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.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) a random video (c) a classmate (d) nobody
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 4.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 5.A small business sells 46 paper bookmarks at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 7.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹390 and a profit of ₹150. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 9.A small business sells 15 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹410. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 11.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) simplest to start (d) a separate legal body
- 13.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owned by shareholders
- 14.A small business sells 12 potted plants at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a school club (c) a big company (d) a bank
- 16.A small business sells 57 friendship bands at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1140 and a profit of ₹830. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 19.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 22.🎂 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
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 24.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 25.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 26.A small business sells 26 glasses of chai at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 22 cupcakes at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 29.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹520 and a profit of ₹430. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 31.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹690 and a profit of ₹680. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 51 potted plants at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹320 and a profit of ₹210. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 35.A small business sells 41 jute bags at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 37.A small business sells 51 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 36 cupcakes at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹320. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 40.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹700 and a profit of ₹510. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a company
- an adult or an expert
- a company
- True
- 460
- a sole trader
- 240
- False
- 190
- simplest to start
- True
- a separate legal body
- owned by shareholders
- 240
- a one-owner business
- 1995
- 310
- revenue
- False
- one owner runs it
- profit
- only with adult help
- a company
- profit
- owner keeps all profit
- 650
- 110
- False
- 90
- a sole trader
- 10
- 765
- 110
- owner owes the debts
- 410
- True
- 1785
- 580
- profit
- 190
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