If Demand Is Perfectly Inelastic, What Is the Absolute Value

question 91

Multiple Choice

If demand is perfectly inelastic, what is the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand?

• A)Zero
• B)Less than one
• C)More than one
• D)Equal to the absolute value of the slope of the demand curve

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