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.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) yes, no one needed (c) never ever (d) only at night
- 2.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its suppliers (c) the government always (d) its customers
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 4.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹100 and a profit of ₹80. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 5.A small business sells 29 friendship bands at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 6.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 7.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹200 and a profit of ₹20. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.A small business sells 58 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 9.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 11.A small business sells 54 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹680. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 12.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 14.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 15.A small business sells 29 handmade cards at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹580. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 17.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a big company (c) a school club (d) a bank
- 18.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) run by directors (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 20.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) simplest to start (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 21.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owner owes the debts
- 22.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹700 and a profit of ₹160. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 10 fruit cups at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 25.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹840 and a profit of ₹10. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 26.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 28.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 30.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹765 and a profit of ₹175. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹2100 and a profit of ₹1650. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 20 handmade cards at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 52 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹480. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 35.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 36.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 37.A small business sells 39 handmade cards at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 39.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 40.A small business sells 29 handmade cards at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- only with adult help
- its shareholders
- a sole trader
- 20
- 1305
- one owner runs it
- 180
- 2320
- False
- a sole trader
- 2020
- True
- owned by shareholders
- profit
- 435
- a sole trader
- a one-owner business
- a sole trader
- run by directors
- simplest to start
- owner owes the debts
- 540
- 100
- True
- 830
- False
- a company
- True
- owner keeps all profit
- 590
- 450
- 700
- 300
- False
- revenue
- revenue
- 1365
- True
- revenue
- 290
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