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: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) run by directors
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 5.A small business sells 22 handmade cards at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 6.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its customers (c) its suppliers (d) the government always
- 7.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 8.A small business sells 17 paper bookmarks at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) simplest to start (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 11.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) never ever (c) only with adult help (d) only at night
- 12.A small business sells 59 bags of popcorn at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹200. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business sells 10 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 17.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 19.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 20.A small business sells 15 handmade cards at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 34 fruit cups at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 24.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a bank
- 25.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 27.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 28.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹245 and a profit of ₹65. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 29.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 30.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 32.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 34.A small business sells 58 painted pebbles at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 32 handmade cards at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹280. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 37.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1755 and a profit of ₹1625. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 45 paper bookmarks at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 40.A small business sells 32 clay diyas at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- False
- False
- run by directors
- profit
- 880
- its shareholders
- True
- 390
- owned by shareholders
- profit
- only with adult help
- 390
- 500
- a company
- profit
- a sole trader
- True
- revenue
- True
- 225
- 680
- False
- a company
- a one-owner business
- owners’ risk is limited
- a sole trader
- owner keeps all profit
- 180
- owner owes the debts
- one owner runs it
- a company
- False
- simplest to start
- 1450
- 520
- a company
- 130
- 225
- a separate legal body
- 320
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