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) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner owes the debts (c) simplest to start (d) owner keeps all profit
- 2.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹495 and a profit of ₹295. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) simplest to start (c) one owner runs it (d) owned by shareholders
- 4.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a bank (c) a one-owner business (d) a school club
- 5.🎂 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
- 6.A small business sells 45 fruit cups at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹570. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.A small business sells 20 potted plants at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 9.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹855 and a profit of ₹245. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 10.A small business sells 53 fruit cups at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 12.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) price (c) revenue (d) profit
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 14.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 16.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹240 and a profit of ₹30. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 18.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 19.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹325 and a profit of ₹55. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹850 and a profit of ₹570. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 22.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 23.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 24.A small business sells 29 painted pebbles at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹620. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner owes the debts (c) owned by shareholders (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 27.A small business sells 11 painted pebbles at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 49 cups of lemonade at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1850. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) run by directors (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 30.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 32.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 34.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1530 and a profit of ₹130. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 36.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 37.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1710 and a profit of ₹660. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) a random video (c) nobody (d) a classmate
- 39.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 40.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
Answer key
- owners’ risk is limited
- 200
- owned by shareholders
- a one-owner business
- only with adult help
- 105
- 400
- owner keeps all profit
- 610
- 795
- revenue
- profit
- a sole trader
- True
- revenue
- 210
- a sole trader
- a company
- 270
- 280
- profit
- one owner runs it
- False
- 105
- owner owes the debts
- profit
- 150
- 110
- run by directors
- True
- a sole trader
- False
- True
- 1400
- a sole trader
- simplest to start
- 1050
- an adult or an expert
- profit
- a company
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