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 sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner owes the debts (d) a separate legal body
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 3.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) an adult or an expert (c) a classmate (d) nobody
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 6.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹60 and a profit of ₹40. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 8.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 10.A small business sells 22 bags of popcorn at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹100. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 13.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1080 and a profit of ₹930. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹885 and a profit of ₹625. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business sells 14 handmade cards at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹190. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 20.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 22.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 23.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only with adult help (c) only at night (d) never ever
- 24.A small business sells 13 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 26.A small business sells 33 fruit cups at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 28.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a big company (c) a bank (d) a school club
- 29.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹65 and a profit of ₹25. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 28 handmade cards at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 33.A small business sells 48 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 35.A small business sells 23 potted plants at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 37.A small business sells 17 handmade cards at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹550 and a profit of ₹300. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 19 painted pebbles at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹80. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 54 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- owner owes the debts
- revenue
- an adult or an expert
- a company
- simplest to start
- 20
- a sole trader
- True
- owned by shareholders
- 10
- a company
- profit
- 150
- 260
- 300
- False
- False
- False
- owners’ risk is limited
- False
- revenue
- run by directors
- only with adult help
- 195
- a company
- 1485
- a sole trader
- a one-owner business
- 40
- 420
- False
- True
- 720
- True
- 115
- a sole trader
- 255
- 250
- 15
- 810
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