The Finishing Touch is a boutique that specializes in ladies accessories, such as purses, scarves, belts, and costume jewelry. The owner of the shop has a marketing degree from the University of Colorado and has decided to put her education to work and do some analysis on her sales. One of the purses in her shop costs her $17, and she currently sells it for $40, which she has calculated to be the profit maximizing price. She is considering using this particular purse as a loss leader to attract more customers and wants to calculate the percentage change in demand that she will experience if she reduces the current price of the purse by 22%. She has determined that the demand for the purse is linear. 0.0% 1 2 3 4 Percent (US) 5 6 7 8 9 10 PREVIOUS QUESTION NEXT QUESTION
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