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: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 2.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 5.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1140 and a profit of ₹400. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 6.A small business sells 20 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) one owner runs it (c) owner owes the debts (d) owner keeps all profit
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 9.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) simplest to start (d) run by directors
- 11.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 13.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹950 and a profit of ₹580. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business sells 51 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only with adult help (c) only at night (d) yes, no one needed
- 16.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a big company (c) a bank (d) a one-owner business
- 17.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 18.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹420 and a profit of ₹300. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 22.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) simplest to start (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 23.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1365 and a profit of ₹985. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 25.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 26.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 28.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) the government always
- 29.A small business sells 55 clay diyas at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) a classmate (c) an adult or an expert (d) nobody
- 31.A small business sells 52 fruit cups at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1200 and a profit of ₹360. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) stock (c) price (d) revenue
- 35.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 36.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹855 and a profit of ₹165. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 38.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 39.A small business sells 48 clay diyas at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 18 painted pebbles at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a sole trader
- True
- a company
- revenue
- 740
- 740
- a separate legal body
- revenue
- True
- simplest to start
- False
- revenue
- 370
- 1785
- only with adult help
- a one-owner business
- False
- 120
- a sole trader
- a company
- a company
- owners’ risk is limited
- 380
- run by directors
- one owner runs it
- False
- a sole trader
- its shareholders
- 2200
- an adult or an expert
- 780
- 840
- a company
- profit
- True
- 690
- owner keeps all profit
- False
- 660
- 360
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