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.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a bank
- 2.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) owned by shareholders
- 4.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 6.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) the government always (c) its suppliers (d) its shareholders
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 8.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner keeps all profit
- 11.A small business sells 50 friendship bands at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) never ever (c) only at night (d) only with adult help
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 15.A small business sells 15 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹20. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) profit (c) price (d) revenue
- 17.A small business sells 56 potted plants at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 19.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 22.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1890 and a profit of ₹240. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 25.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 27.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 28.A small business sells 25 clay diyas at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 30.A small business sells 45 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 54 cupcakes at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹770. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 41 paper bookmarks at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) an adult or an expert (c) a classmate (d) nobody
- 34.A small business sells 40 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 52 bags of popcorn at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹490. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 37.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) a separate legal body
- 38.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 40.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a one-owner business
- False
- owned by shareholders
- one owner runs it
- profit
- its shareholders
- a company
- True
- False
- owner keeps all profit
- 2000
- a company
- only with adult help
- a sole trader
- 205
- profit
- 560
- a sole trader
- True
- revenue
- profit
- 1650
- False
- a company
- False
- a sole trader
- False
- 125
- owner owes the debts
- 675
- 580
- 205
- an adult or an expert
- 600
- 810
- a sole trader
- a separate legal body
- True
- a company
- True
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