Was the committee report specific about the number of british soldiers? what might that indicate?

Yes, it might indicated that the Committee had enough data to figure out the situation and that they performed their choice acting with enough support to stand a position.

Explanation:

The report of the boston massacre mentioned the number of soldier that were involved in the incident that took part the night of March 5 1770. That means that the committee knew enough information to stand a position and try to act based on that information. Whether with justice or not. Human beings act according social rules and laws. So, when someone decides to act he or she performs what he believes its better based on his judgement, and that can only be achieved when you feel you have all the information you need in order to risk it and obtain the result you want.

the social contract theory

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.