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 small business sells 10 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 2.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only at night (c) only with adult help (d) yes, no one needed
- 3.A small business sells 18 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a big company (c) a school club (d) a one-owner business
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 7.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) simplest to start (d) run by directors
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 9.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) stock (d) profit
- 10.📜 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
- 11.A small business sells 12 cupcakes at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 12.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 13.A small business sells 36 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1300. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1100 and a profit of ₹690. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 17.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹2350 and a profit of ₹50. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.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
- 19.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) owner keeps all profit (d) a separate legal body
- 22.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹70 and a profit of ₹40. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 34 handmade cards at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its customers (c) its suppliers (d) the government always
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 29.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 30.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 31.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹360 and a profit of ₹350. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 33.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 34.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 35.A small business sells 58 jute bags at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹220. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 43 bags of popcorn at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹460. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 38.A small business sells 23 jute bags at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 40.A small business sells 11 clay diyas at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹150. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- 100
- only with adult help
- 90
- a company
- a one-owner business
- a sole trader
- run by directors
- profit
- profit
- an adult or an expert
- 150
- False
- 500
- 410
- a sole trader
- owner owes the debts
- 2300
- owners’ risk is limited
- True
- True
- owner keeps all profit
- 30
- 1190
- its shareholders
- profit
- False
- a separate legal body
- revenue
- profit
- one owner runs it
- 10
- revenue
- False
- revenue
- 1520
- 1475
- a company
- 345
- a sole trader
- 180
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