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.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 2.A small business sells 44 bags of popcorn at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 3.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) only with adult help (c) yes, no one needed (d) never ever
- 4.A small business sells 37 clay diyas at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) simplest to start
- 6.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) simplest to start (d) a separate legal body
- 7.A small business sells 60 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.A small business sells 20 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 9.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 12.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) revenue (c) price (d) profit
- 13.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 15.A small business sells 17 bags of popcorn at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 18.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner keeps all profit
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owned by shareholders (c) simplest to start (d) owner keeps all profit
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 22.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 23.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1575 and a profit of ₹1125. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) the government always (c) its customers (d) its shareholders
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 26.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) an adult or an expert (c) nobody (d) a classmate
- 27.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a bank (c) a big company (d) a school club
- 28.A small business sells 14 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 48 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹2040. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 31.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 32.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 34.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 35.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹160 and a profit of ₹20. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 37.A small business sells 22 cupcakes at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 39.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 40.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
Answer key
- owners’ risk is limited
- 1320
- only with adult help
- 555
- run by directors
- simplest to start
- 3000
- 400
- False
- owner owes the debts
- revenue
- profit
- True
- True
- 195
- False
- profit
- owner keeps all profit
- owned by shareholders
- revenue
- a company
- True
- 450
- its shareholders
- a sole trader
- an adult or an expert
- a one-owner business
- 280
- 360
- a company
- revenue
- False
- a separate legal body
- False
- 140
- True
- 220
- a sole trader
- True
- profit
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