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 sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 6.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 7.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 8.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1890 and a profit of ₹1020. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 9.A small business sells 36 clay diyas at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 13.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a big company (c) a bank (d) a one-owner business
- 14.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) yes, no one needed (c) only with adult help (d) never ever
- 15.A small business sells 54 jute bags at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹520. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.A small business sells 29 painted pebbles at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 18.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) stock (d) profit
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 21.A small business sells 58 potted plants at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹1500. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 60 fruit cups at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹520 and a profit of ₹10. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) a separate legal body
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 26.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹2250 and a profit of ₹1850. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 29.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1050 and a profit of ₹200. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 31.A small business sells 35 handmade cards at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹80. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹150 and a profit of ₹70. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 35.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1350 and a profit of ₹680. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 37.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner keeps all profit (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 38.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 39.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its customers (c) the government always (d) its shareholders
- 40.A small business sells 59 cupcakes at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹510. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- owner owes the debts
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- a company
- revenue
- owned by shareholders
- True
- 870
- 1800
- True
- True
- profit
- a one-owner business
- only with adult help
- 1100
- 290
- a company
- False
- profit
- a sole trader
- 530
- 180
- 510
- one owner runs it
- a company
- 400
- simplest to start
- revenue
- 850
- profit
- 95
- 80
- a sole trader
- True
- 670
- profit
- owner keeps all profit
- revenue
- its shareholders
- 965
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