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).
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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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
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