ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Author: NEWNAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Suppose seafood price and quantity data for the years 2000 and 2009 follow. Use 2000 as the base period.
Seafood 2000
Qty. (lb)
2000
Price ($/lb)
2009
Price ($/lb)
Halibut 75,290 2.01 2.33
Lobster 83,080 3.62 3.09
Tuna 50,779 1.87 1.97
(a)
Compute a price relative for each type of seafood. (Round your answers to one decimal place.)
Seafood Price Relative
Halibut ?
Lobster ?
Tuna ?
(b)
Compute a weighted aggregate price index for the seafood catch. (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
I2009 = ??
Comment on the change in seafood prices over the nine-year period. (Enter your percentage as a positive value. Round your answer to one decimal place.)
Seafood prices have  Up/down   by ? % over the 9-year period according to the index.
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