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.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only at night (c) only with adult help (d) yes, no one needed
- 2.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 5.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owner owes the debts
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 7.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹855 and a profit of ₹715. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its customers (c) its suppliers (d) the government always
- 9.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 10.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹2750 and a profit of ₹1190. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 11.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 13.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) a separate legal body (c) simplest to start (d) one owner runs it
- 14.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹570 and a profit of ₹280. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business sells 20 friendship bands at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 17.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) revenue (c) price (d) stock
- 18.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
- 20.A small business sells 12 painted pebbles at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 22.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 23.A small business sells 11 jute bags at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹110. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 25.A small business sells 47 handmade cards at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.A small business sells 11 fruit cups at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 49 bags of popcorn at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹590. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 29.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹480 and a profit of ₹100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹1225 and a profit of ₹705. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 32.A small business sells 19 fruit cups at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a big company (c) a one-owner business (d) a school club
- 34.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 35.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 36.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹630 and a profit of ₹170. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 53 fruit cups at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 39.A small business sells 54 handmade cards at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- only with adult help
- False
- True
- a sole trader
- owner owes the debts
- revenue
- 140
- its shareholders
- run by directors
- 1560
- one owner runs it
- profit
- a separate legal body
- 290
- 400
- True
- profit
- True
- owned by shareholders
- 600
- simplest to start
- revenue
- 55
- a sole trader
- 2350
- 55
- 880
- revenue
- 380
- 520
- a company
- 380
- a one-owner business
- a sole trader
- False
- 460
- 795
- True
- 2700
- False
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