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.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 2.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1170 and a profit of ₹980. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 3.A small business sells 36 painted pebbles at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 4.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 5.A small business sells 10 clay diyas at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 8.A small business sells 46 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 9.A small business sells 19 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 11.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner owes the debts (d) owner keeps all profit
- 12.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) simplest to start (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 14.A small business sells 18 painted pebbles at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹400. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 15.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) only at night (c) yes, no one needed (d) never ever
- 16.A small business sells 21 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 18.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) an adult or an expert (c) nobody (d) a classmate
- 19.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 20.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its customers (d) its shareholders
- 21.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1600 and a profit of ₹580. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) profit (c) revenue (d) price
- 23.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 24.A small business sells 35 jute bags at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 27.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹720 and a profit of ₹370. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 28.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 29.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹250 and a profit of ₹140. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a bank (c) a school club (d) a one-owner business
- 31.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1085 and a profit of ₹1075. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.A small business sells 45 bags of popcorn at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 14 clay diyas at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 37.A small business sells 27 handmade cards at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- 190
- 1620
- run by directors
- 50
- profit
- a sole trader
- 230
- 95
- one owner runs it
- owned by shareholders
- simplest to start
- a sole trader
- 50
- only with adult help
- 210
- a company
- an adult or an expert
- profit
- its shareholders
- 1020
- profit
- owners’ risk is limited
- 1750
- revenue
- False
- 350
- owner keeps all profit
- 110
- a one-owner business
- 10
- a sole trader
- a company
- 225
- 560
- a company
- 405
- False
- True
- True
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