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: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹2250 and a profit of ₹660. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 3.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 4.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹330 and a profit of ₹40. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 5.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner keeps all profit (d) run by directors
- 6.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 7.A small business sells 36 potted plants at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a bank (c) a school club (d) a big company
- 9.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) revenue (c) price (d) profit
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 11.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) owned by shareholders
- 13.A small business sells 15 jute bags at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business sells 23 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 16.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 17.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) yes, no one needed (c) only at night (d) only with adult help
- 18.A small business sells 44 clay diyas at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 21.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 24.A small business sells 16 jute bags at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹200. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 26.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its suppliers (c) the government always (d) its customers
- 27.A small business sells 56 painted pebbles at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 40 jute bags at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 30.A small business sells 11 bags of popcorn at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 31.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 32.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹170 and a profit of ₹140. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 36 painted pebbles at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹350. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 35.A small business sells 41 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 41 cupcakes at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 24 painted pebbles at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1080. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 20 handmade cards at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 50 handmade cards at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹1270. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
Answer key
- a company
- 1590
- False
- 290
- owner keeps all profit
- True
- 1080
- a one-owner business
- profit
- profit
- True
- owned by shareholders
- 600
- 345
- a company
- simplest to start
- only with adult help
- 660
- profit
- a sole trader
- False
- False
- False
- 520
- owner owes the debts
- its shareholders
- 2800
- 730
- a sole trader
- 135
- revenue
- 30
- 190
- False
- 205
- 1025
- 120
- 900
- 480
- a sole trader
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