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: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.A small business sells 56 bags of popcorn at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 6.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 7.A small business sells 23 potted plants at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 9.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) never ever (c) only at night (d) only with adult help
- 10.A small business sells 30 handmade cards at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹440. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.A small business sells 31 cups of lemonade at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹430. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 12.A small business sells 36 cupcakes at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 15.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 16.A small business sells 50 clay diyas at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) owner owes the debts (d) simplest to start
- 20.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1035 and a profit of ₹995. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 21.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) simplest to start (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 22.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a bank (c) a big company (d) a school club
- 23.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹440 and a profit of ₹180. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 44 jute bags at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹210. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 26.A small business sells 42 jute bags at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 28.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹225 and a profit of ₹175. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 29.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 30.A small business sells 44 fruit cups at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 39 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹380. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 14 painted pebbles at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹430. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 34 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business sells 47 cupcakes at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 36.A small business sells 10 glasses of chai at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 37 jute bags at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹920. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owner owes the debts
- 39.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its shareholders (c) the government always (d) its suppliers
- 40.A small business sells 16 clay diyas at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- 840
- revenue
- a sole trader
- False
- 1035
- revenue
- only with adult help
- 10
- 190
- 1800
- False
- owner keeps all profit
- True
- 2250
- a company
- profit
- owned by shareholders
- 40
- a separate legal body
- a one-owner business
- 260
- 10
- a sole trader
- 200
- True
- 50
- False
- 130
- 400
- 60
- 340
- 1175
- a company
- 300
- 375
- owner owes the debts
- its shareholders
- 160
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