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 company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) the government always (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 2.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) a random video (c) nobody (d) a classmate
- 3.A small business sells 56 fruit cups at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹320. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 4.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) run by directors (d) owner owes the debts
- 5.A small business sells 15 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹280. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 6.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 7.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner owes the debts (d) owner keeps all profit
- 8.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 11.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.A small business sells 44 clay diyas at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹170. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 15.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 16.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) price (c) revenue (d) stock
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 18.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owned by shareholders
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 21.A small business sells 31 handmade cards at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 28 fruit cups at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1050. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 29 clay diyas at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 53 handmade cards at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹230. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹1150 and a profit of ₹960. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 26.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner owes the debts
- 30.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only with adult help (c) never ever (d) only at night
- 31.A small business sells 59 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹630. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 33.A small business sells 41 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹1000. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) simplest to start
- 35.A small business sells 54 cups of lemonade at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹1840. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 34 jute bags at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1430. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 40 friendship bands at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹330. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 39.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
Answer key
- its shareholders
- an adult or an expert
- 240
- run by directors
- 320
- one owner runs it
- owners’ risk is limited
- False
- revenue
- a sole trader
- False
- a company
- profit
- 1810
- True
- profit
- revenue
- True
- owner keeps all profit
- a company
- 310
- 70
- 870
- 2155
- 190
- True
- True
- True
- owner owes the debts
- only with adult help
- 550
- revenue
- 435
- simplest to start
- 590
- 270
- 470
- a separate legal body
- True
- a sole trader
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