Unit 8: Personal Financial Literacy
Mini-Unit 1: Expenses & Profit
Lesson 1.2: Making a Profit
This teacher-led small-group activity includes three printable math mats for comparing bulk candy suppliers, planning a candy shop order, and analyzing a candy menu, along with 12 editable task cards for hands-on financial problem solving.
Students will:
• compare wholesale candy prices to determine the lowest price per pound
• choose suppliers to minimize expenses when buying inventory
• calculate profit based on cost and selling price
• analyze different sales quantities and pricing strategies
• evaluate how business decisions affect profit
Standards:
TEKS: 4.10A, 4.10B
