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: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 4.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 5.A small business sells 57 fruit cups at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1150. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 6.A small business sells 49 painted pebbles at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 7.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) the government always (c) its customers (d) its shareholders
- 8.A small business sells 24 glasses of chai at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹250. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 10.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only with adult help (c) never ever (d) only at night
- 15.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 17.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 18.A small business sells 40 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 20.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 21.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1400 and a profit of ₹130. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 23.A small business sells 51 friendship bands at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 23 cupcakes at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a one-owner business (c) a big company (d) a school club
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 28.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 29.A small business sells 31 fruit cups at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 11 handmade cards at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner keeps all profit (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 32.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 33.A small business sells 52 clay diyas at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹1360. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 36.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) owner owes the debts (d) run by directors
- 38.A small business sells 19 fruit cups at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 40.A small business sells 39 cupcakes at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- True
- True
- profit
- owned by shareholders
- 1130
- 2205
- its shareholders
- 350
- a company
- True
- False
- revenue
- profit
- only with adult help
- False
- a separate legal body
- one owner runs it
- 200
- a sole trader
- simplest to start
- 1270
- revenue
- 2295
- 215
- a one-owner business
- a company
- a sole trader
- False
- 155
- 165
- owner keeps all profit
- run by directors
- 200
- revenue
- a company
- False
- owner owes the debts
- 380
- True
- 195
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