Two drivers--Tom and Jerry--each drive up to a gas station. Before looking at the price, each places an order. Tom says, "I'd like 10 gallons of gas." Jerry says, "I'd like $10 worth of gas." What is each driver's price elasticity of demand? A.Tom and Jerry both have elastic demand. B.Tom has elastic demand while Jerry has inelastic demand. C.Tom has inelastic demand while Jerry has elastic demand. D.Tom and Jerry both have inelastic demand.

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Two drivers--Tom and Jerry--each drive up to a gas station. Before looking at the price, each places an order. Tom says, "I'd like 10 gallons of gas." Jerry says, "I'd like $10 worth of gas." What is each driver's price elasticity of demand?

	A.	Tom and Jerry both have elastic demand.
	B.	Tom has elastic demand while Jerry has inelastic demand.
	C.	Tom has inelastic demand while Jerry has elastic demand.
	D.	Tom and Jerry both have inelastic demand.

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