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Focused revision for Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Business Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance.

Revise the mandatory externally assessed Unit 3 only, from personal finance and consumer protection to cash flow, break-even, financial statements, and ratio analysis.

Unit 3 scope: learning aims A-F, written examination, 2 hours, 80 marks. Section A covers personal finance and Section B covers business finance.

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Unit 3mandatory external

12focused modules

80exam marks

Aligned to Pearson BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Business (2016), Unit 3 content areas A-F.

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Business

Your Unit 3 exam map

One mandatory external unit, split between personal and business finance.

Section A · about one-third

Personal finance

Learning aims A and B: money, payment methods, accounts, borrowing, saving, insurance, institutions, protection, advice, and debt solutions.

Section B · about two-thirds

Business finance

Learning aims C-F: accounting, finance sources, cash flow, break-even, statements, profitability, liquidity, and efficiency.

Written examination

2 hours · 80 marks

AO1 knowledge, AO2 application, AO3 analysis, and AO4 evaluation. Questions range from short responses to 12 marks.

1/3Personal finance

2/3Business finance, including calculations and interpretation

Scope and assessment structure aligned to the official Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Business specification, Unit 3.

Unit 3 game plan

Revise in the same order the paper thinks

Build knowledge first, then calculate, interpret, and justify.

1Secure Section A

Learn products and institutions as comparisons, not isolated definitions.

2Memorise every formula

Write it, substitute figures, show workings, add units, and interpret the result.

3Finish with judgement

Use context, financial evidence, trade-offs, and a supported conclusion.

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Starting outUse Easy Mode and Module 0 finance vocabulary. Nearly therePractise E and F formulas without looking. Ready to stretchUse Challenge Mode and complete 12-mark evaluations.

BTEC Unit 3 exam skills

What the examiner is rewarding

Turn correct finance knowledge into applied analysis and justified decisions.

AO1 + AO2

Know it and apply it

Use accurate finance terminology, then connect the feature, formula, or process directly to the person or business in the question.

AO3

Interpret the consequence

Explain what the data means, why it changed, how measures interrelate, and what is likely to happen next.

AO4

Evaluate with evidence

Compare realistic options, weigh context and limitations, then reach a supported judgement rather than repeating both sides.

Formula warning: Pearson states that formulas in learning aims E and F will not be given in the external assessment. Practise recalling them before substituting any figures.

Unit 3 · Personal and Business Finance

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