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) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 2.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 4.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) profit (c) stock (d) revenue
- 5.A small business sells 33 potted plants at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹260. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 6.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 7.A small business sells 59 cupcakes at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.A small business sells 31 jute bags at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹720. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.A small business sells 29 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹380. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 10.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 11.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹490 and a profit of ₹220. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 12.A small business sells 23 fruit cups at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) a classmate (c) nobody (d) an adult or an expert
- 15.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 16.A small business sells 53 friendship bands at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business sells 20 cupcakes at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 19.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) never ever (c) only with adult help (d) only at night
- 20.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 21.A small business sells 21 handmade cards at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹360. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 23.A small business sells 16 potted plants at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹150. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 26.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 28.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 29.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a bank (c) a one-owner business (d) a big company
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 31.A small business sells 23 potted plants at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 56 fruit cups at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹520. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 16 cupcakes at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 37.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹360 and a profit of ₹250. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 31 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹320. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 20 bags of popcorn at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹510. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
Answer key
- one owner runs it
- False
- profit
- profit
- 235
- owners’ risk is limited
- 590
- 830
- 1070
- False
- 270
- 575
- False
- an adult or an expert
- True
- 2120
- 860
- owner keeps all profit
- only with adult help
- False
- 60
- revenue
- 170
- a sole trader
- a company
- True
- owner owes the debts
- a company
- a one-owner business
- profit
- 345
- 320
- 80
- True
- False
- a sole trader
- 110
- 1230
- 90
- revenue
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