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) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 2.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 4.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹110 and a profit of ₹10. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 5.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a big company (c) a one-owner business (d) a bank
- 6.A small business sells 37 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 8.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 9.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) revenue (c) price (d) stock
- 10.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
- 11.A small business sells 59 cupcakes at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.A small business sells 54 fruit cups at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 15.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 16.A small business sells 35 friendship bands at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹820. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1080 and a profit of ₹760. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 21.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 23.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 24.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹140 and a profit of ₹80. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its suppliers (c) its shareholders (d) the government always
- 26.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 27.A small business sells 39 clay diyas at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹250. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 13 painted pebbles at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹1365 and a profit of ₹1105. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) simplest to start (d) owned by shareholders
- 31.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 32.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 34.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹2350 and a profit of ₹1430. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) simplest to start (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 37.A small business sells 34 glasses of chai at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹260. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 59 cups of lemonade at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 40.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
Answer key
- one owner runs it
- False
- a company
- 100
- a one-owner business
- 185
- profit
- False
- profit
- owner keeps all profit
- 2950
- 540
- revenue
- a sole trader
- simplest to start
- 755
- 320
- True
- owner owes the debts
- a company
- False
- a company
- True
- 60
- its shareholders
- True
- 140
- 380
- 260
- owned by shareholders
- revenue
- False
- False
- 920
- True
- run by directors
- 590
- 1180
- profit
- profit
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