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 owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owned by shareholders
- 3.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹220 and a profit of ₹30. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 8.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) profit (c) price (d) stock
- 9.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) a separate legal body (c) owner owes the debts (d) simplest to start
- 10.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹660 and a profit of ₹290. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 11.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 13.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 14.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 16.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a big company
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 18.A small business sells 41 cupcakes at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.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
- 20.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only with adult help (c) only at night (d) yes, no one needed
- 21.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) owner owes the debts
- 22.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 23.A small business sells 30 painted pebbles at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 25.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 26.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owned by shareholders (d) simplest to start
- 27.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) an adult or an expert (c) nobody (d) a random video
- 28.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 29.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 31.A small business sells 14 cupcakes at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 34.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹2340 and a profit of ₹980. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 36.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 37.A small business sells 48 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹280. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 14 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹600 and a profit of ₹560. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
Answer key
- a sole trader
- one owner runs it
- 190
- a company
- True
- a sole trader
- revenue
- profit
- a separate legal body
- 370
- True
- profit
- owners’ risk is limited
- False
- revenue
- a one-owner business
- profit
- 820
- run by directors
- only with adult help
- owner owes the debts
- True
- 150
- simplest to start
- its shareholders
- owned by shareholders
- an adult or an expert
- True
- revenue
- a company
- 490
- False
- a company
- 1360
- a sole trader
- False
- 440
- 560
- 40
- owner keeps all profit
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