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 sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a one-owner business (c) a big company (d) a school club
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) price (c) revenue (d) stock
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 8.A small business sells 49 bags of popcorn at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹460. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹280 and a profit of ₹260. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 10.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) a classmate (c) nobody (d) a random video
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 12.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹630 and a profit of ₹240. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only at night (c) yes, no one needed (d) only with adult help
- 15.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 17.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 18.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1080 and a profit of ₹690. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 30 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 22.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 24.A small business sells 31 jute bags at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 27.A small business sells 19 cupcakes at ₹40 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 selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹2800 and a profit of ₹170. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹205 and a profit of ₹25. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 32.A small business sells 45 potted plants at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 36.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹600 and a profit of ₹480. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 38.A small business sells 48 paper bookmarks at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 38 cupcakes at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹900. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
Answer key
- a one-owner business
- run by directors
- a separate legal body
- a company
- True
- profit
- simplest to start
- 1500
- 20
- an adult or an expert
- revenue
- 390
- revenue
- only with adult help
- one owner runs it
- revenue
- owners’ risk is limited
- 390
- 1500
- False
- a company
- profit
- a sole trader
- 775
- profit
- a sole trader
- 760
- True
- 2630
- 180
- True
- 225
- a sole trader
- True
- True
- 120
- owner keeps all profit
- 2160
- 50
- owner owes the debts
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