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: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 2.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹180 and a profit of ₹130. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 5.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) owner owes the debts (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 6.A small business sells 32 friendship bands at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹200. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 8.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹840 and a profit of ₹680. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 9.A small business sells 36 clay diyas at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 10.A small business sells 56 glasses of chai at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 11.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only with adult help (c) yes, no one needed (d) only at night
- 12.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) a separate legal body
- 14.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 15.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) revenue (c) profit (d) price
- 16.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 18.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 19.A small business sells 31 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 12 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹100. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹2650 and a profit of ₹70. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹945 and a profit of ₹545. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹2450 and a profit of ₹1060. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 25.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a big company (c) a one-owner business (d) a school club
- 26.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) simplest to start (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 28.A small business sells 55 painted pebbles at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹400 and a profit of ₹30. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 31.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 32.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 35.A small business sells 43 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹840. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 38.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 40.A small business sells 39 potted plants at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- False
- 50
- revenue
- a company
- owner owes the debts
- 1240
- owner keeps all profit
- 160
- 230
- 2520
- only with adult help
- True
- one owner runs it
- profit
- profit
- True
- a company
- False
- 35
- 320
- 2580
- 400
- 1390
- a sole trader
- a one-owner business
- simplest to start
- a sole trader
- 825
- 370
- a company
- revenue
- owners’ risk is limited
- a sole trader
- True
- 665
- False
- a company
- True
- run by directors
- 1560
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