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.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 2.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) a separate legal body
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 4.A small business sells 57 cups of lemonade at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 6.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 8.A small business sells 28 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 9.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹340 and a profit of ₹290. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 11.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner owes the debts
- 14.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) never ever (c) only at night (d) only with adult help
- 15.A small business sells 16 friendship bands at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 18.A small business sells 33 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 19.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 20.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a bank
- 21.A small business sells 31 potted plants at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹400. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 23.A small business sells 50 cupcakes at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 25.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 26.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹1400 and a profit of ₹1320. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 28.A small business sells 21 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 31.A small business sells 22 jute bags at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹315 and a profit of ₹305. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.📜 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
- 34.A small business sells 21 clay diyas at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1440 and a profit of ₹650. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 57 handmade cards at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) profit (c) revenue (d) price
- 39.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
Answer key
- a sole trader
- one owner runs it
- owned by shareholders
- 1140
- profit
- run by directors
- a sole trader
- 1120
- 50
- revenue
- False
- False
- owners’ risk is limited
- only with adult help
- 160
- revenue
- a company
- 1125
- owner owes the debts
- a one-owner business
- 65
- a sole trader
- 2250
- a company
- True
- 80
- False
- 420
- True
- profit
- 660
- 10
- an adult or an expert
- 105
- 790
- 1995
- True
- profit
- False
- a company
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