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    Question 1 of 20
    A firm has sales in consecutive years as follows:
    Year    Sales
    1    $500,000
    2    $400,000
    3    $450,000
    4    $600,000
    5    $580,000

    Using year 1 as a base year, which of the following statements is true?
    A. The index number for year #3 is 90.
    B. The index number for year #4 is 133.33.
    C. Year #2 sales are 80% of the base year level.
    D. Both A and C

    Question 2 of 20
    The index that measures price changes in domestic output for a number of industries is called:
    A. the consumer price index.

    B. the industrial production index.
    C. the producer price index.
    D. an economic index.

    Question 3 of 20
    Use the following information, and 2000 as a base year, to answer questions 3-5.

    Price Per Unit Quantity
    Item    2000    2001    2000    2001
    A    1.00    1.10    2    4
    B    5.50    6.00    2    3
    An unweighted, unaggregated price index would give a value of:
    A. 91.

    B. 100.

    C. 109.

    D. 119.
    Question 4 of 20
    A Laspeyres price index would give a value of:
    A. 69.3.
    B. 101.4.
    C. 109.2
    D. 169.3.

    Question 5 of 20
    A Paasche price index yields a value of:
    A. 89.2.
    B. 109.2
    C. 119.6.
    D. 172.3.

    Question 6 of 20
    The Paasche index is a weighted aggregate price index that uses weights based on:
    A. base period quantities.

    B. the ratio of base period quantities to current period quantities.
    C. current period quantities.
    D. the ratio of base period prices to current period prices.

    Question 7 of 20
    Answer questions 7-11 based on the following information:

    The following data was gathered for domestic consumption (C, in millions of tons) and price per unit (P) of basic foodstuffs (base year is 2001):

    2001     2002     2003

    Type    P    C    P    C    P    C

    Wheat    2    10    3    11    5    14

    Barley    3    7    2    10    3    12

    Corn    1    12    1    13    2    14

    The Laspeyres price index for 2002 is:

    A. 105.66.
    B. 124.53.

    C. 179.24.
    D. 253.83.

    Question 8 of 20

    The Laspeyres price index for 2003 is:
    A. 105.66.
    B. 120.00.
    C. 141.17.
    D. 179.24.
    Question 9 of 20

    The Paasche price index for 2002 is:
    A. 101.54.
    B. 116.07.
    C. 120.00.
    D. 124.53.

    Question 10 of 20

    The Paasche price index for 2003 is:
    A. 141.05.
    B. 171.79
    C. 179.24.
    D. 252.83.

    Question 11 of 20

    A value index for the information would be:
    A. 147.17.
    B. 174.26.

    C. 179.4.
    D. 252.83.

    Question 12 of 20

    The consumer price index:
    A. may be used to determine real disposable personal income levels.
    B. is an indicator of the rate of inflation in the economy.
    C. illustrates the extent to which purchasing power has been eroded since the base year.
    D. All of the above

    Question 13 of 20
    GNP in country X for 2002 is $800 billion. If the consumer price index is currently 125, real GNP, in billions, for 2002 was:
    A. $675.
    B. $640.
    C. $925.
    D. $1,000.

    Question 14 of 20

    The GNP in country Y in 2002 was $340 billion; if real GNP was 425, the price deflator for 2002 is:
    A. 42.5.

    B. 80.
    C. 100.
    D. 125.
    Question 15 of 20
    If the average hourly earnings in mining in 1978 was $7.67 and for the most recent month was $14.90, what is the index of hourly earnings for the most recent month based on 1978?
    A. 100.0
    B. 186.9
    C. 151.5
    D. 194.3

    Question 16 of 20
    The Bureau of the Census reported that the farm population dropped from 30.5 million in 1940 to 6.5 million in 1999. What is the index for 1999 based on 1940?
    A. 469.7
    B. 100.0
    C. 21.3
    D. 78.7

    Question 17 of 20

    The number of items produced and the price per item for the Duffy Manufacturing Company are:

    Price    Production

    1990    2000    1990    2000

    Shear pins (box)    $3    $4    10,000    9,000

    Cutting compound (lb.)    $1    $5    600    200

    Tie rods (each)    $10    $8    3,000    5,000

    What is the value index of production for 2000 using 1990 as the base period?
    A. 115.2
    B. 72.9
    C. 110.6
    D. 127.1

    Question 18 of 20

    An index number is a percent that measures the change from one period of time to another in terms of:
    A. value
    B. price
    C. quantity
    D. all of the above

    Question 19 of 20

    Which index is computed using base year prices and quantities and current year prices and quantities together?
    A. Laspeyers
    B. Paasche
    C. Value
    D. Consumer Price

    Question 20 of 20

    The Consumer Price Index in June 1998 was 248.4 (1982-84 = 100). What does this indicate about prices from 1982-84 to June 1998?
    A. Rose 248.4%
    B. Rose 548.4%
    C. Rose 148.4%
    D. Declined 148.4%

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