In 1986, nations of the world began organizing economic protests against the country of south africa. the united states, japan, and the european community all issued a series of sanctions against the government and the businesses of the southern african nation. which of these best explains the purpose of these sanctions? a) south africa became major allies of the soviet union. b) south africa trading with middle eastern terrorist organizations. c) south africa refused to stop committing acts of foreign terrorism. d) south africa continued its enforcement of a system of racial discrimination.

D) South Africa continued its enforcement of a system of racial discrimination.

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.  

the answer is a) the proclamation of 1763.