🍕 Pizza & Prices | BIZ-OMICS Junior

👩‍🏫 Teacher Information

🎯 CurriculumKS3 Economics — inflation, PED, real vs nominal, wage-price spiral, cost-push

⏱️ Timing25–40 min including debrief. Core Mode suits mixed-ability; Extension Mode suits G&T or post-GCSE taster.

🧠 Mode DifferencesCore: narrative labels only. Extension: PED notation, wage-price spiral named in-game, nominal/real distinction active.

💡 Key Debrief Q"When did you first feel the squeeze? Which month hurt most?" — before naming concepts.

📊 Stress SystemCustomer Trust, Cash Reserves, Morale each degrade permanently with repeated bad decisions — not just per-round.

📊 Starting NumbersPrice: £10 · Cost/pizza: £6.50 · Margin: £3.50 · Rent: £300/mo · Wages: £350/mo · Footfall: 8/day · Month 1 profit: ~+£490 — clearly profitable before inflation hits.

🏁 OutcomesSurvive: margin >£2, happiness >50%. Limping: still open but squeezed. Closed: costs > revenue.

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Welcome to Rossi's Pizzeria!

You've just taken over a pizza restaurant. Can you survive a year of rising prices?

Choose your mode:

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Core Mode

Learn through the story. Concepts are explained in plain English as you play. Great for most students.

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Extension Mode

All of Core, plus economic vocabulary, PED notation, and deeper analysis. A GCSE taster.

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You run Rossi's Pizzeria — a popular local restaurant. You sell one type of pizza.

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Each pizza sells for £10. It costs you £6.50 to make — so you earn £3.50 profit per pizza.

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Your chef Marco earns £350/month. You also pay £300/month rent and energy bills.

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Inflation is rising. Your customers have alternatives — watch out!

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Survive 12 months of inflationary pressure. Your decisions have lasting consequences.

💰 Profit Margin

£4.00

Per pizza sold

😊 Customer Happiness

100%

Customers love Rossi's right now

👨‍🍳 Marco's Morale

100%

Marco is happy and working hard

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Selling Price

£10

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Cost / Pizza

£6.50

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Monthly Overheads

£900

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Wage Bill

£400

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Customers/Day

🏪 Rossi's Pizzeria

🍕 Rossi's Pizzeria

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8 customers today — the queue stretches out the door!

🧾 Your Costs This Month

🫙 Ingredients (flour, cheese, tomatoes)

No change

£4.00 / pizza

⚡ Energy (oven, lighting)

No change

£2.00 / pizza

🏠 Rent

No change

£500 / month

📦 Packaging

No change

£0.50 / pizza

📰 This Month at Rossi's

📊 Nominal vs Real Value

Your Price

£10

Real Worth

£10.00

💡 Both bars are equal. As inflation rises, watch the green bar shrink — that's the real value of your money.

📰 News Log

🍕 Rossi's opens for business!

Costs are stable and customers are happy. Enjoy the calm!

📈 Monthly Profit

💰 Revenue

£0

🧾 Variable Costs

£0

🏠 Overheads

£0

📊 Net Profit

£0

💡 Assumes 30 days × daily customers

Welcome to Rossi's Pizzeria!

❓ How to Play

🎯 Your Mission

🔄 Each Month

⚠️ Cumulative Effects

🟢 Core vs 🌟 Extension Mode

🎓 End of Year — What Did You Learn?