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.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 3.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 5.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) profit (c) revenue (d) price
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) owner owes the debts
- 8.A small business sells 54 friendship bands at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 10.🎂 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
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.A small business sells 57 paper bookmarks at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹2430. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 16.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 17.A small business sells 57 friendship bands at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹1260. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹560 and a profit of ₹210. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 14 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹310. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a bank (c) a big company (d) a one-owner business
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 22.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) simplest to start (c) owned by shareholders (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 23.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 24.A small business sells 25 fruit cups at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 27.A small business sells 38 jute bags at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 25 potted plants at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 59 handmade cards at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹520 and a profit of ₹80. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 32.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 34.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 36.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹350 and a profit of ₹290. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its shareholders (c) its suppliers (d) the government always
- 38.A small business sells 22 potted plants at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 40.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
Answer key
- False
- revenue
- owner keeps all profit
- a sole trader
- profit
- revenue
- a separate legal body
- 1350
- a sole trader
- only with adult help
- a company
- a company
- 135
- a sole trader
- profit
- False
- 735
- 350
- 390
- a one-owner business
- profit
- simplest to start
- True
- 375
- True
- a company
- 190
- 500
- 2655
- 440
- a company
- True
- revenue
- False
- owners’ risk is limited
- 60
- its shareholders
- 880
- a sole trader
- owner owes the debts
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