According to the map, the greatest impediment to people traveling from illinois to california in the early 1800s was a) the danger of indian attack. b) a likelihood of bad weather. c) the rocky mountains and sierra nevada range. d) the failure to cross the ohio and tennessee rivers.

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.