If the Demand Is Perfectly Inelastic, What Would Happen to the Quantity

question 19

Multiple Choice

If the demand is perfectly inelastic, what would happen to the quantity demanded if there is a tiny increase in price?

• A)quantity demanded will increase proportionately
• B)quantity demanded will fall to zero
• C)quantity demanded will register a disproportionately high increase
• D)quantity demanded will decrease proportionately
• E)quantity demanded will remain the same

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