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 company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owned by shareholders
- 2.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) an adult or an expert (c) a classmate (d) a random video
- 3.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹105 and a profit of ₹75. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 4.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 5.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹2100 and a profit of ₹1960. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 6.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner owes the debts (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 8.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its shareholders (c) the government always (d) its customers
- 9.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) simplest to start (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 11.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1190 and a profit of ₹210. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 13.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) a separate legal body
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 16.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹255 and a profit of ₹235. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹450 and a profit of ₹350. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 19.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) revenue (c) stock (d) profit
- 20.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 22.A small business sells 57 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 42 friendship bands at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹540. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 57 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹1980. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) only at night (c) never ever (d) yes, no one needed
- 26.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 27.A small business sells 21 cupcakes at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹240. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 15 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 30 handmade cards at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 33 friendship bands at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 37 fruit cups at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 29 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1325 and a profit of ₹775. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 35.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 36.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 37.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹410 and a profit of ₹300. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 39.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹125 and a profit of ₹85. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹2030 and a profit of ₹10. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- owned by shareholders
- an adult or an expert
- 30
- run by directors
- 140
- owner owes the debts
- a sole trader
- its shareholders
- simplest to start
- revenue
- 980
- revenue
- False
- a separate legal body
- a sole trader
- 20
- 100
- profit
- profit
- False
- a company
- 570
- 930
- 15
- only with adult help
- True
- 75
- 600
- 1050
- 155
- 1295
- 435
- 550
- a sole trader
- True
- profit
- 110
- True
- 40
- 2020
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