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.🎂 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
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 3.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 5.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹585 and a profit of ₹255. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 8.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
- 9.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a bank
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) one owner runs it
- 11.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) an adult or an expert (c) nobody (d) a random video
- 14.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owner owes the debts
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 16.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 18.A small business sells 49 glasses of chai at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1470 and a profit of ₹1260. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 20.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 22.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) profit (c) revenue (d) stock
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 24.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 25.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 26.A small business sells 22 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹360. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 28.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 29.A small business sells 24 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹710. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹490 and a profit of ₹360. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 12 handmade cards at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 33.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹650 and a profit of ₹200. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 35.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1575 and a profit of ₹75. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 28 cupcakes at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 38.A small business sells 45 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 10 clay diyas at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 55 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹210. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- only with adult help
- a company
- True
- profit
- 330
- a company
- a company
- owners’ risk is limited
- a one-owner business
- one owner runs it
- owner owes the debts
- a company
- an adult or an expert
- owned by shareholders
- revenue
- False
- profit
- 1470
- 210
- simplest to start
- a sole trader
- profit
- revenue
- a separate legal body
- True
- 410
- revenue
- its shareholders
- 490
- 130
- 130
- False
- 450
- False
- 1500
- 700
- True
- 900
- 180
- 1990
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