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1. Table 1 shows the price indices and percentage usage of four Ingredient Price index Percentage
ingredients, P,Q,R and S, in the production of a facial cleanser. for the year usage
(a) Calculate, 2021 based
on the year
(i) the price of R in the year 2019 if the price in the year
2019
2021 is RM40.20. 【RM36.55】
P 125 25
(ii) the price index of S in the year 2021 based on the year Q x 30
2017 if its price index in the year 2019 based on the year R 110 10
2017 is 125. 【175】 S 140 y
(b) The composite index for the cost of facial cleanser production Table 1
for the year 2021 based on the year 2019 is 145. Calculate,
(i) the value of x , 【179.17】
(ii) the cost of facial cleanser production in the year 2021 if the corresponding price in the year 2019 is
RM42.10. 【RM61.05】
2. Table 2 shows the price indices of four materials in making a type of jewellery.
Diagram 1 shows the distribution of material usage to make the jewellery.
Price (RM) per unit in the year Price index in the
Material
2019 2020 year 2020 based on
the year 2019
Pearl 2.50 2.70 p
Crystal Bead 2.00 2.40 120
Nylon String 1.80 q 145
Hook 1.00 1.30 130
Table 2
(a) Find the value of p and of q . 【108 , 2.61】
Diagram 1
(b) The price of the hook is expected to increase by 12.5% from the year 2020
to the year 2021. Calculate the price index of the hook in 2021 based on the year 2019. 【146.25】
(c) (i) Calculate the composite index for the cost of making the jewellery in the year 2020 based on the
year 2019. 【123.1】
(ii) The cost of all materials increases 10% from the year 2020 to the year 2021.
If the cost of making a jewellery in 2020 is RM2.50 cheaper than 2021, find the cost of making a
jewellery in 2021. 【RM27.50】
3. Table 3 shows the price indices and the percentage of Component Price index for the Percentage
usage of four components, A, B, C and D in the year 2021 based of usage (%)
production of a fan. on the year 2019
(a) Calculate the price of component C in the year A 138 10
2021 if its price in the year 2019 is RM75. B h 30
【RM108.75】 C 145 40
(b) Given that the composite index for the production D 108 20
cost of the fan in the year 2021 based on the year Table 3
2019 is 130, find the value of h. 【122】
(c) From the year 2021 to the year 2025, the prediction to the price of component B will be increased by
15%, the price of component D will be decreased by 10% where the prices of component A and C will
remain unchanged.
(i) Find the composite index for the production cost of the fan in the year 2025 based on the year 2019.
【133.33】
(ii) If the production cost of a fan in the year 2019 is RM128, calculate the corresponding production
cost of a fan in the year 2025. 【RM170.66】
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4. Table 4 shows the price indices and the changes in price indices of four main expenses during Movement
* Control Order (MCO). Diagram 2 shows a pie chart which represents the proportion of the expenses that
used during Movement Control Order (MCO).
Price index in the year 2021 based Change in the price index from the year 2021
Expenses
on the year 2020 to the year 2022
Food 120 Decreased by 10%
Rent & Instalment x No change
Utilities 150 Increased by 5%
Miscellaneous 108 No change
Table 4
(a) (i) Calculate the total expenses of food in the year 2020 if the
total expenses in the year 2021 is RM720. 【RM600】
(ii) The composite index for the total expenses in the year
2021 based on the year 2020 is 126.3.
Calculate x . 【125】
(b) Hence, calculate the composite index for the total expenses
in the year 2022 based on the year 2020. State your
interpretation(解释) based on the composite index number Diagram 2
obtained. 【123, The total expenses in the year 2022 increased 23% based on the year 2020】
(c) Calculate the total of expenses in the year 2022 if the corresponding total expenses in the year 2020 is
RM4000 【RM4920】
5. Table 5 shows the prices, the price indices and the daily production for the commodities A,B,C and D.
Price(RM) Price index in year 2017 based on Production (in 1000 units)
Commodity
Year 2014 Year 2017 year 2014
A 24 30 p 12
B 40 q 120 14
C r 18 90 10
D 20 23 115 4
Table 5
(a) Find the values of p, q and r . 【125，48，20】
(b) Calculate the composite index for the commodities in the year 2017 based on the year 2014. 【113.5】
(c) From the year 2017 to the year 2021, the price of commodity B increased by 30%, the price of
commodity D dropped by 10% while the price of commodity A and C remained unchanged. By finding
the price index in each commodity in the year 2021 based on the year 2014, calculate the composite
index in the year 2021 based on the year 2014. 【124.95】
6. Four types of raw materials J, K, L and M are used to make cakes. Given the price index in 2021 based on
2020 for all four types of material J, K, L and M is 140, 120,160 and 150 respectively. From 2021 to 2022
the price of material J increased by 15%, material K increased by 5%, material L has not changed and
material M decreased by 10%.
