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 selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹200 and a profit of ₹110. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 5.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) owned by shareholders
- 6.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 7.A small business sells 58 cups of lemonade at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹1090. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 8.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹170 and a profit of ₹130. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 9.A small business sells 59 cupcakes at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹1980. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner owes the debts (d) run by directors
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 12.A small business sells 20 cupcakes at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business sells 57 cups of lemonade at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹160 and a profit of ₹140. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its suppliers (c) its shareholders (d) the government always
- 16.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 17.A small business sells 58 painted pebbles at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 19.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) yes, no one needed (c) never ever (d) only at night
- 21.A small business sells 20 glasses of chai at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) stock (c) price (d) profit
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 24.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 25.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a one-owner business (c) a big company (d) a bank
- 26.A small business sells 56 cupcakes at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹1160. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 40 friendship bands at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 29.A small business sells 19 jute bags at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 31.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 32.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹600 and a profit of ₹90. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 34.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 35.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 37.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) run by directors
- 39.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) nobody (c) a classmate (d) an adult or an expert
- 40.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹120 and a profit of ₹110. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- 90
- a sole trader
- owned by shareholders
- profit
- one owner runs it
- True
- 360
- 40
- 85
- owner owes the debts
- profit
- 700
- 1710
- 20
- its shareholders
- True
- 2030
- revenue
- False
- only with adult help
- 600
- profit
- a company
- revenue
- a one-owner business
- 520
- 200
- True
- 225
- revenue
- owner keeps all profit
- 510
- owners’ risk is limited
- a sole trader
- False
- a company
- True
- run by directors
- an adult or an expert
- 10
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