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Question
What is the implication of a vertical demand curve?
Options
Perfectly inelastic demand
Perfectly elastic demand
Relatively inelastic demand
Unitary elastic demand
Solution
Perfectly inelastic demand
Explanation:
A vertical demand curve implies that the quantity demanded does not change regardless of price changes, which is the definition of perfectly inelastic demand.
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