3. Business: Finance

Keystage: KS4

Subject: Business

Resource type: Lesson

Skills: Problem Solving

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Be a Hero for Fitness Heroes: Students take on the role of a Public Finance Accountant and will be looking at ways a council run fitness centre can raise money, so it can continue to operate.

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Public Finance Accountant

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Problem solving step 8
I explore complex problems by analysing the causes and effects.

Curriculum Table

England: The national curriculum (England)Finance
Students must know and understand the concept of revenue, costs, profit and loss, including break even and gross and net profit ratios.
Scotland: The National 5 Business ManagementUnderstanding business – Objectives
How objectives affect the operation of, and decisions made in, different types of organisations.
Wales: WJEC GCSE in business specificationRevenue and costs
Learners need to understand what is meant by revenue, costs, profit and loss (and calculate and interpret: fixed costs, variable costs, total costs, total revenue and profit/loss).

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