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.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only at night (c) yes, no one needed (d) only with adult help
- 2.A small business sells 23 bags of popcorn at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹760. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.A small business sells 12 potted plants at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹590. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 5.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 7.A small business sells 15 bags of popcorn at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 9.A small business sells 41 handmade cards at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 11.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) owner owes the debts
- 12.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 13.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) simplest to start
- 14.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 17.A small business sells 26 handmade cards at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 20.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 22.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owned by shareholders
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 24.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 25.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) a random video (c) nobody (d) an adult or an expert
- 26.A small business sells 22 paper bookmarks at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 20 painted pebbles at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹270. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 20 painted pebbles at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹185 and a profit of ₹155. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 31.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹150 and a profit of ₹30. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) simplest to start (d) owned by shareholders
- 33.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 34.A small business sells 25 cups of lemonade at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹160. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a bank (d) a one-owner business
- 37.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 38.A small business sells 53 fruit cups at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1640 and a profit of ₹910. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
Answer key
- only with adult help
- 160
- 10
- a company
- True
- True
- 300
- profit
- 820
- a sole trader
- a separate legal body
- owners’ risk is limited
- run by directors
- True
- a company
- profit
- 1040
- True
- one owner runs it
- False
- profit
- owner keeps all profit
- revenue
- True
- an adult or an expert
- 990
- 30
- 900
- 30
- simplest to start
- 120
- owned by shareholders
- revenue
- 465
- False
- a one-owner business
- True
- 265
- 730
- a sole trader
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