I Etienne Laspeyres Developed a Method in the Latter Part

question 36

Multiple Choice

i. Etienne Laspeyres developed a method in the latter part of the 19th century to determine a
Weighted index using base-period weights.
ii. If we are constructing a weighted index of the price of food for 2000 using the Laspeyres'
Method and 1982-84 = 100, we use the price of food in the base period, q0, as weights.
iii. The Laspeyres' method allows for a meaningful comparison of prices over time; however, if does
Not reflect changes in buying patterns over time.

• A) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all correct statements.
• B) (i) and (ii) are correct statements but not (iii).
• C) (i) and (iii) are correct statements but not (ii).
• D) (ii) and (iii) are correct statements but not (i).
• E) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all false statements.

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Definitions:

Total Product

The total quantity of goods or services produced by a firm or economy at a given time, a measure of overall output or production performance.

Profit-maximizing Output

The level of production at which a firm achieves the highest possible profit, determined where marginal cost equals marginal revenue.

Marginal Product

The additional output that is produced by adding one more unit of a specific input, holding all other inputs constant.

Purely Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, free entry and exit, and a homogeneous product, leading to price taking behavior.