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 company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its shareholders (c) its suppliers (d) its customers
- 2.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a one-owner business (c) a school club (d) a big company
- 3.A small business sells 56 cups of lemonade at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹1060. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 4.A small business sells 43 cups of lemonade at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.A small business sells 30 cups of lemonade at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹740. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 6.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 7.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 12.A small business sells 17 paper bookmarks at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) simplest to start (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 14.A small business sells 36 bags of popcorn at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 18.A small business sells 53 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹950. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 19.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) stock (c) profit (d) revenue
- 20.A small business sells 53 bags of popcorn at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 39 cupcakes at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹420. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 10 jute bags at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 24.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 25.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) run by directors
- 26.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 28.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹1350 and a profit of ₹380. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 39 glasses of chai at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 31.A small business sells 20 clay diyas at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹260. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 12 painted pebbles at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 36 clay diyas at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹330. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 35.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner keeps all profit (d) run by directors
- 36.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 37.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 38.A small business sells 23 friendship bands at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹235 and a profit of ₹75. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
Answer key
- its shareholders
- a one-owner business
- 60
- 1935
- 610
- owners’ risk is limited
- True
- False
- True
- False
- a company
- 170
- simplest to start
- 1080
- owned by shareholders
- a sole trader
- a company
- 110
- profit
- 2385
- 360
- 250
- a sole trader
- revenue
- run by directors
- True
- True
- 970
- 975
- a company
- 40
- 60
- 30
- a sole trader
- owner keeps all profit
- False
- profit
- 920
- 160
- one owner runs it
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