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Approximately 45 minutes each50 distinct scenariosNo student accountsCanvas-ready reports
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50complete simulations
≈45 minplanned student time each
6 stagesin every lesson
$3approximately per lesson
A predictable classroom routine

What students do during one lesson

Every simulator uses the same clear six-stage workflow while changing the scenario, evidence, calculation, strategic alternatives, and final challenge.

Stage 1

Mission Briefing

Define the decision maker, alternatives, objective, and constraints.

Stage 2

Evidence Lab

Separate decision-relevant facts from distracting information.

Stage 3

Quantitative Analysis

Show a calculation and interpret what the result means.

Stage 4

Strategy Choice

Compare alternatives using financial and nonfinancial effects.

Stage 5

Exam Checkpoint

Complete three immediate-feedback reasoning questions.

Stage 6

Decision Twist

Respond to new information and defend a revised recommendation.

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Complete three interactive previews

These condensed previews demonstrate the calculation, decision, feedback, and reasoning students encounter. The premium versions expand each experience into a structured 45-minute lesson with autosave and a downloadable submission report.

Free Preview01Marketing
Lesson 15 preview

Harbor Brew: Pricing Strategy Under Pressure

Learning objective: Compare pricing alternatives using contribution margin, market evidence, and competitive risk.

Quantitative analysisStrategic choiceEvidence-based memo
Your role: Advise Harbor Brew. Option B uses a $4.75 price, $1.50 variable cost, 3,850 monthly sales, and $9,600 in fixed costs.
Price$4.75
Variable cost$1.50
Expected volume3,850
Fixed costs$9,600

1. Calculate projected monthly operating contribution.

Need a coaching hint?

First find the $3.25 contribution margin per drink. Multiply by 3,850, then subtract fixed costs.

2. Choose the strongest risk-adjusted recommendation.

3. Draft the evidence-based takeaway.

Premium lesson: adds evidence selection, full alternatives analysis, exam-style questions, a customer-research twist, autosave, and a PDF report.

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Free Preview02Entrepreneurship
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Launch Lab: Startup Break-Even Decision

Learning objective: Calculate break-even volume and combine the result with demand evidence to make a launch decision.

Business CanvasBreak-evenDecision checkpoint
Your role: Advise a student startup selling customizable laptop sleeves at weekend markets. The team must decide how much inventory to order.
Selling price$32
Variable cost$14
Fixed launch cost$2,700
Expected sales180 units

1. How many units must the team sell to break even?

Need a coaching hint?

Break-even units = fixed costs ÷ contribution margin per unit.

2. Which launch plan best uses the evidence?

3. Decision twist

A competitor enters at $27. In one paragraph, explain whether matching the price is wise and identify the calculation you would redo.

Premium lesson: adds evidence screening, calculation interpretation, exam-style checks, a competitor twist, autosave, and the student's printable submission.

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Free Preview03Personal Finance
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Budget Control Room: Plan Versus Actual

Learning objective: Calculate a budget variance, diagnose the cause, and revise a spending plan without ignoring essential needs.

BudgetingVariance analysisReal-world trade-offs
Your role: Help Jordan protect a monthly savings goal after actual expenses exceeded the plan.
Net income$2,400
Planned expenses$1,950
Actual expenses$2,130
Planned savings$450

1. What is the unfavorable expense variance?

Need a coaching hint?

Actual expenses − planned expenses = unfavorable variance.

2. Choose the most sustainable first response.

3. Write Jordan's revised rule.

Premium lesson: adds category evidence, a complete variance table, a second income shock, exam-style reasoning, autosave, and an LMS-ready PDF report.

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The full classroom system

50 lesson days for $149.99

You have now seen three condensed examples. The premium system turns each topic into a complete six-stage lesson with guided analysis, meaningful writing, autosave, and a submission report—not a five-minute digital worksheet.

≈ $3 per lesson
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What the license delivers

Built for teaching, collecting, and reusing

✓Fifty distinct lesson scenarios

Each lesson changes the company or household, evidence, quantitative task, alternatives, and final complication.

✓Guided but not answer-giving

Hints coach students toward formulas, evidence, and criteria while answer checks require the work to be completed.

✓Autosave in the browser

Student responses save locally as they work, reducing lost progress during a class period.

✓Collectable PDF evidence

The report captures the decision statement, calculation, interpretation, choice, justification, checks, and final memo.

✓No student accounts

Students open the assigned link in a modern browser. No separate login, app installation, or roster import is required.

✓Whole-class use

One purchasing teacher may use the system with all students currently enrolled in that teacher's classes.

No mystery bundle

See exactly what all 50 lessons cover

Every title below represents its own interactive scenario, evidence set, numerical or data task, decision path, challenge, feedback, and printable report.

