Suppose that on a typical day, a restaurant owner usually sells 18 club sandwiches. However, after lowering the price of a club sandwich from $6.75 to $5.95, the owner discovered that sales increased to 23 sandwiches per day. Based on this information, the restaurant owner calculated that the demand elasticity for club sandwiches was approximately:
a. -0.05
b. -0.52
c. -1.94
d. -20.2
Answer: -1.94
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