The publisher of a magazine gives his staff the following information. Current price $2.00 per issue
Current sales 150,000 copies per month
Current revenue $300,000 per month
Current total costs $450,000 per month

He tells the staff, "Our costs are currently $150,000 more than our revenues each month. I propose to eliminate this problem by raising the price of the magazine to $3.00 per issue. This will result in our revenue being exactly equal to our cost."

Which of the following statements is correct?
a. The publisher's analysis is correct only if the demand is perfectly inelastic.
b. The publisher's analysis is correct only if the demand is elastic.
c. The publisher's analysis is correct only if the demand is unit-elastic.
d. The publisher's analysis is correct only if the demand is perfectly elastic.