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.A small business sells 23 cups of lemonade at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) owner owes the debts (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 4.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) yes, no one needed (c) only at night (d) only with adult help
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 7.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹110 and a profit of ₹30. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a one-owner business (c) a big company (d) a school club
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 11.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) the government always (c) its customers (d) its suppliers
- 15.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a classmate (c) a random video (d) an adult or an expert
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 17.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 22.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner owes the debts (d) a separate legal body
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 24.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) one owner runs it (d) a separate legal body
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 27.A small business sells 51 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) stock (c) profit (d) price
- 29.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 31.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹135 and a profit of ₹105. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹580 and a profit of ₹310. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.A small business sells 20 handmade cards at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) simplest to start
- 36.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹330 and a profit of ₹20. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 12 paper bookmarks at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 34 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 48 cupcakes at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 20 potted plants at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹180. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- 575
- owners’ risk is limited
- a company
- only with adult help
- revenue
- a sole trader
- 80
- a one-owner business
- revenue
- owner keeps all profit
- True
- False
- True
- its shareholders
- an adult or an expert
- a sole trader
- False
- one owner runs it
- a sole trader
- profit
- profit
- owner owes the debts
- revenue
- a separate legal body
- a sole trader
- a company
- 255
- profit
- owned by shareholders
- profit
- 30
- 270
- a company
- 600
- simplest to start
- 310
- 420
- 170
- 240
- 20
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