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.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 4.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 6.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 7.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
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 14.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 16.A small business sells 28 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹210. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 17.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 20.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 21.A small business sells 40 bags of popcorn at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹660. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 28 cupcakes at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 24.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) simplest to start (d) a separate legal body
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 27.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🎂 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
- 29.A small business sells 19 handmade cards at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 43 cupcakes at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a one-owner business (c) a bank (d) a school club
- 32.A small business sells 11 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹170 and a profit of ₹110. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹810 and a profit of ₹80. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 14 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its shareholders (c) its customers (d) its suppliers
- 37.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 39.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) nobody (c) a random video (d) an adult or an expert
- 40.A small business sells 47 paper bookmarks at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- revenue
- a company
- owner owes the debts
- False
- a sole trader
- True
- a separate legal body
- a sole trader
- False
- profit
- a sole trader
- a company
- run by directors
- True
- a company
- 350
- False
- one owner runs it
- owners’ risk is limited
- False
- 140
- 1030
- owner keeps all profit
- simplest to start
- revenue
- profit
- True
- only with adult help
- 55
- 1720
- a one-owner business
- 100
- 60
- 730
- 110
- its shareholders
- True
- a company
- an adult or an expert
- 235
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