Challenge: Blooming Lovely. Task 1. Task 1: Plan it: Feedback

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1 Task 1 The florist has been very busy and needs to replenish his stock. He has asked you to complete a stock check to identify which types of flowers he needs to order. First of all you need to work out how many flowers have been sold and enter the total in the first spreadsheet. Because your boss also uses this information to calculate profit and loss, he has asked you to present the Numbers sold as a percentage for each type of flower. Write your answers in to the blank spaces provided in the second spreadsheet. Show your working out in the Do it area. Task 1: Plan it: Feedback For the first part of this task you need to be able to extract information from a table and use it in calculations. You also need to be able to express numbers as a percentage of other numbers. You need to decide if you are going to do this by using a written method or by using a calculator. You could use estimation or an alternative method to check your answer. Copyright ForSkills 2015 v3 Page 1 of 6

2 Task 1: Do it: Feedback Type Normal stock level Current stock level Number sold Carnation Freesia Rose Iris Orchid Type Number sold Amount as a percentage Carnation 42 56% Freesia 72 80% Rose 80 50% Iris 10 25% Orchid 19 95% An amount can be expressed as a whole number, a fraction, a percentage or a decimal. In this example, you have been asked to express the number of flowers sold as percentages. Let s use the number of carnations sold as an example. To do this: Identify how many carnations were sold by taking the current stock level away from the normal stock level ; = 42. The total number of carnations can be identified by looking at the amount in the Normal stock level column. Finally, convert these amounts to a percentage (42 75) x 100 = 56%. Copyright ForSkills 2015 v3 Page 2 of 6

3 Task 2 The temperature at which a flower is stored directly affects its vase life. For this reason, it is important that the flowers in stock are kept at the correct temperature. The florist has asked you to check on the storage temperature of four types of flowers and to record the readings in degrees Fahrenheit ( o F). Unfortunately, the thermometers only show the readings in degrees Celsius ( o C) and you don t have access to a conversion chart. Look at the degrees Celsius readings and manually work out the degrees Fahrenheit equivalents. Mark the boxes next to the answers you think are correct. The formula you should use is: F = ( 9 o C) Task 2: Plan it: Feedback This part of the challenge is about using a formula. You need to know how to substitute values into a formula and you also need to be aware of the order of operations to use when evaluating an expression involving brackets, multiplication, division, and addition (BIDMAS). You could use estimation to check your answers or alternatively you could use an inverse method. Copyright ForSkills 2015 v3 Page 3 of 6

4 33.8 o F 35.6 o F o F 33.8 o F 35.6 o F o F Carnation (3.3 0 C) Freesia (2 0 C) 30 o F 30 o F Orchid (10 0 C) o F 50 o F Iris (7 0 C) o F 50 o F Task 2: Do it: Feedback There are a number of ways you could convert a temperature. Sometimes a thermometer will display both Celsius and Fahrenheit scales so you just need to read the scale of the appropriate system. If you have access to the internet, you could use the search facility to find an online automatic conversion system. Alternatively, you may have access to a paper based conversion table. Where none of these options are available you can use the following formula: To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit: F = ( 9 o C) + 32, for example: (9 5 x 3.3) + 32 = o 5 F. 5 To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius: C = (F 32), for example: (50 32) 9 x 5= 10 o C. 9 Copyright ForSkills 2015 v3 Page 4 of 6

5 Task 3 Every day the florist works out the shop s profits. Today he asks you to do this. Use the sale numbers you worked out in Task 1, then work out today s profit from flower sales. The shop owner doesn t get to keep all this money, he has to pay your wages of 6 per hour for 7.5 hours, and it costs an average of 50 per day for rent, rates, gas and electric. How much has the florist made today after taking into account these costs? The florist asks you for some business advice. Answer his questions based on the calculations you have made and then say why he wouldn t necessarily make more profit by simply buying more flowers to sell. Task 3: Plan it: Feedback The first part of this problem is about using information in a table to calculate income; the second part is about calculating profit and you need to know what these terms mean. It is important to show how you arrive at your figures and be able to explain the method you have used. You must understand the difference between fixed and variable cost. You need to be able to interpret the answers to your calculations, explain what they mean and also use them to give advice. To check your calculations you could use an alternative method or you could use calculation. Copyright ForSkills 2015 v3 Page 5 of 6

6 Task 3: Do it: Feedback Type Buy price Sale price Number sold Profit Carnation 29p 80p Freesia Rose 74p Iris 35p 80p Orchid To work out the florist s profit: work out the profit per flower then multiply by the number of flowers sold add up the profit from each flower to get the total profit His total profit on all flower sales is His costs are 50 plus 7.5 x 6 = 95. So his profit after wages and shop costs is = The most popular flower sold is the Rose. The Orchid gives the florist the best profit. Although it may seem like a good idea to simply buy more flowers, they will die if they are not sold so instead of making a profit on each flower, the florist would lose money if he bought too many. Copyright ForSkills 2015 v3 Page 6 of 6