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were just $3: a 5% price increase would then reduce profits, from 100*(5–3)=$200 to 85*(5.25–3)=$191. You may convince yourself that different values of elasticity change the optimal price: generally speaking, the more elastic demand is (if θ=-5 instead of -3, for example), the lower the markup