A perfectly inelastic demand means:

A. consumers will change the quantity they purchase when price changes.
B. demand will drop to zero if the price increases by any amount.
C. consumers will not change the quantity they purchase when price changes.
D. the demand curve is perfectly horizontal.


C. consumers will not change the quantity they purchase when price changes.

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