Suppose Government of Pakistan wants to put a curb on public smoking. Studies indicate that the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is about 0.5. If a pack of cigarettes currently costs Rs.200 and the government wants to reduce smoking by 20 percent, by how much should it increase the price?

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