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.A small business sells 24 handmade cards at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) a separate legal body
- 3.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner keeps all profit (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 4.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a one-owner business (c) a school club (d) a big company
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 7.A small business sells 32 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 8.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 10.A small business sells 49 potted plants at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹270. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 12.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) revenue (c) price (d) profit
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 14.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) never ever (c) yes, no one needed (d) only with adult help
- 15.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) run by directors (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 16.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 17.A small business sells 31 handmade cards at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹550. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 19.A small business sells 57 painted pebbles at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 23.A small business sells 28 paper bookmarks at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1300. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 25 cups of lemonade at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business sells 17 bags of popcorn at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹110 and a profit of ₹90. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 28.A small business sells 31 jute bags at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) simplest to start (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 31.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owned by shareholders
- 32.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 34.A small business sells 28 jute bags at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 29 fruit cups at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹630 and a profit of ₹120. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) an adult or an expert (c) a classmate (d) a random video
- 38.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 39.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹2295 and a profit of ₹885. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
Answer key
- 600
- a separate legal body
- owner keeps all profit
- a one-owner business
- a sole trader
- a company
- 250
- True
- a sole trader
- 1200
- True
- profit
- a sole trader
- only with adult help
- run by directors
- True
- 225
- False
- 1140
- True
- a company
- a sole trader
- 100
- 625
- 255
- 20
- a company
- 775
- simplest to start
- profit
- owned by shareholders
- False
- one owner runs it
- 1260
- 1450
- 510
- an adult or an expert
- True
- 1410
- owners’ risk is limited
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