The demand schedule or curve confronted by the individual, purely competitive firm is:
A. relatively elastic, that is, the elasticity coefficient is greater than unity.
B. perfectly elastic.
C. relatively inelastic, that is, the elasticity coefficient is less than unity.
D. perfectly inelastic.
Answer: B
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