Suppose a monopoly's price elasticity of demand equals -2 and the marginal cost of production equals $400.00. The profit-maximizing price is $ (Enter a numeric response using a real number rounded to two decimal places. What will be the firm's markup? When maximizing profit, the monopoly's markup is percent. (Round your response to the nearest percent.)

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