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.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 4.A small business sells 16 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a bank (c) a one-owner business (d) a big company
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owner owes the debts (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 9.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its customers (c) the government always (d) its shareholders
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 11.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 12.A small business sells 39 handmade cards at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹730. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 14.A small business sells 32 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business sells 42 friendship bands at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹2030 and a profit of ₹740. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business sells 21 friendship bands at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹450. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.A small business sells 19 jute bags at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 46 cups of lemonade at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 21.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1050 and a profit of ₹890. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 25.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 27.A small business sells 20 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) profit (d) stock
- 29.A small business sells 30 fruit cups at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner keeps all profit
- 32.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 33.A small business sells 12 fruit cups at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 36.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) simplest to start (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 37.A small business sells 47 handmade cards at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1670. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 57 jute bags at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹1030. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 32 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹220. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.🎂 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
Answer key
- a company
- revenue
- owned by shareholders
- 240
- a one-owner business
- profit
- owner owes the debts
- revenue
- its shareholders
- a company
- True
- 635
- a sole trader
- 1140
- 1260
- 1290
- 390
- 950
- 920
- a separate legal body
- 160
- False
- revenue
- a sole trader
- one owner runs it
- a company
- 700
- profit
- 600
- False
- owner keeps all profit
- False
- 300
- False
- a sole trader
- simplest to start
- 210
- 110
- 260
- only with adult help
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