(a) The price of raw material K in 2021 is RM96.00. Find the corresponding price in year 2020.
【RM80.00】
(b) Find the price indices of all the four materials in 2022 based on 2020. 【161,126,160,135】
(c) (i) Calculate the composite index for the cost of producing the cake in 2022 based on 2020. 【145.5】
(ii) Hence, find the cost of producing the cake in 2021 if the corresponding cost in 2022 is RM70.50.
【RM49.47】
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7. Table 6 shows the price indices for the year 2011 taking the year 2009 as the base year and the weightages
of the several car models.
Car model Price index in the year 2011 based on the year 2009 Weightage
A x 4
B 110 k
C 130 5k
D 150 1
Table 6
(a) Given the price of one unit of model D car in the year 2009 is RM97300.00. Find the price of one unit of
model D car in 2011. 【RM145950.00】
(b) (i) The price of one unit of model A car in the years 2009 and 2011 are RM340000.00 and RM408000
respectively. Find the value of x . 【120】
(ii) Find the value of k if the composite index for the price of the car models in the year 2011 based on
the year 2009 is 124. 【2】
(c) The price of model B and model C are expected to increase by 40% from the year 2011 to the year 2013
while the others remain unchanged. Calculated the composite index for the prices of these car models in
the year 2013 based on the year 2009, using the value of k in (b)(ii). 【148.4】
8. Table 7 shows the prices, the price indices and the composition by weight for the four main ingredients, A,
* B, C and D used in making a type of bread.
Ingredient Price (RM) per kg Price index in the year 2012 based on the Composition by
Year 2011 Year 2012 year 2011 weight
A 8.00 12.00 x 3.85kg
B 140 3.25kg
C 4.00 5.00 125 700g
D y 4.00 80 2.2kg
Table 7
(a) Find the values of x and y . 【150,5】
(b) The price of ingredient B in year 2012 is RM1.00 more than its price in year 2011. Calculate the price
of ingredient B in year 2012. 【RM3.50】
(c) (i) Calculate the percentage change for cost of making the bread in the year 2012 compared to the year
2011. 【Increase 29.6%】
(ii) The cost of making the bread in the year 2011 was RM4072. Calculate the corresponding cost in the
year 2013 if the cost for all main ingredients increased by 15% from year 2012 to year 2013.
【RM6068.91】
9. Table 8 shows the prices of four ingredients used in the production of a cake.
Price per kilogram (RM) Price index in the year 2021 based on
Ingredient
Year 2015 Year 2021 the year 2015
P 12.50 x 104
Q 3.00 4.50 y
R 8.00 12.00 150
S z 6.00 125
Table 8
(a) Find the values of x , y and z . 【13, 150, 4.8】
(b) The composite index for the cost of making a cake in the year 2021 based on the year 2015 is 134 and
the cost of the cake in the year 2015 is RM62.50. Calculate
(i) the cost of the cake in the year 2021, 【RM83.75】
(ii) the value of w if the quantities of ingredients P, Q, R and S used are in the ratio of [Link]w, 【4】
(iii) the cost of the cake in the year2018 if the cost to make the cake increased by 24% from the year
2015 to the year 2018. 【RM77.50】
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10. A particular kind of cakes is made using three ingredients P, Q and R. Table 9 shows the price indices for
* the year 2018 based on the year 2014 and the weightage of the ingredients.
Ingredients Price index for year 2018 based on the year 2014 Weightage
P 98 y2
Q 123 y4
R x 5
Table 9
(a) State the percentage of the decrease of the ingredient P from year 2014 to year 2018. 【2%】
(b) The price of ingredient Q in the year 2018 if the price of the year 2014 is RM10.50. RM12.92】
(c) The price index of ingredient R for 2018 is based on the year 2016 is 125 and for 2016 is based on the
year 2014 is 92. Find the value of x . 【115】
(d) The cost of making this type of cake in year 2014 is RM55.00 and it has increased to RM62.15 in year
2018. Find the value of y . 【4】
11. Table 10 shows the price index and their weightages for three different type of ingredients K, L and M that
* are used in the production of medical equipment in the year 2021 and 2022.
