Match the vocabulary words as they are used in these sentences from kurt vonnegut's "the barnhouse effect" to their respective definitions. the definitions appear within parentheses. at no time were his experiments, as premier slezak called them, "a [characterized by materialistic pursuits or concerns] plot to shackle the true democracies of the world." "did you give it everything you had? " asked the general [in a doubtful manner]. many a stouthearted patriot has found himself [lying face down] in the tangled bunting and timbers of a smashed reviewing stand. save for one short, [mysterious] message left in my mailbox on christmas eve, i have not heard from him since his disappearance a year and a half ago. enigmatic arrowboth prone arrowboth bourgeois arrowboth dubiously arrowboth

Kurt Vonnegut's "The Barnhouse Effect"

1. At no time were his experiments, as Premier Slezak called them, "a bourgeois (characterized by materialistic pursuits or concerns) plot to shackle the true democracies of the world."

2. "Did you give it everything you had?" asked the general dubiously (in a doubtful manner).

3. Many a stouthearted patriot has found himself prone (lying face down) in the tangled bunting and timbers of a smashed reviewing stand.

4. Save for one short, enigmatic (mysterious) message left in my mailbox on Christmas Eve, I have not heard from him since his disappearance a year and a half ago.

the correct answer is “opportunity cost”. opportunity cost is what a company misses out because it decided in one option over another one. in this case, the company decided to invest in building a factory so it gave up another possible benefit or profit in order to achieve success with the factory.  

trade-off is not the correct answer since it is a situation in which you accept losing something in return for benefits in other areas.

and finally, consequence is a general term used to accept what it comes when you make a decision. it can be a positive or negative consequence depending if the decision you took was the correct one.