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 sells 29 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 2.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹245 and a profit of ₹75. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) owner owes the debts (d) a separate legal body
- 4.A small business sells 44 bags of popcorn at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 6.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) stock (d) profit
- 7.A small business sells 52 potted plants at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹510. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 8.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 9.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹1100 and a profit of ₹850. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 10.A small business sells 46 glasses of chai at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 13.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 14.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1295 and a profit of ₹1055. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹320 and a profit of ₹110. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 16.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹375 and a profit of ₹255. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business sells 27 handmade cards at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a one-owner business (c) a big company (d) a bank
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 20.A small business sells 37 clay diyas at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.🎂 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
- 22.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 24.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 25.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 27.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 29.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 33.A small business sells 52 painted pebbles at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 35.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) owned by shareholders
- 36.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 37.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 38.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 39.A small business sells 35 potted plants at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 16 painted pebbles at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- 150
- 170
- a separate legal body
- 660
- a company
- profit
- 790
- False
- 250
- 2070
- a company
- a sole trader
- True
- 240
- 210
- 120
- 270
- a one-owner business
- a company
- 1295
- only with adult help
- True
- revenue
- profit
- owner keeps all profit
- a sole trader
- False
- a sole trader
- True
- False
- run by directors
- a company
- 520
- owned by shareholders
- one owner runs it
- profit
- simplest to start
- False
- 1050
- 80
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