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.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 2.A small business sells 50 bags of popcorn at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹350. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) only with adult help (c) yes, no one needed (d) never ever
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 5.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) simplest to start (d) a separate legal body
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 8.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 10.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹450 and a profit of ₹360. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 11.A small business sells 13 painted pebbles at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹20. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 12.A small business sells 31 painted pebbles at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.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
- 14.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner keeps all profit (d) a separate legal body
- 15.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) stock (c) price (d) revenue
- 16.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) run by directors (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 17.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹2070 and a profit of ₹100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) nobody (c) a random video (d) an adult or an expert
- 20.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 22.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 23.A small business sells 31 handmade cards at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹690 and a profit of ₹30. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹2160 and a profit of ₹940. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 28.A small business sells 36 jute bags at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a big company (c) a school club (d) a bank
- 30.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its shareholders (c) its suppliers (d) its customers
- 31.A small business sells 28 paper bookmarks at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹230. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹55 and a profit of ₹15. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 34.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 35.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 36.A small business sells 33 painted pebbles at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 38.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1960 and a profit of ₹800. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1180 and a profit of ₹150. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 19 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹640. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- True
- 400
- only with adult help
- profit
- True
- a separate legal body
- revenue
- owned by shareholders
- profit
- 90
- 45
- 1550
- simplest to start
- owner keeps all profit
- profit
- run by directors
- 1970
- True
- an adult or an expert
- False
- a sole trader
- False
- 65
- 660
- 1220
- a company
- a sole trader
- 1080
- a one-owner business
- its shareholders
- 750
- 40
- a company
- profit
- False
- 1155
- a sole trader
- 1160
- 1030
- 310
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