Lesson ProgressPhase 4 of 6
Phase 4Independent Practice
Independent Practice: Unit Launch: Sarah's Inventory Problem

Make one founder buying decision and one founder pricing decision, then compare the tradeoffs

Phase 4: Independent Practice

Run Sarah's Pricing Studio

This phase now plays like a founder pricing game. Across ten steps, you will set prices, choose small restocks, and watch a mini income statement and balance sheet update in real time.

Lesson 1 target
The goal is to push gross profit as high as you can without letting Sarah's cash cushion or ending inventory fall into a risky place.
Ten-Step Pricing Simulator

Goal: finish the 10 steps with the highest gross profit you can while keeping at least $700 in cash and at least 4 kits on the shelf.

This is mostly a pricing game. Buying kits matters because it changes the balance sheet. Pricing matters because it changes the income statement.

Live dashboard

Cash

$1,452

Inventory asset

$264

Gross profit

$0

Units on shelf

13 kits

Total assets

$1,716

Step

1 of 10

Mini Income Statement

Sales

$0

COGS

$0

Gross Profit

$0

Mini Balance Sheet

Cash

$1,452

Inventory

$264

Total Assets

$1,716

Cash floor: safeShelf floor: safe
Playbook

1. Read the current step.

2. Choose how many kits to buy first.

3. Choose the price Sarah will charge.

4. Run the step and read the mini statements.

5. Keep gross profit climbing without letting cash or shelf stock crash.

Step 1: Conference rush

A busy event week could move several kits fast if Sarah prices confidently.

Supplier cost: $22Base demand: 4 kitsPrice sensitivity: medium
Choose the restock

Buying more keeps Sarah ready, but it pushes cash into inventory before the sale happens.

Immediate inventory purchase: $44

Choose the selling price

Higher prices can lift gross profit, but they can also cool demand in price-sensitive steps.

Gross profit grows only when sales happen. Unsold kits stay in inventory.