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) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 2.A small business sells 34 handmade cards at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.A small business sells 21 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 4.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a school club (c) a big company (d) a one-owner business
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 6.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 9.A small business sells 10 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its shareholders (c) the government always (d) its suppliers
- 11.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 14.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹270 and a profit of ₹150. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.A small business sells 50 painted pebbles at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹320. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 17.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 19.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 20.A small business sells 32 cups of lemonade at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) simplest to start (d) a separate legal body
- 22.A small business sells 23 potted plants at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 21 handmade cards at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owner owes the debts
- 25.A small business sells 18 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) yes, no one needed (c) only with adult help (d) never ever
- 27.A small business sells 12 handmade cards at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 30.A small business sells 53 clay diyas at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 39 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 33.A small business sells 18 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹2300 and a profit of ₹2290. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owner owes the debts (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 36.A small business sells 49 friendship bands at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 55 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 33 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹210. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹130 and a profit of ₹90. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 10 friendship bands at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹210. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- owned by shareholders
- 970
- 315
- a one-owner business
- revenue
- True
- run by directors
- profit
- 500
- its shareholders
- one owner runs it
- a company
- a company
- 120
- a sole trader
- 180
- False
- profit
- True
- 1440
- simplest to start
- 190
- 105
- a separate legal body
- 630
- only with adult help
- 310
- False
- a company
- 265
- 585
- a sole trader
- 720
- 10
- owner owes the debts
- 1470
- 1925
- 120
- 40
- 40
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