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.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 3.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 5.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹250 and a profit of ₹50. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 6.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) yes, no one needed (c) never ever (d) only at night
- 7.A small business sells 15 glasses of chai at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner keeps all profit (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 14.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) the government always (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 15.A small business sells 25 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 17.A small business sells 59 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.A small business sells 53 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a bank (d) a one-owner business
- 20.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a classmate (c) an adult or an expert (d) a random video
- 21.A small business sells 19 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 23.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹630 and a profit of ₹440. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 25.A small business sells 34 fruit cups at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 27.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 28.A small business sells 29 friendship bands at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) price (c) stock (d) revenue
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 31.A small business sells 16 painted pebbles at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 33.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 34.A small business sells 11 jute bags at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹80. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 39 handmade cards at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 37.A small business sells 12 fruit cups at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 39.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹990 and a profit of ₹350. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹550 and a profit of ₹40. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- run by directors
- owned by shareholders
- True
- True
- 200
- only with adult help
- 450
- a company
- owner keeps all profit
- revenue
- a company
- a company
- a company
- its shareholders
- 875
- one owner runs it
- 2360
- 1855
- a one-owner business
- an adult or an expert
- 285
- a sole trader
- 190
- profit
- 1530
- revenue
- True
- 1160
- profit
- a sole trader
- 640
- profit
- False
- 470
- 975
- True
- 600
- a sole trader
- 640
- 510
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