Which of the following best shows the broad scope of thomas edison’s work?

The correct answer is:

His name was on more than 1,000 patents.

Explanation:

The work of a scientist can often be measured by the number of patents under his name. It refers in general to modern scientists who had the choice of patenting their research. Thomas Edison's work was massive and the size of his work is shown by his many patents. For his work on electricity and the electric light bulb, Edison is probably most famous.

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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