Anyone know the answer to this?! Read the statement. Laissez-faire policies in American business allowed _[blank]_ and _[blank]_ to develop, causing small companies to suffer.

trusts; subsidies

subsidies; tariffs

monopolies; tariffs

trusts; monopolies

(Thank you)

The answer is D. Laissez-faire policies in American business allowed monopolies and trusts to develop, causing small companies to suffer.

Explanation:

Laissez-faire policies mean that the less the government is involved in the economy, the better off business will be. Without government's antitrust efforts, fast-growing businesses accumulate capital and become trusts and other monopolies. Consequently, the small businesses are damaged badly because they can't compete with the monopoly giants.

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.