What would it be like to live in a society where such laws were enforced?

Specifically for law enforcement, social contract theory is important to justify the power that law enforcement can exert over the population as a whole . The power imbalance, held by law enforcement, is part of the contract that society has agreed upon in exchange for security.

Explanation:

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.