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.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 2.A small business sells 20 cups of lemonade at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 3.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹1680 and a profit of ₹1080. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 4.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) never ever (c) only at night (d) yes, no one needed
- 5.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 8.A small business sells 23 friendship bands at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 9.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 10.A small business sells 41 cupcakes at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹460. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.A small business sells 15 jute bags at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹110. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 12.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner keeps all profit
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.A small business sells 28 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) simplest to start (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 17.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 18.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹400 and a profit of ₹170. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) simplest to start (d) a separate legal body
- 20.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its customers (d) its shareholders
- 21.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
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 24.A small business sells 50 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) revenue (c) stock (d) price
- 26.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1190 and a profit of ₹990. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 28.A small business sells 28 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹700. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 31.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner owes the debts (d) simplest to start
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 34.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1080 and a profit of ₹290. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 36.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹810 and a profit of ₹420. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1840 and a profit of ₹100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 39.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a school club (c) a bank (d) a big company
- 40.A small business sells 29 painted pebbles at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- one owner runs it
- 800
- 600
- only with adult help
- True
- owners’ risk is limited
- revenue
- 460
- False
- 1180
- 115
- owner keeps all profit
- profit
- 420
- simplest to start
- a company
- run by directors
- 230
- a separate legal body
- its shareholders
- owner owes the debts
- a company
- profit
- 750
- profit
- 200
- a sole trader
- 420
- False
- a sole trader
- True
- owned by shareholders
- a company
- 790
- revenue
- 390
- 1740
- revenue
- a one-owner business
- 145
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