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: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 3.A small business sells 21 handmade cards at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 5.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) an adult or an expert (c) a random video (d) nobody
- 6.A small business sells 11 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 8.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 10.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1085 and a profit of ₹675. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 12.A small business sells 26 friendship bands at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹660. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 13.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) a separate legal body
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 16.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) a separate legal body
- 17.A small business sells 33 cupcakes at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.A small business sells 18 clay diyas at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 20.A small business sells 36 clay diyas at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹100. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 22.A small business sells 27 bags of popcorn at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.🎂 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
- 24.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 25.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner owes the debts (d) a separate legal body
- 26.A small business sells 14 potted plants at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹20. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 18 clay diyas at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 29.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹140 and a profit of ₹70. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 32.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹330 and a profit of ₹170. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 34.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 35.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner keeps all profit
- 36.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) profit (c) revenue (d) price
- 37.A small business sells 17 painted pebbles at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 39.A small business sells 33 painted pebbles at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1680 and a profit of ₹850. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a sole trader
- profit
- 420
- a company
- an adult or an expert
- 420
- revenue
- False
- True
- 410
- revenue
- 640
- a separate legal body
- a company
- revenue
- one owner runs it
- 495
- 180
- profit
- 1520
- False
- 645
- only with adult help
- owners’ risk is limited
- owner owes the debts
- 120
- 720
- owned by shareholders
- 70
- True
- False
- 160
- a sole trader
- run by directors
- owner keeps all profit
- profit
- 170
- a sole trader
- 1155
- 830
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