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.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 6.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 7.A small business sells 30 handmade cards at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) owner owes the debts
- 9.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only with adult help (c) only at night (d) never ever
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 11.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1325 and a profit of ₹25. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 18.A small business sells 50 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its suppliers (c) the government always (d) its shareholders
- 20.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 22.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹2700 and a profit of ₹1970. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 26.A small business sells 56 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹235 and a profit of ₹115. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹140 and a profit of ₹30. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹375 and a profit of ₹305. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹465 and a profit of ₹325. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 32.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a school club (c) a big company (d) a bank
- 33.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1820 and a profit of ₹150. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1575 and a profit of ₹265. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 15 fruit cups at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) owner keeps all profit (d) run by directors
- 37.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 38.A small business sells 54 painted pebbles at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 40.A small business sells 37 handmade cards at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a sole trader
- owner keeps all profit
- profit
- revenue
- a company
- a separate legal body
- 300
- owned by shareholders
- only with adult help
- a sole trader
- True
- revenue
- profit
- False
- a sole trader
- 1300
- a company
- 750
- its shareholders
- False
- owner owes the debts
- 730
- False
- a company
- revenue
- 1120
- 120
- 110
- 70
- 140
- a sole trader
- a one-owner business
- 1670
- 1310
- 300
- run by directors
- True
- 1620
- False
- 1110
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