct Option: D
    Explanation:

    $\Rightarrow$  In fixed base method, the base period should be : $Normal$.

    $\Rightarrow$ The year which is selected as a base should be a normal year, or in other words, the price level in this year should neither be abnormally low nor abnormally high. If an abnormal year is chosen as the base, the price relatives of the current year calculated on its basis would give misleading conclusions. 
    $\Rightarrow$  For example, a year in which war was at its peak, say the year 1965, is chosen as a base year; thus the comparison of the price level of the subsequent years to the price of 1965 is bound to give misleading conclusions as the price level in 1965 was abnormally high.
    $\Rightarrow$  In order to remove the difficulty associated with the selection of a normal year, the average price of a few years is sometimes taken as the base price. The fixed base method is used by the government in the calculation of national index numbers.

    If all the values are not of equal importance the index number is called:

    1. Simple

    2. Unweighted

    3. Weighted

    4. None


    Correct Option: C
    Explanation:

    If all the values are not of equal importance, the index number is called Weighted.

    A weighted aggregate price index where the weight for each item is its base period quantity is known as the

    1. Paasche Index

    2. Consumer Price Index

    3. Producer Price Index

    4. Laspeyres Index


    Correct Option: D
    Explanation:

    A weighted aggregate price index where the weight for each item is its base period quantity is known as the Laspeyres Index.

    Index for base period is always taken as: 

    1. One

    2. Zero

    3. Hundred

    4. None of these


    Correct Option: C
    Explanation:

    Index for base period is always taken as Hundred.

    For the given data calculate cost of living index number. is?

    Group Food Clothing Fuel and lighting House Rent Miscellenious
    I $70$ $90$ $100$ $60$ $80$
    W $5$ $3$ $2$ $4$ $6$
    1. $78$

    2. $77$

    3. $92$

    4. $58$


    Correct Option: B
    Explanation:

    Cost of living index number $= \dfrac{\sum I _{i}W _{i}}{\sum W _{i}}$

    $\sum I _{i}W _{i} = 1540$

    $\sum W _{i} = 20$


    $\Rightarrow$ Cost of living index number $= \dfrac{1540}{20} = 77$

    An index number is called a simple index when it is computed from: 

    1. Multiple variable

    2. Bi-variable

    3. Single variable

    4. None of these


    Correct Option: C
    Explanation:

    An index number is called a simple index when it is computed from Single variable.

    A quantity index that is designed to measure changes in physical volume or production levels of industrial goods over time is known as the

    1. physical volume index

    2. time index

    3. Index of Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization

    4. none of the above


    Correct Option: C
    Explanation:

    A quantity index that is designed to measure changes in physical volume or production levels of industrial goods over time is known as the Index of Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization.

    The CLI for the year 1996 and 1999 are $140$ and $200$ respectively.A person earns Rs $11200$ p.m in the year 1996.What should be his earnings in the year 1999 so as to maintain his former standard of living.

    1. Rs$14000$

    2. Rs$15600$

    3. Rs$16000$

    4. Rs$12500$


    Correct Option: C
    Explanation:

    CLI for the year $1996 = 140$

    CLI for the year $1999 = 200$

    Earning p.m. in $1996 = 11200$
    Earning p.m. in $1999 = x$

    $\Rightarrow$ $140:200 :: 11200:x$
    $\Rightarrow$ $x = \dfrac{200}{140}\times 11200$

    $\therefore x =$ Rs $16000$ 

    Find $y$,if cost of living index number is $200$

    Group Food Clothing Fuel and lighting House rent Miscellaneous
    I $180$ $120$ $160$ $300$ $200$
    W $4$ $5$ $3$ $y$ $2$
    1. $12$

    2. $6$

    3. $11$

    4. $7$


    Correct Option: B
    Explanation:

    Cost of living index number $= \dfrac{\sum I _{i}W _{i}}{\sum W _{i}}$

    $\sum I _{i}W _{i} = 2200 + 300y$

    $\sum W _{i} = 14 + y$


    $\Rightarrow$ Cost of living index number $= \dfrac{2200 + 300y}{14 + y} = 200$

    $\Rightarrow 2200 + 300y = 2800 + 200y$

    $\therefore y = 6$

    Calculate a price index for the following by using price relative method:

    Commodity A B C D E
    Price in 1991 (in Rs) 20 40 60 80 100
    Price in 1992( in Rs) 70 45 70 90 105
    1. 152.24

    2. 153.33

    3. 159.33

    4. 161.24


    Correct Option: C
    Explanation:
     $Commodity$ $Price\, in\,1991$$(in\,Rs.)$ $P _0$   $Price\,in\,1992$$(in\,Rs.)$  $P _1$ $Price\, Relative$[$\dfrac{P _1}{P _0}\times 100$ ]
     $A$  $20$  $70$  $350$ 
     $B$  $40$  $45$   $112.5$
     $C$  $60$  $70$  $116.66$
     $D$  $80$  $90$  $112.5$
     $E$  $100$  $105$  $105$
     $Total$      $796.66$

    $\Rightarrow$  Price index by using price relative method = $\dfrac{\sum\dfrac{ P _1}{ P _0}\times 100}{N}=\dfrac{796.66}{5}=159.33$

    Construct an index for 1998 taking 1997 as base by average of Relatives:

    Commodity A B C D E
    Price in 1997 5 4 8 11 2
    Price in 1998 7 6 9 12 2
    1. 122.32

    2. 126.04

    3. 132.32

    4. 134.45


    Correct Option: A
    Explanation:
     $Commodity$ $Price\,in\,1997$$(in Rs.)\, [P _0]$  $Price\,in\,1998$$(in\,Rs.)\,[P _1]$  $Price\,relative$$\dfrac{P _1}{P _0}\times 100$ 
     $A$ $5$  $7$  $140$ 
    $B$  $4$  $6$  $150$ 
    $C$  $8$  $9$  $112.5$ 
    $D$  $11$  $12$  $109.09$ 
    $E$  $2$  $2$  $100$ 
    $Total$      $611.59$ 

    $\Rightarrow$  $P _{01}=\dfrac{\sum \dfrac{P _1}{P _0}\times 100}{N}=\dfrac{611.59}{5}=122.32$

    $\therefore$   Price index for $1998$, takin $1997$ base year is $122.32$

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