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) simplest to start (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 2.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a random video (c) an adult or an expert (d) a classmate
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 4.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 6.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a one-owner business (c) a big company (d) a school club
- 7.A small business sells 48 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) a separate legal body
- 9.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹1680 and a profit of ₹160. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 10.A small business sells 11 handmade cards at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) simplest to start (c) run by directors (d) owner owes the debts
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 13.A small business sells 27 glasses of chai at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹240 and a profit of ₹100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 18.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 19.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 20.A small business sells 20 handmade cards at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹810. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 23.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 24.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1890 and a profit of ₹940. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 26.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 27.A small business sells 51 handmade cards at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹150. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1180 and a profit of ₹970. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 29.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 30.A small business sells 43 potted plants at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹550. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 31.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) profit (c) stock (d) price
- 32.A small business sells 15 cupcakes at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹490. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 34.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹340 and a profit of ₹310. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) the government always
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 37.A small business sells 28 bags of popcorn at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹410. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 45 fruit cups at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 40.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- simplest to start
- an adult or an expert
- revenue
- True
- False
- a one-owner business
- 1920
- one owner runs it
- 1520
- 190
- run by directors
- profit
- 675
- 140
- a sole trader
- a company
- profit
- owners’ risk is limited
- True
- 90
- True
- revenue
- a separate legal body
- 950
- owned by shareholders
- False
- 105
- 210
- False
- 95
- profit
- 110
- revenue
- 30
- its shareholders
- a company
- 290
- 185
- profit
- False
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