What percentage should a tax raise price of alcohol to meet

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Assume the price elasticity of demand (Ed) is 0.4 for alcohol. If society wanted to reduce the consumption of alcohol by 30%, by what percentage should a tax raise the price of alcohol to meet this goal?

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