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.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 2.A small business sells 13 potted plants at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 3.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) yes, no one needed (c) never ever (d) only at night
- 5.A small business sells 27 painted pebbles at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 6.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) revenue (c) stock (d) profit
- 7.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹500 and a profit of ₹380. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owned by shareholders
- 9.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1620 and a profit of ₹250. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 13.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 16.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its shareholders (c) the government always (d) its customers
- 17.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹820 and a profit of ₹430. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) simplest to start (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 19.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 20.A small business sells 59 cupcakes at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹420. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 40 jute bags at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 51 jute bags at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 18 bags of popcorn at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 26 potted plants at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 26.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹2610 and a profit of ₹620. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 28.A small business sells 42 friendship bands at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹350. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹660 and a profit of ₹480. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 31.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 32.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 33.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹450 and a profit of ₹220. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 36.A small business sells 52 cupcakes at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹1180. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 20 painted pebbles at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹660. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner owes the debts
- 39.A small business sells 28 bags of popcorn at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹420. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹980 and a profit of ₹130. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- profit
- 325
- False
- only with adult help
- 200
- profit
- 120
- owned by shareholders
- 1370
- owner owes the debts
- a company
- revenue
- False
- True
- profit
- its shareholders
- 390
- simplest to start
- True
- 465
- 1200
- 255
- 720
- 260
- False
- 1990
- a sole trader
- 1120
- 180
- a sole trader
- a separate legal body
- profit
- 230
- True
- a company
- 120
- 40
- owners’ risk is limited
- 140
- 850
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