The Basic Economic Question
Designing Your Bedroom
Unlimited Wants vs. Limited Resources
How would you design your bedroom if you had to start without having anything in it? Your
bedroom is a blank canvas and you have $1500.00 to spend. That is all you have and you
cannot go over that amount.
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You will shop on the internet and find the items you want and need to purchase. Copy
and paste a picture and price of the item in the cell next to it in the table below. You
must spend all of your money and you cannot go over. The items that have a * next to
them must be purchased.
o Bed must include a mattress, bedframe, sheets, pillows, (other items you can
add are a headboard, bedspread, comforter)
First, on a separate sheet of paper, start designing your bedroom by drawing the following 5
design requirements:
Size and Shape of Bedroom
Color
Theme
Curtains or blinds
Doorway
*Bed frame
*Mattress
*Sheets
*Pillows
Headboard
Bedspread
Lamps
Ceiling Fan
Pictures or posters
End tables, bookshelf, mini refrigerator,
etc.
Total
Price
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Picture of item