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.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 2.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) nobody (c) a classmate (d) a random video
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 5.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) owner owes the debts
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 7.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹810 and a profit of ₹780. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 9.A small business sells 12 cupcakes at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 10.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) owner owes the debts (d) a separate legal body
- 11.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its shareholders (d) its customers
- 12.A small business sells 17 bags of popcorn at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 14.A small business sells 42 fruit cups at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹530. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹1470 and a profit of ₹900. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 16.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹250 and a profit of ₹30. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 18.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 19.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 20.A small business sells 17 bags of popcorn at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 22.A small business sells 36 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹250 and a profit of ₹60. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 26.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only at night (c) never ever (d) only with adult help
- 27.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 28.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a one-owner business (c) a school club (d) a big company
- 29.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1225 and a profit of ₹445. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 31.A small business sells 23 jute bags at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 34.A small business sells 40 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 37.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹1440 and a profit of ₹1260. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 43 handmade cards at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 28 fruit cups at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹550. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹540 and a profit of ₹340. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- revenue
- False
- an adult or an expert
- a sole trader
- run by directors
- a company
- 30
- False
- 50
- a separate legal body
- its shareholders
- 510
- a sole trader
- 520
- 570
- 220
- revenue
- a company
- True
- 35
- profit
- 1800
- 190
- False
- simplest to start
- only with adult help
- owner keeps all profit
- a one-owner business
- 780
- True
- 690
- False
- a sole trader
- 200
- True
- True
- 180
- 1505
- 850
- 200
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