Demand for one of OHaganBooks.com's other best-seller, The Secret Love of John O, is given by q=-7.01p+393 copies sold per week when the price is p dollars. Find the price elasticity of demand as a function of p and use it do determine the elasticity of demand for this book at a price of $20. (Round to two decimal places as needed.)

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Demand for one of OHaganBooks.com's other best-seller, The Secret Love of John O, is given by

q=-7.01p+393

copies sold per week when the price is p dollars.

Find the price elasticity of demand as a function of p and use it do determine the elasticity of demand for this book at a price of $20. (Round to two decimal places as needed.)

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