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 small business sells 52 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹20. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 2.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 4.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) run by directors
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 6.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a one-owner business (c) a bank (d) a school club
- 7.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 10.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹1140 and a profit of ₹220. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 11.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owner owes the debts
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 16.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 17.A small business sells 26 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.📜 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
- 19.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner owes the debts (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 20.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹2700 and a profit of ₹1300. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1050 and a profit of ₹400. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 23.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 26.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 29.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its shareholders (c) its customers (d) its suppliers
- 30.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 32.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only with adult help (c) yes, no one needed (d) only at night
- 33.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 34.A small business sells 25 handmade cards at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 16 clay diyas at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹680. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1175 and a profit of ₹725. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 56 painted pebbles at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹2000. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 14 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 40.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 760
- True
- a company
- run by directors
- a sole trader
- a one-owner business
- True
- a sole trader
- True
- 920
- False
- a company
- owners’ risk is limited
- a company
- profit
- True
- 1040
- an adult or an expert
- owner owes the debts
- 1400
- 650
- a sole trader
- True
- False
- one owner runs it
- False
- revenue
- profit
- its shareholders
- False
- simplest to start
- only with adult help
- revenue
- 625
- 40
- 450
- 240
- 210
- a separate legal body
- True
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