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Price index

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › Price index

  • This topic has 7 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 4 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
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  • August 21, 2021 at 3:18 pm #632421
    Avatarjohnbriane
    Member

    Sir I watched the opentution lectures

    And I do not understand what is the benefit of price index ….

    And what is the meaning of “price index “

    August 21, 2021 at 5:21 pm #632445
    AvatarJohn Moffat
    Keymaster

    There is no ‘benefit’, but it is of interest to people.

    For example, although I do not know which country you live in, if the price index showed you that prices in your country had increased 10% last year then you would be very unhappy if your wages had only increased by 4% 🙂

    August 21, 2021 at 7:59 pm #632455
    Avatarjohnbriane
    Member

    Dear sir
    I understand
    The word price

    But when we tell price index

    I seriously have a problem in knowing what the extra word “index “ means

    August 22, 2021 at 9:37 am #632501
    AvatarJohn Moffat
    Keymaster

    In general English the word index on its own can mean several things.

    However a price index is simply the name we give to the number that we calculate as in my lectures – effectively is is how much something that cost $100 in the base period would cost today, and gives an easier way of looking at the effect of price increases.

    August 23, 2021 at 6:18 am #632585
    Avatarjohnbriane
    Member

    So with the help of price index

    The stakeholders could know the effect of price increase or decrease?

    And why not it cannot be a benefit sir ?

    August 23, 2021 at 6:34 am #632592
    AvatarJohn Moffat
    Keymaster

    It can certainly be useful (which is not quite the same as being a benefit).

    August 23, 2021 at 6:08 pm #632655
    Avatarjohnbriane
    Member

    Oh sir
    Ok thanks

    August 24, 2021 at 9:14 am #632713
    AvatarJohn Moffat
    Keymaster

    You are welcome.

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