Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit on Monday said that Office for Mac 2011 will be available in retail stores in late October, just in time for the holiday shopping rush. Pricing for the new version of Office was also made available and are as follows:

Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 includes Word for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac, Excel for Mac and Messenger for Mac, and it will retail starting at $119.

It will be available in two editions — a single install for $119 and a Family Pack for $149 with three installs for families with more than one Mac in their household.

Microsoft Office for Mac Home and Business 2011 includes Word for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac, Excel for Mac, Outlook for Mac and Messenger for Mac, and it will start at $199.

It also will be available in two editions — a single install for $199 and a Multi-Pack for $279 with two installs for a user with two machines.

Microsoft Office for Mac Academic 2011 includes Word for Mac, PowerPoint for Mac, Excel for Mac, Outlook for Mac and Messenger for Mac, and it will retail at authorized academic stores and Microsoft for $99.

This special edition was created for higher education students, staff and faculty, and includes one installation.

If you purchased Office 2008 for Mac between Aug. 1, 2010, and Nov. 30, 2010, you can upgrade to the new version for free.

Office 2011 will be available in 13 languages, including Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish.The company added two new languages to the suite with this release — Polish and Russian. Office for Mac will be available in several regions in late October with continued availability through the rest of the year, the company said. A complete list of country-specific availability will be disclosed in late October.