Price elasticity of demand at the profit-maximizing price

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Massive Dynamic is a profit-maximizing monopolist. The company's marginal cost of production is $6 per unit. There are no fixed costs. The inverse demand equation for the company's product is P = 12 - 3Q. What is the price elasticity of demand at the profit-maximizing price and quantity?

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