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.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owner keeps all profit
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a bank (c) a big company (d) a school club
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a random video (c) an adult or an expert (d) a classmate
- 8.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owner owes the debts
- 9.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 11.A small business sells 37 painted pebbles at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.A small business sells 43 painted pebbles at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹1500. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business sells 10 clay diyas at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 15.A small business sells 13 cupcakes at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 18.A small business sells 45 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 22.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) simplest to start
- 23.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 24.A small business sells 28 potted plants at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹110. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 26.A small business sells 10 fruit cups at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 29.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its shareholders (d) its customers
- 30.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹250 and a profit of ₹40. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) a separate legal body (c) owner owes the debts (d) run by directors
- 32.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only at night (c) never ever (d) only with adult help
- 33.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 35.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) stock (c) revenue (d) price
- 36.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 37.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owner keeps all profit (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 38.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 40.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
Answer key
- True
- owned by shareholders
- a company
- a sole trader
- a one-owner business
- revenue
- an adult or an expert
- owners’ risk is limited
- True
- False
- 740
- 435
- 200
- profit
- 585
- False
- False
- 2250
- True
- a sole trader
- a company
- simplest to start
- True
- 170
- a separate legal body
- 40
- a sole trader
- revenue
- its shareholders
- 210
- owner owes the debts
- only with adult help
- True
- a company
- profit
- one owner runs it
- owner keeps all profit
- False
- a sole trader
- a company
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