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WAEC Economics 2017 Objective — Question 8

Question 8 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Economics 2017 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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A demand curve parallel to the Y-axis indicates

  • A. A. fairly elastic demand
  • B. B. perfectly elastic demand
  • C. C. perfectly inelastic demandCorrect
  • D. D. fairly inelastic demand

Explanation

The y-axis is the price axis. If the demand curve is vertical (parallel to it), then the demand curve is perfectly inelastic.

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