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: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 3.A small business sells 12 friendship bands at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 8.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owned by shareholders
- 9.A small business sells 36 handmade cards at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹160. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 10.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its shareholders (c) its customers (d) the government always
- 11.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 12.A small business sells 58 fruit cups at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owned by shareholders
- 14.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 15.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 18.A small business sells 48 clay diyas at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1600. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 36 handmade cards at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) nobody (c) a classmate (d) a random video
- 21.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a bank
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 24.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 25.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹660 and a profit of ₹260. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 26.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 27.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 29.A small business sells 48 paper bookmarks at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 33.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner keeps all profit
- 34.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) only with adult help (c) yes, no one needed (d) never ever
- 35.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹220 and a profit of ₹100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 37.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹460 and a profit of ₹90. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 39.A small business sells 20 cups of lemonade at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) price (c) revenue (d) profit
Answer key
- False
- profit
- 180
- a sole trader
- profit
- a sole trader
- revenue
- owner keeps all profit
- 560
- its shareholders
- owners’ risk is limited
- 870
- owner owes the debts
- profit
- True
- revenue
- a company
- 800
- 60
- an adult or an expert
- True
- a one-owner business
- a company
- run by directors
- 400
- simplest to start
- False
- a separate legal body
- 2160
- False
- True
- a sole trader
- owned by shareholders
- only with adult help
- 120
- a company
- 370
- True
- 800
- profit
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