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.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹285 and a profit of ₹275. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 3.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) simplest to start (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) owner keeps all profit (d) run by directors
- 7.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 10.A small business sells 41 potted plants at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 14.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 15.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 16.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹950 and a profit of ₹370. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business sells 15 paper bookmarks at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 19.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 20.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owned by shareholders
- 22.A small business sells 20 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹180. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 24.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) nobody (c) a classmate (d) an adult or an expert
- 25.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 26.A small business sells 36 cupcakes at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹160 and a profit of ₹90. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 28.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) never ever (c) only with adult help (d) only at night
- 29.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a big company (c) a school club (d) a one-owner business
- 30.A small business sells 30 fruit cups at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 43 cupcakes at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹310. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 33.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) revenue (c) profit (d) price
- 34.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹400 and a profit of ₹320. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 36.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 37.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹240 and a profit of ₹110. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 28 bags of popcorn at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 10 bags of popcorn at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 47 jute bags at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a sole trader
- 10
- simplest to start
- a company
- False
- run by directors
- True
- a sole trader
- revenue
- 975
- True
- False
- a company
- profit
- owned by shareholders
- 580
- 150
- profit
- revenue
- True
- owner owes the debts
- 120
- a company
- an adult or an expert
- owner keeps all profit
- 900
- 70
- only with adult help
- a one-owner business
- 150
- 550
- False
- profit
- 80
- a sole trader
- True
- 130
- 840
- 50
- 470
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