Did the Tuckersoft director give enough money to the intern?

In the first minutes of Bandersnatch we can see the director of the "Tuckersoft" company - Mohan Thakur - sending one of his younger employees (I'm assuming an unpaid intern) to get him "20 B&H and a Lion Bar". Then he gives him a note - sadly I can't see the banknote denomination

If you agree to take his job offer (which is the first game over), you can see a sad looking intern delivering the pack of cigarettes and the candy bar to an extremely happy Mohan... and the camera zooms at suddenly saddened Stefan.

So, did Mohan give enough money for his shopping or was he expecting the intern to pay for his boss? If the latter, did it mean that Stefan noticed, that the boss is greedy and happy to cut the corners for a quick buck?

Edit: I might be wrong, but judging by the colour it might be an old 5 Pounds note (1980-88)

I don't know the 1984 prices but I kind of doubt that you can buy a pack of smokes and candy bar for that price.

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Best Answer

£5 would absolutely have been enough money in 1984 to buy a pack of 20 cigarettes.

The Office for National Statistics has recorded the average price of 20 cigarettes, going back to 1987, when a pack only cost £1.43. Here's the link

The scene was most likely trying to show how Mohan treated and viewed his "lesser" employees, by getting the intern to do menial tasks such as his shopping errands.