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.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owner keeps all profit
- 2.A small business sells 45 jute bags at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹190. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 4.A small business sells 41 cupcakes at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 7.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹180 and a profit of ₹130. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 9.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 10.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹360 and a profit of ₹340. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 11.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 12.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 14.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) simplest to start
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 16.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 18.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) price (c) revenue (d) stock
- 19.A small business sells 44 clay diyas at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹270. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 23.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 24.A small business sells 10 potted plants at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹20. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its suppliers (c) its customers (d) the government always
- 28.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 29.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹680 and a profit of ₹580. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 29 clay diyas at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 56 handmade cards at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 41 paper bookmarks at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹1120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a one-owner business (c) a big company (d) a bank
- 34.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹290 and a profit of ₹70. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) only with adult help (c) never ever (d) yes, no one needed
- 36.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 37.A small business sells 39 painted pebbles at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 40.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹130 and a profit of ₹10. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- owned by shareholders
- 35
- revenue
- 410
- a sole trader
- a company
- 50
- revenue
- True
- 20
- run by directors
- owner owes the debts
- a sole trader
- simplest to start
- profit
- False
- a sole trader
- profit
- 610
- False
- a sole trader
- a company
- False
- 180
- profit
- True
- its shareholders
- one owner runs it
- 100
- 435
- 280
- 725
- a one-owner business
- 220
- only with adult help
- False
- 1170
- False
- a company
- 120
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