Taxes and government regulations are part of the environment of business.
a. political / legal
b. competitive
c. social
d. technological

Taxes and government regulations are part of the political/legal environment of business.

Explanation:

Businesses do not operate alone but within an environment that both influences and constraints them. This environment is composed of different environments such as social, economic, industry and political/legal environment.

The political/legal environment refers to the political climate of a country but also the type of laws and regulations that it imposes on businesses that operate on its ground; taxes are an example of these regulations.

the consumer demand because the members have to be aware if people are going to buy what they want to sell in this case either energy drinks or a car wash.

intimacy, passion and commitment are the components of a interpersonal relationship emphasized in the triangular theory of love by robert sternberg.

the triangular theory of love says love can be comprehend as this componest form the vertices of a triangle.  

intimacy relates to feelings such as of closeness and connection;

passion relates the drives that brings people together, as physical attraction.

commitment relates to the being in a long-term relationship.