How did railroad expansion affect the cattle ranching industry?

a. the industry boomed as cattle ranchers shipped their meat to market.

b. the industry boomed as cattle ranchers relocated to the west.

c. the industry failed as cattle ranches had to make way for railroads.

d. the industry failed as railroads shipped food products from the east.

From the top choices about railroad expansion affecting the industry, the right answer is:

A. This industry developed rapidly when cattle farmers sent their meat to the market.

This is due to the railroad at that time was large transportation connecting the European continent. from this, it can be interpreted that the expansion of the railroad was improved in the spread of livestock in Europe at that time.

Business historian Alfred Chandler called the railroad "the first modern business company." As one pusher stated, "the West is the railroad company in question" Because, with this transportation, the distribution of special merchandise in the field was far more efficient than using the railroad.

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Subject: History

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The industry boomed as cattle ranchers shipped their meat to market.

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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.  

no options provided, here,but the answer to this question is often: a historian cites a japanese newspaper article published a year after the end of world war ii in order to draw conclusions about the effect of the war on the japanese economy.

clearly from the answer, the historian alludes to historical sources,and records to aid in analyzing and drawing conclusion on the effect of the war on the economy of japan.