Exercise 3 1) The table below gives the price and consumption (usage/sales) for two products x and y for four years. Using year 2000 as the base year calculate for each year, the b) Laspeyers price index, and Quantity x, q, a) Basic expenditure index Year c) Paasche price index Quantity y, q, Price of Price of y, Py х, р, 2000 R4 R3 3 2001 R5 R4 6. 2002 R6 R5 4 2003 R6 R7 4 644

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1) The table below gives the price and consumption (usage/sales) for two products x and
y for four years. Using year 2000 as the base year calculate for each year, the
b) Laspeyers price index, and
Quantity x, q,
a) Basic expenditure index
Year
c) Paasche price index
Quantity y, q,
Price of
Price of y, Py
х, р,
2000
R4
R3
3
2001
R5
6.
R4
6.
R5
R7
2002
R6
4
4
2003
R6
4
4
2) Below is a table of items consumed in a hotel for three years together with the average
price of each item for each of the three years. Using 2003 as the base year, calculate for
each subsequent year, the
a) Basic expenditure index b) Laspeyers price index, and c) Paasche price index
d) Laspeyers volume index e) Paasche volume index
Item
2003
2004
2005
Quantity | Price (R)
3.95
Quantity
Price (R)
Quantity
Price (R)
Milk
2920
3100
4.10
3210
4.10
Bread
2190
3.60
2230
3.80
2200
4.00
Eggs (each)
0.60
7.20
14.00
16425
17563
0.60
17890
0.65
Butter
730
680
7.70
650
8.30
Cheese
1135
1086
14.9
1150
16.00
Margerine
1574
6.80
1700
7.20
1720
7.50
Transcribed Image Text:Exercise 3 1) The table below gives the price and consumption (usage/sales) for two products x and y for four years. Using year 2000 as the base year calculate for each year, the b) Laspeyers price index, and Quantity x, q, a) Basic expenditure index Year c) Paasche price index Quantity y, q, Price of Price of y, Py х, р, 2000 R4 R3 3 2001 R5 6. R4 6. R5 R7 2002 R6 4 4 2003 R6 4 4 2) Below is a table of items consumed in a hotel for three years together with the average price of each item for each of the three years. Using 2003 as the base year, calculate for each subsequent year, the a) Basic expenditure index b) Laspeyers price index, and c) Paasche price index d) Laspeyers volume index e) Paasche volume index Item 2003 2004 2005 Quantity | Price (R) 3.95 Quantity Price (R) Quantity Price (R) Milk 2920 3100 4.10 3210 4.10 Bread 2190 3.60 2230 3.80 2200 4.00 Eggs (each) 0.60 7.20 14.00 16425 17563 0.60 17890 0.65 Butter 730 680 7.70 650 8.30 Cheese 1135 1086 14.9 1150 16.00 Margerine 1574 6.80 1700 7.20 1720 7.50
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