15)for which of the following products or services is supply likely to be inelastic in the short term regardless of whether prices rise or fall? (1point)newspapers staples haircuts cargo ships

Cargo Ships

Explanation:

Supply inelasticity refers to a situation where even if companies increase the quantities offered and prices are reduced, (maintaining quality and quantity levels) the response to demand remains practically unchanged. In other words, depending on the product, it is possible to duplicate its offer, reduce or increase its sales price by “x%” and even so the increase or contraction in demand will change at low rates, often close to “0” ( zero). A product that would fit well in this concept are cargo ships.

Cargo ship consumers are not very sensitive to changes in prices and in the offer of this product.

well i'm late but i think its: b, c, and e

question - in 1827, john walker, a druggist in a small english town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. the druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. it is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. although walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. it could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions. in a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted on the tip for antimony, and the change worked wonders. the match could now be lighted with very little rubbing, and it was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. it would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering. this was the phosphorus match, the match with which we are so familiar. according the paragraph what was the benefit of the new phosphorus match? it burst into flame when rubbed on sandpaper. it was made by mixing chemicals. it could be ignited on any dry surface. it threw fire in all directions.

answer - matches required natural chemicals