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.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 3.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a bank (c) a big company (d) a school club
- 4.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎂 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
- 7.A small business sells 12 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 10.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 12.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹200 and a profit of ₹190. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 13.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) a random video (c) a classmate (d) nobody
- 14.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) profit (c) stock (d) revenue
- 15.A small business sells 11 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹240. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.A small business sells 58 jute bags at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹290. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 17.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 18.A small business sells 46 jute bags at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹670. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 19.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 20.A small business sells 55 cups of lemonade at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 22.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 23.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹1215 and a profit of ₹675. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹490 and a profit of ₹420. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business sells 52 cupcakes at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹190 and a profit of ₹120. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) owner owes the debts
- 29.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹275 and a profit of ₹65. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.A small business sells 40 potted plants at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹890. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 36.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹235 and a profit of ₹65. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 52 jute bags at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 39.A small business sells 39 cupcakes at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1305 and a profit of ₹115. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a sole trader
- profit
- a one-owner business
- True
- False
- only with adult help
- 60
- revenue
- a sole trader
- False
- owner keeps all profit
- 10
- an adult or an expert
- profit
- 145
- 580
- True
- 250
- revenue
- 1375
- a sole trader
- one owner runs it
- 540
- 70
- 260
- 70
- False
- owner owes the debts
- 210
- profit
- a company
- a sole trader
- a company
- 510
- True
- 170
- 260
- True
- 1170
- 1190
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