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: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 4.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹580 and a profit of ₹310. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 5.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 7.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹120 and a profit of ₹100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 10.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a bank (d) a one-owner business
- 11.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner owes the debts (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 12.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 13.A small business sells 49 cupcakes at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹440 and a profit of ₹410. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business sells 40 cupcakes at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 17.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
- 18.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 19.A small business sells 60 bags of popcorn at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 31 jute bags at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 22.A small business sells 56 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹1450. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 24.A small business sells 39 handmade cards at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹230. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.A small business sells 36 paper bookmarks at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹230. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 29.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 30.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1000 and a profit of ₹910. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 32.A small business sells 57 friendship bands at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹210. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) never ever (c) only at night (d) yes, no one needed
- 34.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹2120 and a profit of ₹2030. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 19 painted pebbles at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 38.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) stock (d) profit
- 39.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹230 and a profit of ₹120. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owned by shareholders
Answer key
- True
- False
- revenue
- 270
- a separate legal body
- a sole trader
- 20
- True
- profit
- a one-owner business
- owner owes the debts
- False
- 615
- 30
- 2000
- owner keeps all profit
- run by directors
- one owner runs it
- 300
- 1550
- a company
- 510
- True
- 1525
- revenue
- 130
- True
- a company
- profit
- 90
- profit
- 75
- only with adult help
- 90
- 820
- False
- a sole trader
- profit
- 110
- owned by shareholders
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