Business Basics for Teenagers Worksheet
Business tip (Revenue in, profit left): Sole trader: one owner, keeps all the profit, owes the debts, simplest to start. Company: a separate legal body, owned by shareholders, run by directors, owners’ risk limited. Revenue = price × number sold. Profit = revenue − costs, so costs = revenue − profit. Teens run a business with adult help; tax and legal questions go to an adult or an expert.
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- 1.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 3.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) simplest to start
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 6.A small business sells 57 painted pebbles at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹350. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.A small business sells 10 clay diyas at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 9.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹540 and a profit of ₹240. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 11.A small business sells 21 clay diyas at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹800. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 12.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) a separate legal body (c) simplest to start (d) run by directors
- 13.A small business sells 13 clay diyas at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹680 and a profit of ₹330. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹440 and a profit of ₹220. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 17.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) revenue (c) stock (d) profit
- 18.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 20.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) an adult or an expert (c) a random video (d) nobody
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 22.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owner owes the debts
- 23.A small business sells 50 handmade cards at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 25.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) run by directors (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 26.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 27.A small business sells 33 cupcakes at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) a separate legal body (d) one owner runs it
- 30.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹180 and a profit of ₹150. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) the government always (c) its suppliers (d) its customers
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 33.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹240 and a profit of ₹180. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business sells 17 jute bags at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 37 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1470. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 37.A small business sells 34 handmade cards at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 48 jute bags at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 58 cupcakes at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹720. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 31 jute bags at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- owner keeps all profit
- profit
- False
- owned by shareholders
- revenue
- 220
- 40
- a sole trader
- 300
- a sole trader
- 145
- simplest to start
- 260
- 350
- 220
- a company
- profit
- False
- revenue
- an adult or an expert
- a company
- owners’ risk is limited
- 130
- one owner runs it
- run by directors
- False
- 1485
- True
- a separate legal body
- 30
- its shareholders
- a sole trader
- 60
- 80
- 10
- False
- 510
- 960
- 2180
- 465
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