The operations of seafood restaurant chains such as Red Lobster are sensitive to changes in the price

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The operations of seafood restaurant chains such as Red Lobster are sensitive to changes in the price of seafood. Quantity data for a regional seafood chain coupled with price data are in the following table (Statista website). 

2000 2016 Quantity (Ib.) Price ($/pound) Price ($/pound) Halibut 1.91 75,190 83,180 5.05 Lobster 3.61 4.20 Tuna 50,779 1.87 1.06


a. Compute a price relative for each type of seafood. 

b. Compute a weighted aggregate price index for the regional seafood chain. Comment on the change in seafood expense over the 16-year period.

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Statistics For Business & Economics

ISBN: 9781337901062

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Authors: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran

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