Lesson 1 · Unit 1

Business Purpose and Stakeholder Trade-Offs

Evaluate how a business creates value while balancing the goals of customers, employees, owners, suppliers, and the community.

Interactive evidence lab · calculation or data task · decision challenge · Canvas-ready PDF
Lesson 2 · Unit 1

Markets, Competition, and Market Share

Interpret market data and explain how competition changes a firm’s strategic choices.

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Lesson 3 · Unit 1

PESTEL Business Environment Lab

Classify political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal forces and convert them into business priorities.

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Lesson 4 · Unit 1

Business Ethics Boardroom

Apply an ethical decision framework to a business choice involving customers, employees, and data privacy.

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Lesson 5 · Unit 1

Organization, Roles, and Responsibility Simulator

Diagnose unclear roles and recommend an organization structure that improves accountability.

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Lesson 6 · Unit 1

Supply Chain Resilience Challenge

Compare suppliers using cost, lead time, quality, and disruption risk.

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Lesson 7 · Unit 1

Innovation and Value Proposition Lab

Identify a customer problem and test whether a proposed innovation creates meaningful value.

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Lesson 8 · Unit 1

Startup Break-Even Launch Simulator

Calculate break-even volume and use it with qualitative evidence to make a launch decision.

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Lesson 9 · Unit 1

Market Opportunity Sizing Simulator

Estimate a realistic serviceable market and distinguish it from an exaggerated total market claim.

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Lesson 10 · Unit 1

Business Canvas Hypothesis Testing Lab

Formulate a falsifiable business hypothesis, define a success threshold, and use results to iterate.

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Lesson 11 · Unit 2

Marketing Research and Survey Design Lab

Evaluate survey quality, identify bias, and interpret customer-research results.

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Lesson 12 · Unit 2

Segmentation and Target-Market Simulator

Segment customers using meaningful variables and select a target based on size, need, access, and profitability.

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Lesson 13 · Unit 2

Consumer Decision Journey Lab

Map awareness, consideration, purchase, and postpurchase behavior and diagnose where customers leave.

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Lesson 14 · Unit 2

Price Elasticity and Demand Simulator

Estimate demand responsiveness and explain how elasticity affects pricing decisions.

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Lesson 15 · Unit 2

Pricing Strategy Under Pressure

Compare cost-based, competitor-based, and value-based pricing using contribution margin, break-even volume, and market evidence.

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Lesson 16 · Unit 2

Distribution Channel Margin Lab

Compare direct and intermediary channels using margin, reach, control, and customer experience.

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Lesson 17 · Unit 2

Promotion ROI Budget Simulator

Allocate a promotion budget using customer acquisition cost, contribution, and measurable campaign objectives.

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Lesson 18 · Unit 2

Digital Marketing A/B Test Simulator

Interpret an A/B test and distinguish statistical evidence from a premature conclusion.

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Lesson 19 · Unit 2

Brand Equity and Customer Loyalty Lab

Interpret loyalty evidence and recommend a brand action that protects long-term value.

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Lesson 20 · Unit 2

Integrated Marketing Campaign Decision Room

Build a coordinated campaign with a measurable objective, audience, message, channel mix, and evaluation plan.

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Lesson 21 · Unit 3 Part 1

Compound Saving Goal Simulator

Calculate compound growth and connect saving rate, time, and interest to a financial goal.

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Lesson 22 · Unit 3 Part 1

Loan APR and Total Cost Simulator

Compare borrowing options using payment, fees, interest, and total cost rather than monthly payment alone.

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Lesson 23 · Unit 3 Part 1

Credit Utilization and Credit Profile Lab

Calculate credit utilization and recommend actions that strengthen a credit profile without encouraging unnecessary debt.

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Lesson 24 · Unit 3 Part 1

Debt Repayment Strategy Simulator

Compare avalanche and snowball repayment strategies while accounting for behavior and interest cost.

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Lesson 25 · Unit 3 Part 2

Income Statement and Margin Simulator

Build and interpret an income statement using revenue, cost of goods sold, operating expenses, and profit margins.

Interactive evidence lab · calculation or data task · decision challenge · Canvas-ready PDF
Lesson 26 · Unit 3 Part 2

Business Break-Even Volume Lab

Calculate contribution margin, break-even volume, and margin of safety.

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Lesson 27 · Unit 3 Part 2

Balance Sheet and Liquidity Simulator

Interpret assets, liabilities, equity, and liquidity ratios to diagnose financial position.

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Lesson 28 · Unit 3 Part 2

Cash Flow Survival Simulator

Forecast cash inflows and outflows and distinguish positive profit from adequate cash.

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Lesson 29 · Unit 3 Part 2

Debt versus Equity Funding Simulator

Compare financing sources using cost, control, repayment risk, and strategic fit.

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Lesson 30 · Unit 3 Part 2

Financial Reporting Ethics Lab

Identify misleading reporting choices and recommend controls that protect users of financial information.

