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: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 2.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 7.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its suppliers (c) its customers (d) the government always
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 11.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) profit (d) stock
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) simplest to start
- 15.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner keeps all profit (d) a separate legal body
- 18.A small business sells 37 painted pebbles at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 20.A small business sells 33 fruit cups at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹150 and a profit of ₹80. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 47 cups of lemonade at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹1130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 18 paper bookmarks at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 28.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 29.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 30.A small business sells 13 clay diyas at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 56 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹725 and a profit of ₹355. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹1080 and a profit of ₹730. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owned by shareholders
- 35.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owner owes the debts
- 36.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹2430 and a profit of ₹2400. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 52 friendship bands at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹1270. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 16 handmade cards at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹720 and a profit of ₹630. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 11 handmade cards at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a company
- False
- revenue
- revenue
- profit
- a company
- its shareholders
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- profit
- a company
- True
- simplest to start
- True
- False
- owner keeps all profit
- 1850
- True
- 1425
- 70
- 280
- 810
- True
- True
- owners’ risk is limited
- a company
- owner owes the debts
- False
- 455
- 560
- 370
- 350
- owned by shareholders
- a separate legal body
- 30
- 30
- 720
- 90
- 110
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