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an increase in price will reduce total revenue, indicating little pricing power.
an increase in price will increase total revenue, indicating little pricing power.
a decrease in price will reduce total revenue, indicating a lot of pricing power.
a decrease in price will have no effect on total revenue, indicating no pricing power.
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