During the 1950s, air travel industries, the entertainment business, and the electronics industry became highly productive. what happened as a result of new developments in these industries? a. the u. s. unemployment rate increased. b. u. s. crime rates drastically increased. c. new jobs were available for citizens. d. schools had to change their curriculum.

The correct answer is C) new jobs were available for citizens.

During the 1950s, the air travel industry, the entertainment business, and the electronics industry became highly productive. The thing that happened as a result of new developments in these industries is that new jobs were available for citizens.

In the 1950s, companies in the air travel industry, the entertainment business, and the electronics industry flourished. In doing that, they needed more hands to increase their production and bet better revenue. So they had to hire new people to make their industries grow even more. Companies such as Boing in the aviation industries, or Hollywood movies studios in the entertainment business or the General Electric Corporation in the electronic business, really prospered and this meant benefits for the citizens. So yes, the thing that happened as a result of new developments in these industries is that new jobs were available for citizens.

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.