For your Competency Discussion, respond to the following prompts  within the Discussion area to engage with our faculty and prepare to  begin the Competency. 

1. What factors influenced your decision to devote your time and money  to obtain a Walden University degree? Describe your decision-making  process.
2. As an individual consumer, do you think what you purchase could have  a national impact? Explain your opinion and provide 1 or 2 examples. 

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FROM THE INSTRUCTOR regarding my initial discussion response.

 Hello Porcha.
Your work has substantive room for improvement. This exercise is a preparation for your final project. 
A  piece of crucial advice in this and subsequent assignments: you must  rely on the theory, you must show your knowledge of the theory,  addressing topics such as scarcity, types of resources, tradeoffs,  utility curves, budget restrictions, opportunity costs, incentives,  marginal analysis, incentives, absolute and comparative advantage, and  their impact on trade on countries, and gains from trade, supply-demand,  equilibrium, Adam Smith’s invisible hand).
For your Competency  Discussion, you had to respond to the following prompts within the  Discussion area to engage with your faculty and prepare to begin the  Competency. 
What factors influenced your decision to devote your  time and money to obtain a Walden University degree? Describe your  decision-making process.
In this question, you must address topics  such as opportunity cost, benefits of trade, competitive advantage, and  specialization.
As an individual consumer, do you think what you  purchase could have a national impact? Explain your opinion and provide 1  or 2 examples.
In this question, you must address topics such as demand, supply, equilibrium, price, revenues, and profits. 
Dr. Stegmann