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.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 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.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 5.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a bank (c) a one-owner business (d) a big company
- 6.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 8.A small business sells 19 friendship bands at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 11.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 15.A small business sells 34 painted pebbles at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 18.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) nobody (c) a random video (d) a classmate
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) owner owes the debts
- 20.A small business sells 45 bags of popcorn at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 25 handmade cards at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹1010. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹1710 and a profit of ₹1350. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its shareholders (c) its customers (d) its suppliers
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 27.A small business sells 17 cupcakes at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 29.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) simplest to start (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 30.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 31.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹1485 and a profit of ₹405. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 28 paper bookmarks at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹170. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) one owner runs it (c) owner owes the debts (d) owner keeps all profit
- 35.A small business sells 15 friendship bands at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 38.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) owned by shareholders (d) simplest to start
- 39.A small business sells 57 painted pebbles at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) revenue (c) stock (d) price
Answer key
- a company
- only with adult help
- False
- False
- a one-owner business
- True
- False
- 25
- profit
- owner keeps all profit
- True
- a company
- revenue
- a sole trader
- 340
- profit
- revenue
- an adult or an expert
- run by directors
- 2025
- 115
- 360
- its shareholders
- a sole trader
- a company
- revenue
- 35
- profit
- simplest to start
- one owner runs it
- 1080
- 670
- True
- owners’ risk is limited
- 495
- True
- a sole trader
- owned by shareholders
- 2565
- profit
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