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: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 4.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 5.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 6.A small business sells 54 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 8.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) simplest to start (d) run by directors
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 10.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 11.A small business sells 20 bags of popcorn at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹170. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 12.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) only at night (c) yes, no one needed (d) never ever
- 13.A small business sells 26 cups of lemonade at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 15.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a big company
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) run by directors
- 20.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 22.A small business sells 49 cupcakes at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1090. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 24.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹1260 and a profit of ₹80. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 27.A small business sells 39 painted pebbles at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹660. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 20 bags of popcorn at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 43 clay diyas at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 34 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹2850 and a profit of ₹1320. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 33.A small business sells 34 glasses of chai at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 35.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) the government always (c) its customers (d) its suppliers
- 36.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 37.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 38.A small business sells 22 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 47 painted pebbles at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹1000 and a profit of ₹30. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a company
- a sole trader
- revenue
- owner owes the debts
- True
- 540
- owner keeps all profit
- simplest to start
- a sole trader
- True
- 730
- only with adult help
- 780
- owners’ risk is limited
- False
- True
- a one-owner business
- profit
- run by directors
- one owner runs it
- revenue
- 870
- True
- 1180
- False
- a company
- 705
- 200
- 2150
- 1700
- 1530
- False
- 850
- a company
- its shareholders
- a separate legal body
- True
- 330
- 705
- 970
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