When the demand for a product is perfectly in elastic, a price increase will result in____ what is the coranswer: No change in the total income from a product. An increase in the total income from a product. A decrease in quantity demanded of the product A reduction in the total income from a product

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When the demand for a product is perfectly in elastic, a price increase will result in____
what is the coranswer:

No change in the total income from a product.

An increase in the total income from a product. 

A decrease in quantity demanded of the product 

A reduction in the total income from a product 

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Perfectly inelastic demand means any small change in price does not lead to a major change in the quantity demanded. A perfectly inelastic demand curve is vertical to y-axis showing no change in the quantity demanded with different prices.

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