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What is the mathematical formula for the Laspeyres index number?

A $$\frac{{\sum {{p_1}\left( {{q_0} + {q_1}} \right)} }}{{\sum {{p_0}\left( {{q_0} + {q_1}} \right)} }} \times 100$$ B $$\frac{{\sum {{p_1}{p_0}} }}{{\sum {{q_1}{q_0}} }} \times 100$$ C $$\frac{{\sum {{p_1}\left( {{q_0}{q_1}} \right)} }}{{\sum {{p_0}\left( {{q_0}{q_1}} \right)} }} \times 100$$ D $$\frac{{\sum {{p_1}{q_0}} }}{{\sum {{p_0}{q_0}} }} \times 100$$

The positive time reversibility test is complete when

A $${P_{01}} \times {P_{10}} = 1$$ B $${P_{01}} \times {Q_{01}} = 1$$ C $${P_{01}} \times {Q_{01}} = \frac{{\varepsilon {p_1}{q_1}}}{{\varepsilon {p_0}{q_0}}}$$ D $${P_{10}} \times {P_{10}} = \frac{{\varepsilon {p_1}{q_1}}}{{\varepsilon {p_0}{q_0}}}$$

What value is typically assigned to the base year when calculating a price index?

During whose tenure was the first census conducted in India?

What is the standard value assigned to the base period when calculating index numbers?

Which average is considered the most appropriate for the construction of index numbers?

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