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Ad Detective: What Is This Ad Really Saying?
Students analyze six original, fictional ad descriptions, name the persuasion technique in each, separate claims from facts, and write their own ad concept.
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Break-Even Point: How Many Candles Must Corner Candle Co. Sell?
Students use a formula to find the break-even point for a fictional candle business, build a profit table, and test what happens when price or costs change.
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Car Loan Math: What Does the Car Really Cost?
Students compare 48-, 60- and 72-month loan offers for the same car and calculate total cost, interest paid and affordability.
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Checking Account Register: Keep the Balance Straight
Students fill in a running balance in a check register, reconcile it with a bank statement, and work out an overdraft fee and savings interest.
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Credit Scores and Credit Card Interest
Students match credit score factors, calculate credit utilization, and track a credit card balance for three months at a made-up 24% APR.
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Follow the Supply Chain: From Farm to Shelf
Students sequence the steps of a fictional trail mix supply chain, calculate lead times, and work out what a delivery delay does to store inventory.
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From Gross to Net: Reading a Paycheck Stub
Students calculate payroll deductions on two example paychecks and find take-home pay, including overtime.
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Handle It: Written Customer Service Role-Plays
Students rate three sample replies to an upset customer using a four-step checklist, apply a return policy, write their own reply, and peer-review a partner’s reply.
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Insurance Basics: Premiums, Deductibles and Claims
Students match insurance terms, work out who pays what in health, auto and renters claims, and compare two policies.
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Investing Basics: Stocks, Bonds, Index Funds and Diversification
Students learn the basic types of investments, compare a concentrated and a diversified portfolio using made-up returns, and see how fees add up.
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Is It Right? Three Business Ethics Cases
Students study three short fictional business situations, identify stakeholders, weigh options, and defend a decision using an ethics checklist.
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Leading and Communicating at Work: Fix the Team Email
Students learn three leadership styles, apply teamwork ideas to short scenarios, critique a rude workplace email, and rewrite it professionally.