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.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 2.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 4.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 5.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owner keeps all profit
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹1330 and a profit of ₹260. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) a random video (c) nobody (d) an adult or an expert
- 9.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 10.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹1755 and a profit of ₹705. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 11.A small business sells 24 jute bags at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 12.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹765 and a profit of ₹395. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 14.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹250 and a profit of ₹10. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) never ever (c) yes, no one needed (d) only with adult help
- 16.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹70 and a profit of ₹40. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its suppliers (c) its customers (d) the government always
- 18.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) stock (c) profit (d) revenue
- 19.A small business sells 19 fruit cups at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 21.A small business sells 39 cups of lemonade at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹640 and a profit of ₹140. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 24.A small business sells 22 paper bookmarks at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1080. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business sells 11 fruit cups at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹200. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 26.A small business sells 40 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹280. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 28.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 30.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹840 and a profit of ₹560. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 32.A small business sells 27 friendship bands at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 55 glasses of chai at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹1110. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business sells 52 fruit cups at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹310 and a profit of ₹70. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 37.A small business sells 55 potted plants at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 39.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 40.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹110 and a profit of ₹40. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- owner owes the debts
- False
- profit
- simplest to start
- a separate legal body
- profit
- 1070
- an adult or an expert
- False
- 1050
- 100
- 370
- a sole trader
- 240
- only with adult help
- 30
- its shareholders
- profit
- 570
- False
- 935
- 500
- a company
- 20
- 185
- 1120
- revenue
- a sole trader
- a company
- 280
- one owner runs it
- 95
- 265
- 720
- 240
- a sole trader
- 235
- a sole trader
- False
- 70
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