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प्रश्न
Define Laspeyre’s price index number
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उत्तर
Laspeyre’s Price index number
`"P"_01^"L" = (sum"p"_1"q"_0)/(sum"p"_0"q"_0) xx 100`
Where P1 = Current year price
p0 = Base year price
q0 = Base year quantity
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Features of index numbers:
- It is useful in framing suitable economic policies.
- It is useful to present financial data in real terms
- Index numbers are statistical devices.
- Index numbers are specialized averages.
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| Commodity | Price | Weights | |
| 2012 | 2015 | ||
| Rice | 250 | 280 | 10 |
| Wheat | 70 | 85 | 5 |
| Corn | 150 | 170 | 6 |
| Oil | 25 | 35 | 4 |
| Dhal | 85 | 90 | 3 |
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| A | 6 | 5.75 | 6.00 |
| B | 6 | 5.00 | 8.00 |
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| D | 6 | 8.00 | 10.00 |
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