In american born chinese, which type of character is wei-chen an example of?

Foil.

Explanation:

A foil is a literary character that exhibits characteristics that are in contrast with those of a different character. Usually, the foil is a secondary character who contrasts with the main character to heighten specific traits or even the importance of the principal character in the story.

Wei-Chen is a foil in the sense that he´s fully Chinese, whereas Jin Wang is self-conscious about being Chinese, and wants to seem white.  

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.  

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