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: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 3.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 8.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 9.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹300 and a profit of ₹70. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 10.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a bank (c) a school club (d) a one-owner business
- 11.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only at night (c) only with adult help (d) never ever
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 14.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 15.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 16.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) an adult or an expert (c) a classmate (d) a random video
- 17.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 18.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) revenue (c) profit (d) stock
- 20.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹1225 and a profit of ₹405. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 20 bags of popcorn at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹460. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 23.A small business sells 47 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 27.A small business sells 20 handmade cards at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 29.A small business sells 38 jute bags at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹530. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) the government always (c) its suppliers (d) its shareholders
- 31.A small business sells 55 friendship bands at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 33.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 34.A small business sells 40 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 15 fruit cups at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 37.A small business sells 46 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 27 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹160. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 40.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a company
- a sole trader
- one owner runs it
- a company
- True
- revenue
- profit
- False
- 230
- a one-owner business
- only with adult help
- a sole trader
- run by directors
- revenue
- simplest to start
- an adult or an expert
- owners’ risk is limited
- False
- profit
- 820
- 440
- False
- 705
- True
- False
- False
- 400
- True
- 420
- its shareholders
- 1925
- a sole trader
- owner owes the debts
- 1600
- 600
- a company
- 460
- 920
- a company
- True
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