McDonald's njenge-Index of Purchasing Power Parity Index
Ngokwemfundiso, ixabiso le-Big Mac libonisa ubuninzi beemeko zezoqoqosho zendawo, ukusuka kwiindleko zezithako kwiindleko zemveliso yendawo kunye nentengiso.
Ngenxa yoko i-PPP yamatrikhi iboniswa ngabaninzi bezoqoqosho ukuze babe ngumlinganiselo ochanekileyo wamandla okuthenga umhlaba. Kodwa abatyali-mali kufuneka bakhumbule ukuba kukho ezinye izinto ezibalulekileyo kulo mgaqo.
Indlela i-Big Mac Index isebenza ngayo
I-Big Mac Index ibalwa ngokuhlula intengo ye-Big Mac kwelinye ilizwe ngexabiso le-Big Mac kwelinye ilizwe kwiingxowa-mali zabo zendawo ukuze zifike kwizinga lokutshintshiselana. Le nqanaba yokutshintshisiswa lize lifaniswe nezinga lokutshintshiselwa ngokusemthethweni phakathi kweemali ezimbini ukuchonga ukuba ngaba nayiphi na imali ayinakulinganiswa okanye ingaphezu kwexabiso ngokwemfundiso yePPP.
Ngokomzekelo, cinga ukuba i-Big Mac e-US ibiza enye idola yase-US enye enye i- euro ixabisa i-euro ezimbini. Ukulinganiswa kwe-Big Mac Index ye-EUR / USD kuya kuba yi-2.0, okanye ezimbini zahlula enye, enokuthelekiswa nezinga le-EUR / USD. Ukuba inani le-EUR / i-exchange rate lalingu-1.5, abatyali-mali banokuqikelela ukuba i-euro ayihlawulelwa yi-0.5 yeeyure nge-dollar yase-US.
Kukho neendlela ezininzi ze-Big Mac Index ezinokuba luncedo kubatyalomali. Ngokomzekelo, Ulawulo lwe-UBS Wealth lwandise isalathisi ukuba lube nenani leeyure ukuba umqeshwa ophakathi kufuneka asebenze ukuze athole imali eyaneleyo yokuthenga i-Big Mac. Amanye amaqela adala iinqununu ezihlukeneyo kwizinto zonke ezivela kwi-Apple iPods ukuya kwi-Starbucks iifefi kwiIkea Billy bookshelves.
Index Index Price (CPI) - umlinganiselo oyintloko wokunyuka kwamaxabiso - ufuna ukubandakanya zonke iintlobo zeempahla. Kodwa, ezinye zezoqoqosho zikholelwa ukuba iimpahla ezithile zinikeza isibonakaliso esilungileyo ngakumbi kuba i-CPI inokudityaniswa ngamaqela athile okanye alawulwa ngabanye oorhulumente. Ewe, kukho impendulo efanayo ekusebenziseni i-Big Mac Index: Iquka kuphela into enye kwaye ayikho ukungafani okubonwe kwezinye izikhokelo zezoqoqosho ezichaphazela kwimveliso neenkonzo ezininzi.
Ukusebenzisa i-Big Mac Index
Abatyalo-mali baseUnited States abanako ukufumana imfuno enkulu ye-Big Mac Index, kuba sele sele ikhona inani lexabiso elikhoyo elikhoyo, njenge-Index of Price Index (CPI). Kodwa isalathisi iba luncedo kwamanye amazwe apho iikhomputha ezinokuthenjwa zingekho, njengalezo ezilawula amanani ekarhulumente okanye abo abangashicileli idatha esemthethweni. Kula mazwe, abatyali-mali abanokungxaki ekuthelekeni umthamo wemali kumthengi kwizinga lokutshintshiselwa.
Ngokomzekelo, iiconstitute ezininzi zikholelwa ukuba iArgentina yayiguqule idatha yexabiso labathengi ngokusemgangathweni ukuba ilandele izinga layo lokunyuka kwamaxabiso phakathi kuka-2010 no-2012. Ngoko ke, i-Economist yasetyenziselwa i-Big Mac Index ukufumanisa ukuba izinga elilinganayo lomyinge we-burger lokunyuka kwamaxabiso lalingama-19% xa kuthelekiswa negosa le-10% elisemthethweni lexabiso lokunyuka kwamaxabiso ngoJanuwari ka-2011.
Ezi ngcamango ziye zabanceda abanini-mali behlabathi ngamazwe ukuba bafumane ingcamango yexabiso lokunyuka kwamaxabiso xa bezama ukuxabisa iibhanki okanye ezinye izitheno ezinokungena kwemali.
Abatyalo-mali bangasebenzisa idatha kwi-Big Mac Index ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo. Ngokomzekelo, bangasebenzisa ixabiso ukuze baqaphele ukuba imali iphezulu okanye ingabalulekanga ngokumalunga nabanye kunye nerhwebo esekelwe kule datha kwimakethi yokutshintshiselana kwamanye amazwe . Ngokufanayo, abatyali-mali bangakwazi ukulinganisa utshintsho kwiimilinganiselo kwixesha ukwenzela ukuba bathathwe amaxabiso okunyuka kwamaxabiso kunye nokuthelekisa loo mali kwiirekhodi ezisemthethweni.
Ixabiso lemali ngokwayo liluncedo kakhulu ukuqonda xa kuziwa ekuxabiseni izixhobo zemali. Ngokomzekelo, ukuveliswa kwezibhambano kufuneka kubandakanyeke kwizinga elithembekileyo lokunyuka kwamaxabiso ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuba basenomdla kwixesha elizayo. Ixabiso lokunyuka kwamaxabiso lichaphazela ukulinganisa kwemali, ebalulekileyo kubatyalomali kunye nakwezombusazwe ezichasene nokuba iirhafu okanye ezinye izithintelo zorhwebo zichanekile.
Ekugqibeleni, abatyalo-mali bamazwe ngamazwe kufuneka basebenzise i-Big Mac Index njengenye yezixhobo ezininzi ezilahlwayo xa zihlalutya iimarike zehlabathi.