Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Index Numbers and Time Based Data

Question:

Price index by Marshell Edgeworth's method takes which one of the following as weight ?

Options:

$q_0$

$q_1$

$\frac{q_0+q_1}{2}$

$\sqrt{q_0\, q_1}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{q_0+q_1}{2}$

Explanation:

Marshall–Edgeworth price index uses the average of base period and current period quantities as weights.

final answer: $\frac{q_0 + q_1}{2}$