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: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 3.A small business sells 10 clay diyas at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹150. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 5.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 6.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) stock (c) price (d) profit
- 8.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 9.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) yes, no one needed (c) never ever (d) only with adult help
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 12.A small business sells 45 clay diyas at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹240. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business sells 32 fruit cups at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 16.A small business sells 25 painted pebbles at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business sells 29 fruit cups at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 19.A small business sells 47 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 21.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a school club (c) a big company (d) a one-owner business
- 22.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner keeps all profit (d) run by directors
- 24.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1620 and a profit of ₹1240. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 26.A small business sells 26 glasses of chai at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹300. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 28.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 29.A small business sells 53 bags of popcorn at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 33.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 34.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner owes the debts (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 35.A small business sells 35 fruit cups at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 29 fruit cups at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹920 and a profit of ₹140. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 39.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
- 40.A small business sells 34 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- True
- a sole trader
- 100
- a company
- simplest to start
- False
- profit
- a separate legal body
- only with adult help
- a sole trader
- revenue
- 210
- 800
- False
- profit
- 1125
- 1160
- True
- 820
- owners’ risk is limited
- a one-owner business
- False
- owner keeps all profit
- 380
- its shareholders
- 870
- one owner runs it
- run by directors
- 1590
- a company
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- revenue
- owner owes the debts
- 700
- 105
- 780
- a company
- owned by shareholders
- 100
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