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: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 3.A small business sells 56 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹2570. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 4.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) a separate legal body (d) one owner runs it
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 6.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its shareholders (d) its customers
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 8.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 10.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 12.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 14.A small business sells 17 cupcakes at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 16.A small business sells 37 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 17.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) simplest to start (c) owner owes the debts (d) run by directors
- 18.A small business sells 36 friendship bands at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹700. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹240 and a profit of ₹10. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 20.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 27.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) simplest to start (d) a separate legal body
- 29.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a bank (c) a one-owner business (d) a big company
- 30.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹1050 and a profit of ₹1010. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 59 clay diyas at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 33.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1170 and a profit of ₹310. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business sells 22 paper bookmarks at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 38 handmade cards at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹540. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.🎂 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
- 37.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) profit (d) stock
- 38.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 39.A small business sells 47 painted pebbles at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹1910. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a company
- True
- 230
- a separate legal body
- a sole trader
- its shareholders
- revenue
- owner keeps all profit
- a company
- True
- revenue
- False
- False
- 680
- a company
- 45
- run by directors
- 740
- 230
- owned by shareholders
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- revenue
- a company
- profit
- a sole trader
- False
- simplest to start
- a one-owner business
- 40
- 2950
- profit
- 860
- 990
- 30
- only with adult help
- profit
- profit
- 205
- False
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