Take into account the possibility of raising the cost of a good with an 8% profit margin. Calculate the effect of this price increase on the profit margin if you could raise the price by 1% while keeping the sales volume (in unit terms) at the same level as before the price increase. (Assume there are no fixed costs while answering this question. Only the percentage change in profit margin has to be calculated

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Take into account the possibility of raising the cost of a good with an 8% profit margin. Calculate the effect of this price increase on the profit margin if you could raise the price by 1% while keeping the sales volume (in unit terms) at the same level as before the price increase. (Assume there are no fixed costs while answering this question. Only the percentage change in profit margin has to be calculated.) 

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