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.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a big company (c) a one-owner business (d) a school club
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 3.A small business sells 27 cups of lemonade at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 4.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 7.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 8.A small business sells 37 handmade cards at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹370. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 10.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 13.A small business sells 18 painted pebbles at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹320. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 14.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) only at night (c) yes, no one needed (d) never ever
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 16.A small business sells 44 potted plants at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹595 and a profit of ₹495. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 19.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 21.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 22.A small business sells 53 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) owner owes the debts (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 24.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) owner owes the debts (c) simplest to start (d) owner keeps all profit
- 26.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) revenue (c) stock (d) profit
- 27.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owner owes the debts (d) a separate legal body
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 31.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹250 and a profit of ₹180. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1710 and a profit of ₹1670. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 42 paper bookmarks at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹630. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 35.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
- 36.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 37.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 38.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its suppliers (d) its shareholders
- 39.A small business sells 10 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1240 and a profit of ₹470. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a one-owner business
- profit
- 770
- True
- True
- a sole trader
- True
- 740
- owners’ risk is limited
- False
- False
- a sole trader
- 40
- only with adult help
- a sole trader
- 880
- 100
- revenue
- False
- a company
- True
- 490
- owner owes the debts
- True
- run by directors
- profit
- False
- a separate legal body
- a sole trader
- revenue
- 70
- 40
- 840
- True
- one owner runs it
- profit
- a company
- its shareholders
- 20
- 770
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