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) one owner runs it (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 3.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 5.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a big company (c) a one-owner business (d) a school club
- 6.A small business sells 51 paper bookmarks at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 7.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) stock (d) profit
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 11.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 12.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹170 and a profit of ₹60. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business sells 30 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 17.A small business sells 16 bags of popcorn at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 19.A small business sells 21 handmade cards at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 52 bags of popcorn at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 17 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 25.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) yes, no one needed (c) only at night (d) only with adult help
- 26.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹690 and a profit of ₹50. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 20 cups of lemonade at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹390. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹500 and a profit of ₹220. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹1320 and a profit of ₹10. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹375 and a profit of ₹45. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its shareholders (c) its customers (d) the government always
- 32.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 33.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 35.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
- 36.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 37.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) nobody (c) an adult or an expert (d) a random video
- 38.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 39.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 40.A small business sells 52 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- one owner runs it
- revenue
- True
- False
- a one-owner business
- 1530
- profit
- profit
- revenue
- a company
- False
- 110
- 1500
- a sole trader
- a company
- a company
- 640
- True
- 105
- 260
- 595
- True
- owner keeps all profit
- a company
- only with adult help
- 640
- 110
- 280
- 1310
- 330
- its shareholders
- owners’ risk is limited
- True
- simplest to start
- owned by shareholders
- True
- an adult or an expert
- a sole trader
- revenue
- 780
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