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- An investor holds a portfolio comprising 3,000,500 and 1,200 shares of stocks A, B and C respectively. The table below shows the closing price per...(Solved)
An investor holds a portfolio comprising 3,000,500 and 1,200 shares of stocks A, B and C respectively. The table below shows the closing price per share for each of the stocks for a six month period.
Date posted: May 28, 2021. Answers (1)
- Define the following terms as used in index numbers.
- Base period.
- Retail price index.
- Quality Index.
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Define the following terms as used in index numbers.
- Base period.
- Retail price index.
- Quality Index.
Date posted: May 28, 2021. Answers (1)
- The table below shows the price relatives of consumer goods in a certain economy and the proportion of total expenditure allocated to the goods for...(Solved)
The table below shows the price relatives of consumer goods in a certain economy and the proportion of total expenditure allocated to the goods for the years 2008 and 2009.
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- Outline four uses of the consumer price index.(Solved)
Outline four uses of the consumer price index.
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- The table below shows the weights and index numbers of business activities in a certain economy.(Solved)
The table below shows the weights and index numbers of business activities in a certain economy.
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- State 3 reasons why the fishers ideal index is preferable to the other indices.(Solved)
State 3 reasons why the fishers ideal index is preferable to the other indices.
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- Explain 4 factors that should be considered in the construction of index numbers.(Solved)
Explain 4 factors that should be considered in the construction of index numbers.
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- Describe the following types of indices.
i) Consumer price index
ii) Industrial production index
iii) Stock Market index.(Solved)
Describe the following types of indices.
i) Consumer price index
ii) Industrial production index
iii) Stock Market index.
Date posted: May 28, 2021. Answers (1)
- The data below shows the weights and index numbers of six commodities in a given country.(Solved)
The data below shows the weights and index numbers of six commodities in a given country.
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- State 2 factors that might necessitate the shifting of the base of an index number.(Solved)
State 2 factors that might necessitate the shifting of the base of an index number.
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- The following data relate to a set of products sold in Kongowea Market for the years 2012 and 2013.(Solved)
The following data relate to a set of products sold in Kongowea Market for the years 2012 and 2013.
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- Outline the limitations of index numbers.(Solved)
Outline the limitations of index numbers.
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- The following distribution shows the age of a sample of 500 residents of Maendeleo Town.(Solved)
The following distribution shows the age of a sample of 500 residents of Maendeleo Town.
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- The following data relate to revenue earned by 2 hardware firms X an Y in the year 2009.
Required.
i) The coefficient of variation of each hardware...(Solved)
The following data relate to revenue earned by 2 hardware firms X an Y in the year 2009.
Required.
i) The coefficient of variation of each hardware firm.
ii) Comment on the results obtained in (i) above.
Date posted: May 28, 2021. Answers (1)
- The table below shows the distribution of monthly salaries of 300 employees of Faidika Limited.(Solved)
The table below shows the distribution of monthly salaries of 300 employees of Faidika Limited.
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- The managing director of Munene Wholesalers has received complaints from the trade union that the monthly salaries of his employees at the various retail outlets...(Solved)
The managing director of Munene Wholesalers has received complaints from the trade union that the monthly salaries of his employees at the various retail outlets vary widely. The accountant of the firm has provided the data below with respect to the two largest retail outlets as follows.
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- Outline two advantages of the geometric mean as a measure of central tendency.(Solved)
Outline two advantages of the geometric mean as a measure of central tendency.
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- The following data relates to the distance covered , the time taken and the petrol consumed by 50 salesmen working for Void Machinery Supplies Ltd....(Solved)
The following data relates to the distance covered , the time taken and the petrol consumed by 50 salesmen working for Void Machinery Supplies Ltd. over a six month period during the year 2011.
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- The growth rates in enrolment of students at Coast University College for the last five years are given below.(Solved)
The growth rates in enrolment of students at Coast University College for the last five years are given below.
Date posted: May 28, 2021. Answers (1)
- The table below shows the distribution of the numbers of orders received by a supplier on a weekly basis.(Solved)
The table below shows the distribution of the numbers of orders received by a supplier on a weekly basis.
Date posted: May 28, 2021. Answers (1)