Price (RM)
Item Weightage
2021 2022
K 16.50 19.80 4
L 3p q 9.00 2
M pq 11.00 4
Table 10
(a) If the price indices of item L and item M are 150 and 125 respectively, find the values of p and q.
【 p 3.7 , q 5.1 】
(b) Determine the increase in production cost of the medical equipment for the year 2022 compared to the
year 2021. 【increase 28%】
(c) The price of all the items increased by 15% in the year 2023 compared to the year 2022.
Calculate the cost of price of the medical equipment in the year 2023 if the cost price of the medical
equipment was RM25.00 in the year 2021. 【RM36.80】
12. Table 11 shows the price indices of four items of the years 2019 and the year 2020 based on the year 2016.
* Diagram 3 shows the percentage of the items used for three different time intervals from year 2016 to year
2020.
Item Price index of 2019 based on the year 2016 Price index of 2020 based on the year 2016
A 110 121
B 125 y
C 120 114
D x 161
Table 11
(a) If the expenditure for item D is RM950
and RM1330 respectively in the year 2016
and 2019. find the value of x . 【140】
(b) Given the composite index for the cost of
the items in the year 2020 based on the
year 2016 is 134.12. Find the value of y .
Interpret(解释) your answer. 【130】
(c) If the expenditure for all items in the year
2019 was RM40500, calculate the
expenditure for all the items in the year Diagram 3
2020. 【RM43092.00】
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13. Table 12 shows the ingredients used to make a loaf(面包) of coconut bread. The percentage increases in
the price of goods and the percentage of consumption of each ingredient in 2018 compared to 2015 in
producing a loaf of coconut bread are stated in the second and third columns respectively.
Material Percentage increase in price Percentage in each loaf of coconut bread.
Flour 20% 70
Sugar 10% p
Yeast 25% 2p
Oil 15% p
Coconut 25% 2p
Table 12
(a) If 2015 is taken as the base year, write the price index for each material in 2018.
【120, 110, 125, 115, 125】
(b) (i) Calculate the composite index for the cost of production of the coconut bread in 2018 based on
2015. 【120.25】
(ii) Hence, find the cost production of the coconut bread in 2015 if it’s cost of production in 2018 is
RM23320. 【RM19392.93】
(c) If the cost of producing a loaf of coconut bread in 2015 is RM1.50, calculate the increase in the cost of
producing a loaf of coconut bread in 2018.【RM0.30】
14. Table 13 shows the price, price indices and the weightage of four types of instrument(仪器), J, K, L and M.
Price (RM) per unit
Instruments Price indices on year 2020 based on 2019 Weightage
2019 2020
J 5.60 7.00 125 2
K 4.00 3.00 x 6
L y 2.80 112 3
M 6.50 z 140 4
Table 13
(a) Find the value of x , y and z . 【75, 2.50, 9.10】
(b) Calculate the composite index of the instrument in year 2020 based on 2019. 【106.4】
(c) The total expenses of the instrument on year 2020 is RM851.20. Calculate the corresponding expenses
on year 2019. 【RM800.00】
(d) The price index of instrument M on year 2021 based on 2020 is 109. Calculate the price index of the
instrument M in year 2021 based on 2019. 【152.6】
15. Table 14 shows the price indices and the percentage of usage of four components, A, B, C and D in the
production of a fan. Component Price index for the Percentage
(a) Calculate the price of component C in the year 2021 based of usage
year 2021 if its price in the year 2019 is RM75. on the year 2019 (%)
【RM108.75】 A 138 10
(b) Given that the composite index for the production B h 30
cost of the fan in the year 2021 based on the year C 145 40
2019 is 130, find the value of h. 【122】 D 108 20
(c) From the year 2021 to the year 2025, the Table 14
prediction to the price of component B will be increased by 15%, the price of component D will be
decreased by 10% where the prices of component A and C will remain unchanged.
(i) Find the composite index for the production cost of the fan in the year 2025 based on the year 2019.
【133.33】
(ii) If the production cost of a fan in the year 2019 is RM128, calculate the corresponding production
cost of a fan in the year 2025. 【RM170.66】
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16. Table 15 shows the price indices and the percentage of usage of four components, A, B, C and D in the
production of a printer.
