A consumer is willing and able to buy 100 units of a good at $100, but the consumer's quantity demanded falls to zero if the price rises even a fraction of a cent. The consumer's demand curve is
A. vertical and is perfectly elastic.
B. horizontal and is perfectly elastic.
C. horizontal and is perfectly inelastic.
D. downward sloping from higher prices down to $10 and then horizontal.
Answer: B
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