If the slope of a demand curve is equal to -0.1 then

A) the demand is elastic at low prices and inelastic at high prices.
B) as price increases by 10 percent quantity demanded decreases by 1 percent.
C) we don't know whether the demand is elastic or inelastic.
D) demand is inelastic.

C

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