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Question
Explain Paasche’s price index number
Solution
Paasches price index number
`"P"_01^"L" = (sum"p"_1"q"_1)/(sum"p"_0"q"_1) xx 100`
Where P1 = current year price
q1 = Current year quantity
p0 = Base year price
q0 = Base year quantity
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