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 sole trader (b) a company
- 2.A small business sells 18 painted pebbles at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹170. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 4.A small business sells 30 bags of popcorn at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 5.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 7.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 10.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) nobody (c) a classmate (d) an adult or an expert
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 14.A small business sells 36 paper bookmarks at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business sells 12 jute bags at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a big company (c) a bank (d) a one-owner business
- 17.A small business sells 15 friendship bands at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 19.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 20.A small business sells 59 glasses of chai at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹710. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 22.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 23.🎂 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
- 24.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner keeps all profit
- 25.A small business sells 30 handmade cards at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 27.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹810 and a profit of ₹630. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 28.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) revenue (c) profit (d) stock
- 29.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner owes the debts
- 30.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 31.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) a separate legal body
- 32.A small business sells 40 friendship bands at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹110. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1280 and a profit of ₹1100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 35.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1160 and a profit of ₹870. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its shareholders (d) its customers
- 38.A small business sells 13 handmade cards at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 40.A small business sells 22 fruit cups at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a sole trader
- 190
- a company
- 20
- True
- owner owes the debts
- True
- a company
- revenue
- an adult or an expert
- a sole trader
- a company
- one owner runs it
- 1260
- 80
- a one-owner business
- 750
- profit
- profit
- 1945
- profit
- simplest to start
- only with adult help
- owned by shareholders
- 1200
- a sole trader
- 180
- profit
- owners’ risk is limited
- run by directors
- a separate legal body
- 1690
- 180
- revenue
- 290
- False
- its shareholders
- 390
- False
- 330
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