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 28 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹80. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 4.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1710 and a profit of ₹1260. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 5.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) yes, no one needed (c) only with adult help (d) only at night
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 7.A small business sells 51 clay diyas at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹470. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 8.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
- 10.A small business sells 12 handmade cards at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.A small business sells 55 painted pebbles at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 14.A small business sells 58 painted pebbles at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹2150 and a profit of ₹2010. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 17.A small business sells 14 clay diyas at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹370. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.A small business sells 50 jute bags at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 15 handmade cards at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 21.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) simplest to start (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 22.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 23.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1170 and a profit of ₹960. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 25.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 26.A small business sells 42 clay diyas at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹610. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 29 handmade cards at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 29.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its shareholders (c) its customers (d) its suppliers
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 31.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) a classmate (c) an adult or an expert (d) nobody
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 33.A small business sells 60 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 36.A small business sells 38 potted plants at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 38 cupcakes at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 19 jute bags at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹320. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 40.A small business sells 17 friendship bands at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹20. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- 60
- a sole trader
- revenue
- 450
- only with adult help
- a company
- 40
- False
- owner owes the debts
- 510
- 2200
- revenue
- a sole trader
- 170
- 140
- profit
- 190
- 500
- 75
- profit
- simplest to start
- False
- 210
- a sole trader
- True
- 440
- 870
- run by directors
- its shareholders
- profit
- an adult or an expert
- a company
- 2400
- revenue
- a sole trader
- 760
- 340
- 250
- True
- 65
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