The Laspeyres Index Is a Weighted Aggregate Price Index Where

question 10

Multiple Choice

The Laspeyres index is a weighted aggregate price index where the weight for each item is its

• A) current-period quantity.
• B) base-period price.
• C) current-period price.
• D) base-period quantity.

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