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: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 5.A small business sells 59 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 6.A small business sells 26 cupcakes at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 8.A small business sells 42 handmade cards at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹840. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 11.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
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 13.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 15.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹380 and a profit of ₹270. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 16.A small business sells 29 glasses of chai at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business sells 11 painted pebbles at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹450. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.A small business sells 29 potted plants at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 50 bags of popcorn at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 34 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 22.A small business sells 13 fruit cups at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹530. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 23 friendship bands at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 10 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) simplest to start (d) owner keeps all profit
- 26.A small business sells 43 potted plants at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹570. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 28.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) yes, no one needed (c) only with adult help (d) only at night
- 29.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 30.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 31.A small business sells 60 cupcakes at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹2510. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 60 fruit cups at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 34.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 35.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1050 and a profit of ₹640. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) run by directors
- 38.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 39.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) nobody (c) an adult or an expert (d) a classmate
- 40.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹175 and a profit of ₹35. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a sole trader
- a company
- revenue
- a sole trader
- 1180
- 130
- one owner runs it
- 630
- owners’ risk is limited
- profit
- owner owes the debts
- profit
- False
- revenue
- 110
- 1305
- 100
- 1015
- 1750
- 510
- False
- 55
- 345
- 200
- run by directors
- 75
- a sole trader
- only with adult help
- revenue
- owned by shareholders
- 490
- 3000
- profit
- False
- 410
- False
- owner keeps all profit
- False
- an adult or an expert
- 140
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