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 sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 3.A small business sells 36 paper bookmarks at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 4.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner keeps all profit
- 5.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a random video (c) an adult or an expert (d) a classmate
- 6.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 8.A small business sells 55 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 10.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a one-owner business (c) a school club (d) a bank
- 11.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹120 and a profit of ₹20. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 13.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) revenue (c) profit (d) price
- 14.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 15.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹2320 and a profit of ₹1750. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 17.A small business sells 49 handmade cards at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 19.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) the government always (c) its shareholders (d) its customers
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 21.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 22.A small business sells 43 handmade cards at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 24.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1395 and a profit of ₹255. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹550 and a profit of ₹440. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 28.A small business sells 53 painted pebbles at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹420. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹550 and a profit of ₹410. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1800 and a profit of ₹560. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 32.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 34.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only at night (c) only with adult help (d) yes, no one needed
- 35.A small business sells 12 fruit cups at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) simplest to start (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 37.A small business sells 24 handmade cards at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 39.A small business sells 18 cups of lemonade at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 49 clay diyas at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- False
- False
- 900
- owner keeps all profit
- an adult or an expert
- one owner runs it
- a sole trader
- 980
- False
- a one-owner business
- 100
- a sole trader
- profit
- False
- 570
- a company
- 980
- profit
- its shareholders
- revenue
- a separate legal body
- 1290
- True
- 1140
- profit
- 110
- revenue
- 1700
- 140
- 1240
- a sole trader
- True
- revenue
- only with adult help
- 480
- owners’ risk is limited
- 1080
- a company
- 450
- 2450
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