When price elasticity is infinite, the demand curve will be ________.

vertical

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horizontal

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downward sloping

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upward sloping

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Solution

The correct option is A horizontal
solution:
quantity demanded drops to zero for any increase in the price.refers to the condition of A perfectly (or infinitely) elastic demand curve refers to the extreme case in which the quantity demanded increases by an infinite amount in response to any decrease in price at all.
hence the correct option: a

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