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.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only at night (c) only with adult help (d) never ever
- 2.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owner keeps all profit (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 3.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 4.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) owner keeps all profit (d) a separate legal body
- 5.A small business sells 11 friendship bands at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹100. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 6.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) simplest to start
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 8.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 10.A small business sells 32 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹250. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a school club (c) a big company (d) a bank
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 13.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) stock (c) revenue (d) profit
- 14.A small business sells 42 clay diyas at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.A small business sells 26 painted pebbles at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 18.A small business sells 33 friendship bands at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹470. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) simplest to start
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 21.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 24.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹1140 and a profit of ₹100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business sells 52 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹730. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 26.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
- 28.📜 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
- 29.A small business sells 26 cups of lemonade at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 58 cupcakes at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 32.A small business sells 21 potted plants at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹290. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 34.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹100 and a profit of ₹60. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹2280 and a profit of ₹2050. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 22 jute bags at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 42 handmade cards at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 39.A small business sells 17 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
Answer key
- only with adult help
- owner keeps all profit
- owner owes the debts
- a separate legal body
- 450
- simplest to start
- a company
- True
- revenue
- 230
- a one-owner business
- a sole trader
- profit
- 840
- a sole trader
- 1040
- revenue
- 25
- run by directors
- profit
- True
- False
- True
- 1040
- 1090
- False
- owned by shareholders
- an adult or an expert
- 650
- 1450
- False
- 130
- True
- 40
- 230
- 820
- 420
- revenue
- 680
- a sole trader
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