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.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.A small business sells 44 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹1350. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 4.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 5.A small business sells 35 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹240. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.A small business sells 32 clay diyas at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 11.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 13.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a one-owner business (c) a school club (d) a bank
- 14.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 15.A small business sells 35 handmade cards at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.A small business sells 50 handmade cards at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 17.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only at night (c) only with adult help (d) yes, no one needed
- 18.A small business sells 52 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 22.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹405 and a profit of ₹165. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 24.A small business sells 10 bags of popcorn at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business sells 13 bags of popcorn at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 26.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 27.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 29.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 31.A small business sells 45 clay diyas at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹450 and a profit of ₹400. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) profit (c) stock (d) price
- 34.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 35.A small business sells 18 glasses of chai at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1950 and a profit of ₹1470. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 40.A small business sells 16 jute bags at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a company
- 190
- a company
- False
- 285
- revenue
- 1120
- a sole trader
- False
- profit
- True
- one owner runs it
- a one-owner business
- revenue
- 875
- 440
- only with adult help
- 520
- True
- owner keeps all profit
- a sole trader
- 240
- a company
- 220
- 55
- a separate legal body
- True
- owners’ risk is limited
- False
- revenue
- 1575
- 50
- profit
- True
- 540
- 480
- False
- False
- owner owes the debts
- 240
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