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) run by directors (b) owner keeps all profit (c) simplest to start (d) one owner runs it
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 3.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) yes, no one needed (c) only at night (d) never ever
- 4.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its shareholders (d) its customers
- 5.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner keeps all profit
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 9.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 12.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) nobody (c) a classmate (d) a random video
- 13.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹300 and a profit of ₹280. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 16.A small business sells 20 friendship bands at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a school club (c) a bank (d) a big company
- 18.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner owes the debts
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 22.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 24.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹420 and a profit of ₹90. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 27.A small business sells 50 friendship bands at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹1040. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 46 fruit cups at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 43 jute bags at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 31.A small business sells 18 friendship bands at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹80. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
- 35.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) profit (c) stock (d) revenue
- 36.A small business sells 31 cupcakes at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹420. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 38.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹1080 and a profit of ₹870. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 40.A small business sells 24 cupcakes at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- run by directors
- owned by shareholders
- only with adult help
- its shareholders
- owner keeps all profit
- profit
- a separate legal body
- profit
- simplest to start
- a company
- revenue
- an adult or an expert
- 20
- False
- a sole trader
- 100
- a one-owner business
- owners’ risk is limited
- a company
- profit
- a sole trader
- False
- one owner runs it
- 330
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- 210
- 920
- 1290
- True
- 10
- True
- True
- owner owes the debts
- profit
- 510
- revenue
- 210
- False
- 1080
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