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 company. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 4.A small business sells 44 handmade cards at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹500. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 5.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) simplest to start (d) a separate legal body
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 8.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 10.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner owes the debts (d) simplest to start
- 11.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1100 and a profit of ₹540. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 12.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 13.A small business sells 11 handmade cards at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 15.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1620 and a profit of ₹660. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 18.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) only with adult help (c) never ever (d) yes, no one needed
- 19.A small business sells 16 paper bookmarks at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 23 fruit cups at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹2120 and a profit of ₹2010. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its shareholders (c) the government always (d) its customers
- 23.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹2500 and a profit of ₹200. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) an adult or an expert (c) a classmate (d) a random video
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.A small business sells 57 fruit cups at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 28.A small business sells 29 clay diyas at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 53 cupcakes at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) revenue (c) price (d) stock
- 31.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 32.A small business sells 22 handmade cards at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a school club (c) a big company (d) a bank
- 34.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 36.A small business sells 45 jute bags at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1450. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 38.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹75 and a profit of ₹25. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 49 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 29 bags of popcorn at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹290. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- True
- one owner runs it
- a sole trader
- 160
- a separate legal body
- profit
- profit
- False
- a sole trader
- owners’ risk is limited
- 560
- False
- 495
- a company
- 960
- a company
- profit
- only with adult help
- 160
- 805
- 110
- its shareholders
- 2300
- an adult or an expert
- revenue
- 1425
- owner keeps all profit
- 1015
- 795
- profit
- False
- 440
- a one-owner business
- revenue
- a sole trader
- 800
- True
- 50
- 2450
- 145
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