Which of the following is an example of a trade barrier

Tariff

Tariffs are a tax on imported goods.  It raises the price of imported goods to try and get people to buy things in their home country.  

congress was not thoroughly prohibiting states from funding religious schools.

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.