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: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a bank (c) a school club (d) a big company
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) run by directors (c) owner owes the debts (d) simplest to start
- 4.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) owner owes the debts (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 8.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 10.A small business sells 53 cups of lemonade at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1080. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 12.A small business sells 19 jute bags at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business sells 55 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹2160. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 14.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 16.A small business sells 18 painted pebbles at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 18.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 21.A small business sells 24 fruit cups at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹590. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 23.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a classmate (c) an adult or an expert (d) a random video
- 24.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 26.A small business sells 28 potted plants at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹970. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹690 and a profit of ₹230. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹90 and a profit of ₹10. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 29.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 30.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 31.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) stock (c) price (d) revenue
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 33.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only with adult help (c) only at night (d) yes, no one needed
- 34.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 35.A small business sells 38 cups of lemonade at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 37.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹900 and a profit of ₹690. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 39.A small business sells 57 potted plants at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 35 fruit cups at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹390. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a company
- a one-owner business
- run by directors
- one owner runs it
- a sole trader
- revenue
- owner owes the debts
- False
- a separate legal body
- 1040
- a company
- 95
- 40
- owners’ risk is limited
- profit
- 720
- profit
- simplest to start
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- 130
- True
- an adult or an expert
- False
- True
- 430
- 460
- 80
- revenue
- owned by shareholders
- profit
- a company
- only with adult help
- False
- 1710
- a company
- 210
- False
- 570
- 1185
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