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.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its suppliers (d) its shareholders
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only with adult help (c) only at night (d) yes, no one needed
- 5.A small business sells 18 glasses of chai at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹550. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 6.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 8.A small business sells 32 handmade cards at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹310. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owner owes the debts
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 12.A small business sells 16 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business sells 14 paper bookmarks at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business sells 23 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business sells 31 painted pebbles at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹530 and a profit of ₹400. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 18.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹2565 and a profit of ₹2215. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 19.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 20.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
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 22.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 24.A small business sells 52 friendship bands at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) stock (d) profit
- 26.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 28.A small business sells 28 fruit cups at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹330 and a profit of ₹140. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 31.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹910 and a profit of ₹710. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a one-owner business (c) a school club (d) a bank
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 34.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 35.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 36.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 37.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 38.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 39.A small business sells 36 clay diyas at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 48 clay diyas at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹100. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- its shareholders
- a company
- True
- only with adult help
- 260
- True
- True
- 10
- run by directors
- a sole trader
- a company
- 30
- 420
- 920
- 1550
- 130
- owned by shareholders
- 350
- False
- owner owes the debts
- revenue
- False
- False
- 1560
- profit
- one owner runs it
- a sole trader
- 280
- 190
- a separate legal body
- 200
- a one-owner business
- a company
- False
- profit
- simplest to start
- a company
- True
- 1620
- 140
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