Component Price index for the year 2021 based on the year 2019 Percentage of usage (%)
A 147 20
B h 10
C 125 40
D 120 30
Table 15
(a) Calculate the price of component D in the year 2019 if its price in the year 2021 is RM55.【RM45.83】
(b) Given that the composite index for the production cost of a printer in the year 2021 based on the year
2019 is 130.4, find the value of h. 【150】
(c) From the year 2021 to the year 2025, the prediction to the prices of component A will be increased by
20%, the price of component B will be decreased by 5% and the prices of component C and D will
remain unchanged
(i) Find the composite index for the production cost of a printer in the year 2025 based on the year
2019. 【135.53】
(ii) If the production cost of a printer in the year 2019 is RM170, calculate the corresponding production
cost of a printer in the year 2025. 【RM230.40】
17. Table 16 shows the price indices and the percentage of Price index for the Percentage
usage of four components, A, B, C and D in the Component year 2021 based of usage
production of a scanner. on the year 2019 (%)
(a) Calculate the price of component A in the year 2019 A 128 30
if its price in the year 2021 is RM32. 【RM25】 B h 10
(b) Given that the composite index for the production C 135 40
cost of a scanner in the year 2021 based on the year D 133 20
2019 is 128.5, find the value of h. 【95】 Table 16
(c) From the year 2021 to the year 2025, the prediction to the prices of component B will be increased by
12%, the price of component C will be decreased by 10% where the prices of component A and D will
remain unchanged
(i) Find the composite index for the production cost of a scanner in the year 2025 based on the year
2019. 【124.24】
(ii) If the production cost of a scanner in the year 2019 is RM116, calculate the corresponding
production cost of a scanner in the year 2025. 【RM144.12】
18. Table 17 shows the information related to four main ingredients used by Melissa in marking a type of
* pudding to sell at night market. Diagram 4 shows the receipt used.
Price per kilogram (RM) Price index in the year 2022
Ingredient
Year 2019 Year 2022 based on the year 2019
P 2.50 2.85 114
Q 6.00 7.80 a
R 3.00 b 150
S c 8.20 113
Table 17 Diagram 4
(a) Find the value of a , b and c. 【130, 4.50, 7.26】
(b) Calculate the composite index for the cost of making the pudding in the year 2022 based on the year
2019. 【116.58】
(c) In the year 2019, Melissa sold a pack of pudding at RM11.50 with a profit of 20%. Calculate the
selling price of a pack of pudding if Melissa wants to obtain a profit of 25% in the year 2022.
【RM13.96】
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19. Diagram 5 shows a bar chart for the daily expenses for the
* items P, Q, R, S, and T in year 2020. Table 18 shows the price
and the price indices of the items.
Price (RM) Price (RM) Price index in the
Items in the year in the year year 2022 based
2020 2022 on the year 2020
P x 7.00 175
Q 20.00 25.00 125
R 40.00 55.00 y
S 60.00 90.00 150
T 25.00 30.00 120 Diagram 5
Table 18
(a) Find the value of x and of y . 【4, 137.5】
(b) Calculate the composite index for the price of the items in the year 2022 based on the year 2020.
【140.92】
(c) The total weekly expenditure for those materials in 2020 is RM4560. If an allocation of RM1000 is
provided for daily expenses in 2022. Is the allocation sufficient? 【Sufficient】
(d) The cost of the items increased 20% from the year 2022 to the year 2024. Calculate the composite
index number for the year 2024 based on the year 2020. 【169.10】
20. Table 19 shows the price indices and weightage of four materials used in the production of a pair of
sandals(拖鞋).
Material Price index in the year 2021 based on Change in price index from the year Weightage
the year 2019 2021 to the year 2022
P 120 15% increase 2
Q x No change 3
R 130 5% decrease 4
S 125 8% increase 1
Table 19
(a) Calculate
(i) the price of material P in the year 2021 if its price in the year 2019 is RM15.50【RM18.60】
(ii) the price of material S in the year 2019 if its price in the year 2021 is RM18.00【RM14.40】
(b) The composite index for the cost of making a pair of sandals in the year 2021 based on the year 2019 is
135. Calculate the value of x . 【155】
(c) Hence, calculate the composite index for the cost of making a pair of sandals in the year 2022 based on
the year 2019. 【137】
(d) Calculate the cost of making a pair of sandals in the year 2022 if the corresponding cost in the year
2019 is RM45.30 【RM62.06】
