The Laspeyres Index of Prices in Period 2 Relative to Period

question 39

True/False

The Laspeyres index of prices in period 2 relative to period 1 tells us the ratio of the cost of buying the period 1 bundle at period 2 prices to the cost of buying the period 1 bundle at period 1 prices.

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