An acute shortage of heavy-duty tires is threatening to disrupt operations in mining and construction sites around the world. According to one mine operator, "I've got the coal and market, and I have the trucks to haul the coal, but I don't have the tires. I'd be willing to pay double the price if I could get the tires I need." The demand for heavy-duty tires is:
A. joint
B. inelastic
C. elastic
D. congruent
E. derived
Answer: B
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