Costs & Revenue
It costs money to make things (costs/expenses); you earn money by selling them (revenue); if revenue is more than costs, that's profit; if costs are more, that's a loss
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If your child spent £4 on supplies for a lemonade stand and earned £10 selling lemonade, could they tell you how much profit they made?
It costs money to make things (costs/expenses); you earn money by selling them (revenue); if revenue is more than costs, that's profit; if costs are more, that's a loss
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Check understanding
- Explain what costs, revenue, and profit mean using a simple example
- Calculate profit from a given scenario (e.g. spent £3 on ingredients, sold cakes for £8, profit = £5)
- Explain what happens if costs are higher than revenue (you make a loss)
“If your child spent £4 on supplies for a lemonade stand and earned £10 selling lemonade, could they tell you how much profit they made?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Life Skills
- Domain
- Entrepreneurship
- Age range
- Ages 7–9