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 company (b) a sole trader
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) simplest to start (c) owner owes the debts (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 4.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) never ever (c) only with adult help (d) only at night
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 8.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 11.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹480 and a profit of ₹180. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 12.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) stock (c) profit (d) price
- 13.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹80 and a profit of ₹70. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) a classmate (c) nobody (d) a random video
- 15.A small business sells 29 jute bags at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹390. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 17.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 18.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 21.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹185 and a profit of ₹95. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 24.A small business sells 15 paper bookmarks at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business sells 40 potted plants at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹100 and a profit of ₹20. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 31 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹960 and a profit of ₹380. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 19 handmade cards at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 31.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its shareholders (d) its customers
- 32.A small business sells 11 bags of popcorn at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.A small business sells 42 potted plants at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1340. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 39 friendship bands at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹390 and a profit of ₹280. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 39.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1850 and a profit of ₹1270. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a sole trader
- owners’ risk is limited
- a sole trader
- False
- only with adult help
- profit
- a company
- True
- profit
- profit
- 300
- profit
- 10
- an adult or an expert
- 480
- revenue
- owner owes the debts
- True
- True
- revenue
- 90
- a sole trader
- a company
- 120
- 2000
- 80
- 465
- 580
- 760
- a separate legal body
- its shareholders
- 330
- a sole trader
- 760
- 195
- 110
- False
- revenue
- 580
- True
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