Job situations affect opportunity costs and decision making

Think about any significant purchases you have made that have required compromise on your partperhaps a car, a house, a set of furniture, a new computer or other electronic device, or even your decision to pursue a college education. When you were considering your purchases, what trade-offs did you think about? In other words, what were the compromises or sacrifices you had to make in order to acquire the thing you wanted to purchase? How did the trade-offs influence your choices?

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Choose a recent purchase of yours to consider for your initial response to this Discussion prompt. Try to use an example in which the compromises were either clearly worth itor clearly not worth it. Consider your reasons for making the purchase and how you weighed the pros and cons of your decision.
• Review the for 1000-Level Courses, provided in this weeks Learning Resources.

By Day 3

Posta 150- to 225-word (2- to 3-paragraph) explanation of what the opportunity costs of your purchase were. In the end, was it worth it? Why or why not? To support your response, be sure to reference at least one properly cited scholarly source.

Readsome of your colleagues postings.

By Day 5

Respondwith at least 75 words (1 paragraph) each totwo or moreof your colleagues postings by comparing or contrasting the consumption decision (i.e., the decision to make the purchase) you and your colleague described. For example, did you and your or ? How did factors such as income, family, and job situations affect opportunity costs and decision making?