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) a separate legal body (b) simplest to start (c) one owner runs it (d) owner owes the debts
- 2.🎂 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
- 3.A small business sells 13 paper bookmarks at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 11.A small business sells 13 handmade cards at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its customers (c) the government always (d) its shareholders
- 13.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 18.A small business sells 30 potted plants at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 21 jute bags at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 22 potted plants at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 22.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹570 and a profit of ₹210. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a one-owner business (c) a bank (d) a school club
- 24.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a classmate (c) a random video (d) an adult or an expert
- 25.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹1770 and a profit of ₹1340. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 27.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 28.A small business sells 25 cupcakes at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 30.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹255 and a profit of ₹45. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 32.A small business sells 25 potted plants at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 35.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹500 and a profit of ₹80. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 38.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹480 and a profit of ₹460. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 40.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1080 and a profit of ₹10. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a separate legal body
- only with adult help
- 295
- revenue
- a company
- a company
- owner owes the debts
- a sole trader
- one owner runs it
- revenue
- 130
- its shareholders
- False
- False
- owner keeps all profit
- a company
- profit
- 250
- 945
- 480
- simplest to start
- 360
- a one-owner business
- an adult or an expert
- 430
- revenue
- True
- 1250
- True
- 210
- False
- 250
- False
- a sole trader
- 420
- True
- a sole trader
- 20
- False
- 1070
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