You have one semester left to graduate and you have the finances to take maximum of four courses. Three of the courses are required courses. The last course slot belongs to an elective. You have narrowed down your choices to three electives, all of which are very popular and very useful courses that you are very interested in. Decide on the course you want to take. Then using at least two economic decision-making principles, explain why you are making this choice.

Develop a response that includes examples and evidence to support your ideas, and which clearly communicates the required message to your audience. Organize your response in a clear and logical manner as appropriate for the genre of writing. Use well-structured sentences, audience-appropriate language, and correct conventions of standard American English.

Can someone help me with this assignment please. I have done this assignment about 15 times and the highest score I have got is 56. Any feedback or correction is welcome.

My answer:

I face a hard decision when picking the right classes for my major. I only have one semester left for my graduation date and I have to pick up four classes. One of the classes needs to be an elective since the other three are required for me to graduate.

First, I have to consider the benefits of each class to establish a connection with what we called people face trade-offs. Suppose I narrowed down my electives to Spanish, Business, and Art Appreciation. For example, Business classes would contribute to my communication skills, problem solving and leadership. Art Appreciation class will make my knowledge about Art more understanding. On the other hand, I will trade-off these two electives for Spanish Class because it will help me with my career goal since my career is Spanish teacher Education. Taking the Spanish class will boost my ability to have better communication skills.People face trade-offs: we usually have to give up something else that we also like. When people are grouped into societies, they face different kinds of trade-offs. One classic trade-off is between "guns and butter." The more a society spends on national defense (guns) to protect itself from foreign aggressors, the less it can spend on consumer goods (butter) to raise its standard of living. Also importantin modern society is the trade-off between a clean environment and a high level of income. Recognizing that people face trade-offs does not by itself tell us what decisions they will or should make.

Second, it is not a secret that for something to work out the way we want we must see all options. When I choose between my three electives, I have to look into the opportunity cost of each of them. For instance, the opportunity cost of the Business class and the Spanish class is not only the money which the Business course costs $100 more than the Spanish class, but the books for the business class are also more expensive too. Yet, the Business class is offered on a campus farther from my house. Now I have to look at the time, gas, and depreciation of my car. While Spanish class is only two blocks from my house. The opportunity cost of an item is what you give up to get that item. When making any decision, decision makers should take into account the opportunity costs of each possible action. Because people face trade-offs, making decisions requires comparing the costs and benefits of alternative courses of action. In many cases, however, the cost of an action is not as obvious as it might first appear.

Finally, after looking into the two economic decision-making principles people face trade off and the opportunity cost, we can assume that the decision of taking Spanish class is the best alternative for the electives. Spanish class is closer to my house, the course cost is lower, and the material is way cheaper than the other electives. Spanish classes will also improve my resume and will help me for job opportunities.