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Lesson 31 · Unit 4

Leadership Style and Team Performance Simulator

Match leadership behavior to team capability, urgency, motivation, and task risk.

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Lesson 32 · Unit 4

Organizational Structure and Span of Control Lab

Evaluate organizational layers, span of control, coordination cost, and decision speed.

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Lesson 33 · Unit 4

Capacity and Bottleneck Operations Lab

Identify a process bottleneck and calculate how capacity changes affect output.

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Lesson 34 · Unit 4

KPI Performance Dashboard Simulator

Select KPIs that connect operational activity to business goals and interpret variance.

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Lesson 35 · Unit 4

SWOT Strategy Evidence Lab

Distinguish internal strengths and weaknesses from external opportunities and threats and avoid unsupported SWOT lists.

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Lesson 36 · Unit 4

Competitive Forces Strategy Simulator

Analyze rivalry, entrants, suppliers, buyers, and substitutes to identify the strongest pressure on profitability.

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Lesson 37 · Unit 4

Weighted Decision Matrix Lab

Establish criteria, assign weights, score alternatives, and test whether the recommendation is sensitive to assumptions.

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Lesson 38 · Unit 4

Expected Value and Risk Simulator

Use probability-weighted outcomes while explaining why expected value does not eliminate uncertainty.

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Lesson 39 · Unit 4

Change Management Adoption Simulator

Diagnose resistance and design a change plan with communication, training, participation, and measurable adoption.

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Lesson 40 · Unit 4

Crisis Management Resource Allocation Room

Prioritize actions during a disruption using safety, continuity, stakeholder communication, and recovery criteria.

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Lesson 41 · Unit 5

Paycheck and Net Income Simulator

Interpret gross pay, deductions, taxes, and benefits to estimate spendable income.

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Lesson 42 · Unit 5

Personal Budget and Variance Lab

Build a budget, calculate variance, and revise spending while protecting goals and essentials.

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Lesson 43 · Unit 5

Insurance and Personal Risk Simulator

Compare premiums, deductibles, coverage limits, and expected loss while recognizing catastrophic risk.

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Lesson 44 · Unit 5

Rent versus Buy Decision Lab

Compare housing choices using cash flow, time horizon, transaction costs, flexibility, and risk.

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Lesson 45 · Unit 5

Education ROI and Career Decision Simulator

Compare education paths using total cost, earnings difference, completion risk, and time to break even.

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Lesson 46 · Unit 5

Investment Return and Portfolio Lab

Calculate weighted portfolio return and connect risk, diversification, fees, and horizon to investment choices.

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Lesson 47 · Unit 5

Diversification and Concentration Risk Simulator

Identify concentration risk and explain how imperfect correlation can reduce portfolio volatility.

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Lesson 48 · Unit 5

Retirement Match and Long-Term Growth Simulator

Evaluate employer matching, contribution rates, compounding, and retirement opportunity cost.

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Lesson 49 · Unit 5

Inflation and Real Return Lab

Distinguish nominal and real returns and explain how inflation changes purchasing power.

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Lesson 50 · Unit 5

Financial Advisor Household Capstone

Integrate budgeting, debt, insurance, education, housing, retirement, and investing into an evidence-supported household plan.

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Delivery and expectations

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Immediate digital access

  • Purchase through the secure Square checkout.
  • Continue to the private 50-lesson classroom hub.
  • Bookmark the private hub for return visits throughout the course.
  • Assign students the individual lesson link for that day's activity.

Student submission workflow

  • Students complete all six stages in their browser.
  • Their work is assembled into a structured submission report.
  • They choose Print / Save as PDF.
  • They upload the PDF to Canvas, Schoology, Google Classroom, or another LMS.

Classroom license

The $149.99 purchase covers one purchasing teacher and that teacher's currently enrolled classes. It does not include department-wide, school-wide, district-wide, resale, or public-posting rights.

Technical note

The lessons run in a modern browser. Because work saves locally, students should finish a lesson on the same device and browser. Noindex discourages search indexing, but the private hub should not be posted publicly.

Teacher questions

Frequently asked questions

Are these short games or full lessons?

They are structured for approximately 45 minutes. Each includes a briefing, evidence lab, quantitative or data analysis, strategic choice, exam-style checkpoint, decision twist, and final recommendation.

Can students upload their work to Canvas or Schoology?

Yes. The browser print workflow lets students save the completed submission report as a PDF for upload to Canvas, Schoology, Google Classroom, or another LMS.

Can I use the lessons with multiple class periods?

Yes. One purchasing teacher may use the system with all students currently enrolled in that teacher's classes.

Do students need an account?

No. Students use the browser-based activities without creating an account. Work autosaves locally on the device and browser being used.

Is this an official College Board product?

No. APBusinessExamPrep.com is an independent educational resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by College Board.

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