What a Business Is: The Basics · Lesson 1 · 3 minutes

Set the price

Identify the price of a single item.

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  1. Sara's stall

    Sara sells smoothies at a market. The selling price is £4.

    Sara's stall. Sara sells smoothies at a market. The selling price is £4.
  2. What does a customer pay for one smoothie?

    • £4
    • £1
    • £10

    Answer: £4

    Selling price is the money paid for one item.

  3. One single cup

    Price is the money for one item. It is not all the cash in the box.

    One single cup. Price is the money for one item. It is not all the cash in the box.
  4. Sara spends £1 on fruit for a cup. What is the selling price?

    • £4
    • £3
    • £1

    Answer: £4

    Price is the tag on one item, not the money left after costs.

  5. Complete the rule.

    Selling price is the money for ___ item.

    Answer: Selling price is the money for one item.

    Selling price belongs to one single item.

  6. Build what happens at Sara's stall.

    Answer: £4 one smoothie

    A price is what a customer gives for a product.

  7. Put the sale in order.

    Answer: Sara sets the price at £4 → A customer pays £4 → Sara hands over one smoothie

    The seller sets the price, the buyer pays it, and gets the item.

What to remember

  • Selling price is the money paid for one item.
  • Price is what the customer pays, not what is left over.

Next in this course: Count your sales. It carries on in the Breni app.

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