iterables = [['milk', 'honey', 'dates'], ['jan', 'feb', 'mar', 'apr']]
i = pd.MultiIndex.from_product(iterables, names=['good', 'month'])
xf = pd.DataFrame(index = i)
xf['price'] = np.random.randint(1, 25, xf.shape[0])

allocation_vector = pd.Series([0.3, 0.6, 0.1], index = ['milk', 'honey', 'dates'])