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: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 2.A small business sells 49 fruit cups at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 4.A small business sells 20 cupcakes at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹230. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 6.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 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 33 jute bags at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 9.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 10.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owned by shareholders
- 11.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 12.A small business sells 52 jute bags at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹1070. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business sells 20 paper bookmarks at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) profit (c) revenue (d) stock
- 16.A small business sells 20 paper bookmarks at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business sells 18 friendship bands at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 19.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 23.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 24.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owner owes the debts (d) run by directors
- 25.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its suppliers (c) its customers (d) the government always
- 26.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) yes, no one needed (c) only at night (d) never ever
- 29.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a bank (c) a school club (d) a one-owner business
- 30.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 31.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹650 and a profit of ₹210. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 34.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹780 and a profit of ₹420. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 36.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹760 and a profit of ₹300. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 38.A small business sells 26 friendship bands at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 47 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹1980 and a profit of ₹230. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- revenue
- 350
- revenue
- 170
- a sole trader
- one owner runs it
- a separate legal body
- 990
- simplest to start
- owned by shareholders
- False
- 750
- 100
- False
- profit
- 110
- 810
- owner owes the debts
- True
- True
- True
- a company
- owner keeps all profit
- run by directors
- its shareholders
- True
- True
- only with adult help
- a one-owner business
- False
- 440
- profit
- a sole trader
- 360
- revenue
- 460
- False
- 180
- 340
- 1750
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