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 small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹495 and a profit of ₹115. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹680 and a profit of ₹500. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 4.A small business sells 16 handmade cards at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 6.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 8.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner keeps all profit (d) a separate legal body
- 9.A small business sells 58 clay diyas at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) simplest to start (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 12.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹285 and a profit of ₹65. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹345 and a profit of ₹195. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 15.A small business sells 30 jute bags at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.A small business sells 30 painted pebbles at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 18.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 19.A small business sells 21 handmade cards at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹470. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 11 cupcakes at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1680 and a profit of ₹470. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 50 painted pebbles at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) one owner runs it (c) owner owes the debts (d) owner keeps all profit
- 24.A small business sells 17 cupcakes at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 27.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) the government always (c) its customers (d) its suppliers
- 28.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 32.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a bank (c) a one-owner business (d) a school club
- 33.A small business sells 39 painted pebbles at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) price (c) revenue (d) stock
- 35.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 36.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹180 and a profit of ₹80. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 38.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) yes, no one needed (c) only with adult help (d) only at night
- 39.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹980 and a profit of ₹550. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹2550 and a profit of ₹1500. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- 380
- a company
- 180
- 480
- profit
- False
- revenue
- owner keeps all profit
- 1160
- simplest to start
- a company
- 220
- 150
- False
- 450
- 150
- a company
- True
- 370
- 385
- 1210
- 2000
- owners’ risk is limited
- 765
- False
- a sole trader
- its shareholders
- False
- a separate legal body
- profit
- a sole trader
- a one-owner business
- 1170
- profit
- True
- 100
- profit
- only with adult help
- 430
- 1050
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