BTEC Business · Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Business, Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance
Dalverley Heating: reading the ratios
A sole-trader heating installer has two years of figures and a bank asking for her ratios. Nine ratios, what they show, what they cannot show and a one-priority recommendation.
- 3 lessons of about 55 minutes
- 22-page learner workbook
- 11-page teacher guide
- PDF and editable Word
- Teacher guide with full worked answers
- Independently checked
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What is inside
One original, fictional UK case for three 55-minute lessons plus named homework; every plan adds up to 55 minutes of task time. A sole-trader heating installer has two years of figures and a bank asking for her ratios.
Learners calculate all nine ratios of content areas F3 to F5 (gross profit margin, mark-up, profit margin, ROCE, current ratio, liquid capital ratio, trade receivable days, trade payable days and inventory turnover in days), write each formula from memory before checking it, interpret what they show, judge the limitations of ratios (F6) and recommend one priority for the owner in about 150 to 200 words.
It is a teaching case, not financial advice.
- Lesson1
Is Dalverley Heating becoming more profitable?
Gross profit margin, mark-up, profit margin and ROCE for two years, with each formula written from memory first.
- Lesson2
Can Dalverley Heating pay its bills, and is it efficient?
Current ratio, liquid capital ratio, trade receivable days, trade payable days and inventory turnover in days.
- Lesson3
Which year was better, and what can ratios not show?
Comparing the two years, the limitations of ratios, what each choice could be worth and a 150 to 200-word recommendation.
| File | Pages | What it holds |
|---|---|---|
| Learner workbook PDF Word | 22 (A4) | The case and key facts, the two years of figures, then every lesson's tasks with ruled answer space, formula boxes to complete from memory, blank ratio tables and the final recommendation. |
| Teacher guide PDF Word | 11 (A4) | Curriculum fit to F3 to F6 with page references, three 55-minute plans with homework rows and what to cut, full worked answers with all ratio values, an example recommendation, support and stretch. |
Mapped to Unit 3 content areas F3 to F6, using F1 and F2 figures as data (specification Issue 14, April 2023).
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About this pack
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- An original, fictional case. Every business, person, figure and quote is invented; nothing is real data.
- Timings are estimates. The lessons are not yet classroom-trialled.
- Written tasks come with indicative guidance and an example answer, not a mark scheme.
- The Word files were laid out and checked in LibreOffice, not Microsoft Word. Small layout differences are possible when you open them in Word.
- A classroom resource for teaching and practice. It does not replace a textbook or a scheme of work.
- Written for Unit 3 of the Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Business, specification Issue 14 (April 2023). Please check it against the specification and assessment arrangements you are teaching.
- Classroom teaching and practice only. It is not a Pearson set task and does not reproduce Pearson assessment materials.
- Not endorsed by Pearson. Contains no mark schemes.
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A learner workbook and a teacher guide for one original, fictional case. Both come as PDF and as editable Word files. The teacher guide has the lesson plans, full worked answers, completed diagrams and indicative guidance for the written tasks.
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