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) a separate legal body (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 2.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) owned by shareholders
- 3.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 4.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) an adult or an expert (c) nobody (d) a random video
- 5.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 6.A small business sells 13 glasses of chai at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹210. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 9.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) profit (c) revenue (d) stock
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 12.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) run by directors
- 13.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) simplest to start (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 14.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner keeps all profit (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 17.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 keeps all profit
- 18.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹980 and a profit of ₹130. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 21.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 23.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹3000 and a profit of ₹1960. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 25.A small business sells 27 clay diyas at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹460. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 26.A small business sells 19 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 28.A small business sells 31 jute bags at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹180. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) only with adult help (c) never ever (d) yes, no one needed
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 31.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 32.A small business sells 49 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 34 cupcakes at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business sells 13 bags of popcorn at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 13 potted plants at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 22 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 38.A small business sells 33 handmade cards 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: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- owner owes the debts
- one owner runs it
- False
- an adult or an expert
- True
- 180
- a sole trader
- revenue
- profit
- profit
- a company
- run by directors
- owners’ risk is limited
- a separate legal body
- a company
- a sole trader
- owner keeps all profit
- 850
- a company
- profit
- True
- revenue
- 1040
- a sole trader
- 215
- 950
- owned by shareholders
- 130
- only with adult help
- revenue
- True
- 665
- 340
- 325
- 55
- 440
- simplest to start
- 125
- profit
- False
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