1. Which agency was not one in which Reagan appointees pushed for government deregulation? Department of State

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

savings and loan associations

Environmental Protection Agency

2.In which area did government deregulation benefit both businesses and consumers?

automobiles

banking

airlines

gas and oil

Reagan appointees pushed for government deregulation in all of the following ... by cutting the budgets of some agencies so they could not enforce regulations.

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.