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 small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹2070 and a profit of ₹1900. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 4.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹1140 and a profit of ₹760. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 5.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owner owes the debts
- 6.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) nobody (c) a classmate (d) an adult or an expert
- 7.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 11.A small business sells 54 potted plants at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.A small business sells 54 cups of lemonade at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 15.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its shareholders (c) the government always (d) its suppliers
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 18.A small business sells 30 clay diyas at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 14 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹310. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 42 painted pebbles at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 22.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) never ever (c) only at night (d) only with adult help
- 23.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1600 and a profit of ₹870. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 25.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1650 and a profit of ₹390. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 26.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) simplest to start
- 28.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 29.A small business sells 37 jute bags at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹510 and a profit of ₹170. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 32.A small business sells 25 potted plants at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 36.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) simplest to start (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 38.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹155 and a profit of ₹125. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 40.A small business sells 50 painted pebbles at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- 170
- a sole trader
- revenue
- 380
- owner owes the debts
- an adult or an expert
- run by directors
- profit
- a sole trader
- a company
- 1080
- 1080
- profit
- profit
- its shareholders
- a company
- revenue
- 110
- 390
- 1680
- owned by shareholders
- only with adult help
- 730
- one owner runs it
- 1260
- False
- simplest to start
- owners’ risk is limited
- 1295
- 340
- False
- 125
- False
- a sole trader
- a company
- True
- a separate legal body
- 30
- True
- 1500
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