If supply is highly inelastic and demand shifts to the left:

A. price will hardly change at all; quantity will fall significantly.
B. price will fall significantly as will quantity.
C. price will fall significantly; quantity hardly changes at all.
D. price and quantity will hardly change at all.


Answer: C

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