According to a news story about the bus system in the lehigh valey in pennsylvania, "ridership fell 14 percent in 2012 after a 33 percent increase in bus fares. source: dan hartzell, "rebounding from a 2012 rate hike, lanta's ridership was up last year," (allentown, pa) moming call, march 13, 2014 given this information, the demand for bus trips is inelastic the best explanation for this result is that a bus trips only appeal to a certain market. b. bus trips are a necessity for those without cars. c. these trips are a small portion of somecne's budget d. over time people can find altemate forms of transportation.

The answer is: B) Bus trips are a necessity for those without cars.

Explanation:

Necessity goods like bus trips, gasoline, water & electricity (utilities), all have inelastic demands. People need them more or less on a daily basis, or for normal day to day activities. If their price rises, people are going to complain A LOT. But they are still going to buy or use them, simply because they have to do so.

i'm pretty sure the answer is 60.

1) the stages a new product goes through from beginning to end, i.e., the stages that a product passes through from introduction through growth, maturity, and decline. 2) the time from initial research and development to the time at which sales and support of the product to customers are withdrawn. 3) the period of time during which a product can be produced and marketed profitably.

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