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GCSE Business Topic 2.4 Making Financial Decisions Workbook |Calculations, Profit & ARR | 40+ pages

GCSE Business Topic 2.4 Making Financial Decisions Workbook |Calculations, Profit & ARR | 40+ pages

Subject: Business and finance

Age range: 14-16

Resource type: Unit of work

Last updated

29 June 2026

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Help your students master the financial calculations and decision-making skills needed for GCSE Business with this comprehensive Topic 2.4 workbook. Designed to support independent learning, retrieval practice, exam preparation and classroom teaching, this workbook covers all key content from Topic 2.4 Making Financial Decisions.

Perfect for classroom teaching, revision, intervention, cover lessons and independent study.

Students work through clear explanations, formula guides, scaffolded practice questions, exam-style calculations and data interpretation activities to build confidence with financial performance measures and investment decisions. The workbook also develops analytical skills by exploring how businesses use financial and market data to make effective decisions.

Included in this workbook:
Business calculations practice
Sales revenue calculations
Gross profit calculations
Net profit calculations
Fixed and variable costs
Profit margins
Average Rate of Return (ARR)
Break-even calculations
Cash flow and financial performance
Quantitative and qualitative data
Financial and market data analysis
Knowledge retrieval activities
Exam-style calculation questions
Data interpretation tasks
Independent learning activities
Formula cheat sheet for revision
Covers:

2.4.1 Business Calculations

Revenue
Costs
Gross profit
Net profit
Profit margins
Break-even
Average Rate of Return (ARR)
Percentage change
Cash flow

2.4.2 Understanding Business Performance

Quantitative data
Qualitative data
Financial data
Market data
Charts and graphs
Business decision making
Using data effectively
Perfect for:
GCSE Business
Edexcel GCSE Business
Business Studies
Homework
Cover lessons
Revision sessions
Intervention programmes
Independent study
Exam preparation

The workbook includes structured practice, calculation questions, exam-style activities and retrieval tasks to help students secure knowledge and improve examination performance.

Pages: 38

Format: Printable PDF / Workbook

Suitable for: GCSE Business students aged 14–16

Keywords: GCSE Business, Making Financial Decisions, Business Calculations, Revenue, Costs, Profit, Gross Profit, Net Profit, ARR, Average Rate of Return, Break Even, Financial Performance, Quantitative Data, Qualitative Data, Business Data, Business Studies Workbook, GCSE Revision, Edexcel Business, Business Finance, Profit Margin, Cash Flow, Financial Decisions.

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