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) run by directors (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner keeps all profit (d) a separate legal body
- 2.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 3.A small business sells 17 friendship bands at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 4.A small business sells 29 cupcakes at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 6.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹2115 and a profit of ₹845. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 7.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹795 and a profit of ₹535. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.A small business sells 57 potted plants at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹1660. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 10.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a big company (c) a one-owner business (d) a school club
- 11.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) one owner runs it (d) owned by shareholders
- 12.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 14.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 15.A small business sells 49 paper bookmarks at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹780 and a profit of ₹590. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business sells 23 cups of lemonade at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹770. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 19.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) one owner runs it (d) a separate legal body
- 20.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 22.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 25.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹500 and a profit of ₹220. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 26.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹180 and a profit of ₹60. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 29.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 31.A small business sells 43 friendship bands at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹310. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 43 fruit cups at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 34.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹200 and a profit of ₹120. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 15 jute bags at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 42 jute bags at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 59 handmade cards at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 39.A small business sells 30 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
Answer key
- owner keeps all profit
- True
- 510
- 870
- revenue
- 1270
- 260
- 905
- profit
- a one-owner business
- owned by shareholders
- True
- a company
- False
- 1470
- 190
- 265
- profit
- one owner runs it
- a separate legal body
- a sole trader
- False
- a company
- a sole trader
- 280
- 120
- False
- a company
- True
- a sole trader
- 550
- 215
- True
- 80
- 375
- 2100
- 2950
- profit
- 300
- revenue
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