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) False (b) True
- 2.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1550 and a profit of ₹220. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 3.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner owes the debts (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 4.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) the government always
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 8.A small business sells 31 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 9.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a bank (c) a school club (d) a one-owner business
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 13.A small business sells 34 paper bookmarks at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 17.A small business sells 34 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 19.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 20.A small business sells 48 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only with adult help (c) never ever (d) only at night
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 23.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 25.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹750 and a profit of ₹230. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 26.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) owner owes the debts (d) run by directors
- 27.A small business sells 47 friendship bands at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 29.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 30.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 31.A small business sells 31 clay diyas at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹680. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 33.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) a classmate (c) nobody (d) an adult or an expert
- 34.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 36.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 37.A small business sells 32 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹210. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 39.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 40.A small business sells 25 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- False
- 1330
- owner owes the debts
- True
- its shareholders
- a sole trader
- profit
- 155
- True
- False
- a one-owner business
- profit
- 1190
- True
- a company
- False
- 160
- one owner runs it
- False
- 960
- only with adult help
- a company
- True
- a sole trader
- 520
- run by directors
- 1410
- revenue
- profit
- a separate legal body
- 715
- revenue
- an adult or an expert
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- owners’ risk is limited
- 1070
- simplest to start
- True
- 875
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