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.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 4.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 6.A small business sells 10 friendship bands at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹330. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) price (c) revenue (d) profit
- 9.A small business sells 28 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹1260 and a profit of ₹470. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 12.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) only with adult help (c) never ever (d) yes, no one needed
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹900 and a profit of ₹110. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner owes the debts
- 16.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹260 and a profit of ₹120. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.📜 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
- 18.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) owner keeps all profit (c) one owner runs it (d) owner owes the debts
- 19.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1935 and a profit of ₹425. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 20.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 22.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a bank (c) a big company (d) a school club
- 23.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1800 and a profit of ₹160. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 55 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) simplest to start (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 26.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 28.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 30.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) simplest to start (c) owner owes the debts (d) owner keeps all profit
- 31.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 32.A small business sells 40 handmade cards at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 34.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1550 and a profit of ₹860. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) a separate legal body (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 36.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹600 and a profit of ₹390. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 38.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 40.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹1015 and a profit of ₹495. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- True
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- True
- a company
- 20
- False
- profit
- 140
- 790
- a company
- only with adult help
- revenue
- 790
- owner owes the debts
- 140
- an adult or an expert
- run by directors
- 1510
- False
- revenue
- a one-owner business
- 1640
- 550
- simplest to start
- True
- profit
- a sole trader
- a company
- owned by shareholders
- False
- 200
- one owner runs it
- 690
- a separate legal body
- 210
- owner keeps all profit
- False
- False
- 520
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