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.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 2.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 4.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) an adult or an expert (c) a random video (d) a classmate
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 6.A small business sells 14 friendship bands at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹100. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) stock (c) profit (d) price
- 8.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) simplest to start (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 9.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 10.A small business sells 19 paper bookmarks at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹490. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 12.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹405 and a profit of ₹355. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business sells 15 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) the government always (c) its customers (d) its shareholders
- 15.A small business sells 32 handmade cards at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 18.A small business sells 16 paper bookmarks at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹240 and a profit of ₹60. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 21.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) simplest to start (d) one owner runs it
- 22.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 23.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹495 and a profit of ₹205. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 11 painted pebbles at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 27.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 31.A small business sells 56 handmade cards at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1190. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 23 cupcakes at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 34.A small business sells 59 potted plants at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹570. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 36.A small business sells 48 fruit cups at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹150. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 58 clay diyas at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 40.A small business sells 22 handmade cards at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a separate legal body
- False
- owner owes the debts
- an adult or an expert
- revenue
- 40
- profit
- simplest to start
- owner keeps all profit
- 80
- one owner runs it
- 50
- 75
- its shareholders
- 180
- True
- False
- 800
- 180
- a sole trader
- owned by shareholders
- profit
- 290
- 275
- revenue
- a sole trader
- True
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- a company
- 1610
- 945
- profit
- 1200
- True
- 2250
- 2610
- False
- True
- 220
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