Consider a particular market-clearing price and quantity under a perfectly competitive equilibrium. As the demand curve at this point becomes more inelastic, the consumer surplus in the market tends to:
A) increase.
B) decrease.
C) remain the same.
D) We do not have enough information to answer this question.
A
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