If the Demand for a Life-Saving Drug Was Perfectly Inelastic

question 1

Multiple Choice

If the demand for a life-saving drug was perfectly inelastic and the price doubled, the quantity demanded would

• A)also double.
• B)decrease by 50%.
• C)be cut in half.
• D)remain constant.

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