Sam and sally are both running the mile at the region track meet. one mile equals four laps around the oval track. they are neck and neck during most of the race, but at the half-mile mark sam starts to pull ahead. he wins the race with a time of 5 minutes 25 seconds. sally stops at .9 miles to have a drink of water and then continues to the finish line.

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.  

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