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Arc elasticity formula for price elasticity of demand

When raising subscription rates to the News and Observer from $8 to $10 monthly cause newspaper sales to drop by 180,000 to 120,000 copies daily, using the arc elasticity formula, then price elasticity of demand equals to: (1) 0.9. (2) 1.2. (3) 2.4. (4) 1.8. (5) 2/3.

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