Advances in technology in the 1800s allowed american businesses to exchange information using a.)steam b.)light c.)paper d.)electricity

Advances in technology in the 1800s allowed American businesses to exchange information using .

 electricity

(But IMO l think steam would be there)

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.  

i'm asking the same thing i asked this other cat all of