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.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a random video (c) an adult or an expert (d) a classmate
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 3.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 5.A small business sells 44 fruit cups at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 6.A small business sells 49 painted pebbles at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹650. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 8.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a big company (c) a one-owner business (d) a bank
- 9.A small business sells 29 potted plants at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 11.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 14.A small business sells 31 cups of lemonade at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹430. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 15.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner keeps all profit (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 16.A small business sells 31 handmade cards at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹450. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 17.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owned by shareholders
- 18.🎂 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
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 20.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹165 and a profit of ₹45. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 22.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹1155 and a profit of ₹245. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 29 handmade cards at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 25.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹575 and a profit of ₹35. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 26.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owned by shareholders
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 28.A small business sells 34 painted pebbles at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 45 bags of popcorn at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹300. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 31.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 32.A small business sells 30 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1050. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 45 handmade cards at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹540. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹1000 and a profit of ₹140. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 36.A small business sells 17 friendship bands at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) revenue (c) profit (d) price
- 39.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 40.A small business sells 50 fruit cups at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- an adult or an expert
- a separate legal body
- one owner runs it
- profit
- 1320
- 1065
- False
- a one-owner business
- 1450
- a sole trader
- True
- False
- revenue
- 190
- owner keeps all profit
- 325
- owner owes the debts
- only with adult help
- a sole trader
- 120
- a company
- 910
- 725
- True
- 540
- owned by shareholders
- a sole trader
- 510
- 375
- profit
- True
- 450
- 810
- 860
- False
- 30
- True
- profit
- a sole trader
- 2250
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