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: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a one-owner business (c) a bank (d) a school club
- 5.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹750 and a profit of ₹250. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 6.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 8.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) simplest to start (d) a separate legal body
- 9.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹1040 and a profit of ₹270. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 10.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) a random video (c) an adult or an expert (d) nobody
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 12.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) revenue (c) stock (d) profit
- 13.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹470 and a profit of ₹450. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 15.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 16.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹960 and a profit of ₹130. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 18.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹760 and a profit of ₹360. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 36 potted plants at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹200. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 21.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 23.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 25.A small business sells 52 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1410. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 26.A small business sells 58 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 29.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹250 and a profit of ₹40. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 31.A small business sells 54 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹220. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 50 handmade cards at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹810. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 34.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 35.A small business sells 19 handmade cards at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 20 cups of lemonade at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹185 and a profit of ₹95. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 30 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 40.A small business sells 24 jute bags at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹310. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- False
- a sole trader
- True
- a one-owner business
- 500
- one owner runs it
- profit
- a separate legal body
- 770
- an adult or an expert
- profit
- profit
- 20
- a company
- False
- 830
- its shareholders
- 400
- 520
- revenue
- False
- a company
- owner keeps all profit
- a sole trader
- 1190
- 870
- False
- simplest to start
- 210
- a sole trader
- 860
- 190
- revenue
- owners’ risk is limited
- 760
- 600
- 90
- 300
- a company
- 650
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