BTEC Business · Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Business, Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance
Ivelston Furniture: cash flow and break-even
A made-to-order furniture workshop needs to know whether it will have enough cash and how many tables it must sell. A six-month cash flow forecast, break-even, the chart and a 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. A small made-to-order furniture workshop owned by a sole trader wants to know whether it will have enough cash over six months and how many tables it must sell to break even.
Learners build a six-month cash flow forecast with credit sales, credit purchases and VAT, find the negative balance and fix it; work out contribution, break-even in tables and sales value, draw the chart on a numbered grid and find the margin of safety; then revise both after a price, cost or loan change, weigh benefits and limitations and write a recommendation.
- Lesson1
Will Ivelston have the cash?
A six-month cash flow forecast with credit sales, credit purchases and VAT, the negative balance and ways to fix it.
- Lesson2
How many tables to break even?
Contribution, break-even in tables and sales value, the chart drawn on a numbered grid, the margin of safety.
- Lesson3
What should Rhona change?
Break-even and cash flow revised after a price, cost or loan change, benefits and limitations, a written recommendation.
| File | Pages | What it holds |
|---|---|---|
| Learner workbook PDF Word | 22 (A4) | The case and key facts, then every lesson's tasks with ruled answer space, a forecast grid, a numbered chart grid, tables to complete, exit tickets and a written recommendation. |
| Teacher guide PDF Word | 11 (A4) | Curriculum fit to E1 and E2 with page references, three 55-minute plans with homework rows, full worked answers, completed forecast and chart, an example recommendation, support and stretch. |
Mapped to Unit 3 content area E, E1 and E2 (specification Issue 14, April 2023).
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