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 selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹580 and a profit of ₹120. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 2.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 4.A small business sells 26 clay diyas at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹560 and a profit of ₹470. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 6.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner owes the debts (c) simplest to start (d) one owner runs it
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 9.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 10.A small business sells 14 potted plants at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 11.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) price (c) profit (d) revenue
- 12.A small business sells 15 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 14.A small business sells 28 clay diyas at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 17.A small business sells 20 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 20.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 24.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 25.A small business sells 31 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹110. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 26.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) never ever (c) yes, no one needed (d) only at night
- 27.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) a random video (c) nobody (d) a classmate
- 28.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 30.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a one-owner business (c) a school club (d) a big company
- 32.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1155 and a profit of ₹155. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 34.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹630 and a profit of ₹90. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 36.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 37.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹720 and a profit of ₹570. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 52 cups of lemonade at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 40.A small business sells 50 fruit cups at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- 460
- one owner runs it
- revenue
- 780
- 90
- False
- a separate legal body
- revenue
- run by directors
- 280
- profit
- 525
- profit
- 700
- a company
- False
- 670
- revenue
- a company
- True
- True
- a company
- a sole trader
- True
- 355
- only with adult help
- an adult or an expert
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- False
- a one-owner business
- 1000
- a company
- 540
- a sole trader
- True
- 150
- 2340
- True
- 2250
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