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- If all mobile-phone companies simultaneously increased their prices, will total revenue in the industry increase or decrease?
- If a single mobile-phone company increased its price, would you expect the company’s total revenue to increase or decrease? Explain.
- Suppose that the price in the market is initially $10 and the quantity demanded is 100 units. If the price in this market increases by 10%, what will be the percentage change in the quantity demanded?
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