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: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a big company
- 5.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 6.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 9.A small business sells 22 potted plants at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹220. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 11.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.A small business sells 20 handmade cards at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹300 and a profit of ₹240. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business sells 23 handmade cards at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 20.A small business sells 30 clay diyas at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 15 cupcakes at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 23.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 owes the debts
- 24.A small business sells 59 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹860. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 26.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 27.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹495 and a profit of ₹155. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 29.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) profit (d) stock
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 32.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 33.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹850 and a profit of ₹280. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 35.A small business sells 32 handmade cards at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹280. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1575 and a profit of ₹375. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) owned by shareholders
- 38.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a random video (c) a classmate (d) an adult or an expert
- 39.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 40.A small business sells 43 painted pebbles at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a sole trader
- a company
- False
- a one-owner business
- its shareholders
- simplest to start
- revenue
- a sole trader
- 220
- owner keeps all profit
- a separate legal body
- a company
- 30
- 60
- 100
- False
- True
- revenue
- a sole trader
- 1200
- 525
- run by directors
- owner owes the debts
- 25
- a company
- True
- 340
- profit
- True
- profit
- a sole trader
- True
- 570
- True
- 360
- 1200
- owned by shareholders
- an adult or an expert
- profit
- 1720
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