alleryIf quantity purchased remains completely unchanged across price shifts:
AElasticity equals zero
BElasticity equals one
CElasticity equals two
DElasticity is infinite
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Elasticity equals zero
Perfectly inelastic demand has an elasticity of zero because quantity demanded does not change with price.
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