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: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 2.A small business sells 32 potted plants at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 4.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
- 5.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 6.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) a separate legal body
- 7.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) profit (c) price (d) stock
- 8.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
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) simplest to start
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 12.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) yes, no one needed (c) only at night (d) never ever
- 13.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) the government always (c) its customers (d) its shareholders
- 15.A small business sells 40 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) nobody (c) an adult or an expert (d) a random video
- 17.A small business sells 54 clay diyas at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1820 and a profit of ₹1370. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 19.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 21.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 22.A small business sells 19 painted pebbles at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹280. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 24.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹405 and a profit of ₹315. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 26.A small business sells 37 painted pebbles at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹1260. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 57 cupcakes at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 29.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹285 and a profit of ₹175. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 31.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹130 and a profit of ₹10. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹320 and a profit of ₹180. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹95 and a profit of ₹55. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 36.A small business sells 28 painted pebbles at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 38.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1600 and a profit of ₹1150. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 40.A small business sells 60 handmade cards at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹580. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a sole trader
- 160
- a company
- owner owes the debts
- owners’ risk is limited
- a separate legal body
- profit
- owned by shareholders
- profit
- simplest to start
- revenue
- only with adult help
- False
- its shareholders
- 600
- an adult or an expert
- 270
- 450
- True
- a company
- False
- 385
- owner keeps all profit
- 90
- False
- 405
- 235
- True
- 110
- a sole trader
- 120
- 140
- 40
- True
- a company
- 1120
- a sole trader
- 450
- run by directors
- 20
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