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Question
Define Laspeyre’s price index number
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Solution
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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