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Printable business simulation worksheets for short classroom use.

Use the simulators as 15-minute or 30-minute activities to connect operating decisions with revenue, cost, profit, capacity, and customer satisfaction.

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Classroom setup

How to use the simulations

15-minute activity

  1. Assign one simulator and one worksheet.
  2. Students play one short run or several in-game days.
  3. Students record the starting decision, one metric result, and one improvement idea.
  4. Close with a two-minute share-out: what helped profit, and what hurt it?

30-minute activity

  1. Students run a baseline strategy for 8-10 minutes.
  2. They change one decision lever and run again.
  3. They compare revenue, cost, margin, satisfaction, and capacity metrics.
  4. Teams explain whether the second run was a real improvement or only looked better.

Motel worksheet

Occupancy, RevPAR, channel fees, room condition, and review reflection.

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Racket court worksheet

Utilization, memberships, staffing, maintenance, and court-hour margin reflection.

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Teacher prompts

Reflection questions and suggested discussion answers

Reflection questions

  • Which number looked good at first but did not prove the business was healthy?
  • What was the most important tradeoff between growth and profit?
  • Which cost was easiest to ignore during play?
  • What would you change if you had one more run?

Suggested discussion answers

  • Revenue, bookings, or completed trips can rise while profit falls if cost, fees, or capacity pressure grows faster.
  • Higher prices, more staff, better quality, and more marketing can all help, but each has a cost or demand risk.
  • Students should separate fixed costs from variable costs and explain which decision changed which cost.
  • Strong answers compare two runs and use evidence from metrics, not only a general opinion.