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.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹385 and a profit of ₹45. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 4.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) a random video (c) a classmate (d) nobody
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 6.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) the government always (c) its customers (d) its suppliers
- 7.A small business sells 48 jute bags at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹465 and a profit of ₹35. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 9.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 11.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner keeps all profit (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 14.A small business sells 12 handmade cards at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹280. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business sells 16 painted pebbles at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹180. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹430 and a profit of ₹10. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 18.A small business sells 25 cupcakes at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) one owner runs it
- 20.A small business sells 32 cups of lemonade at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
- 22.A small business sells 20 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 35 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 25.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹1260 and a profit of ₹720. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 26.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1850 and a profit of ₹140. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 28.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
- 29.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) only at night (c) never ever (d) yes, no one needed
- 30.A small business sells 20 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹2520 and a profit of ₹970. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 14 paper bookmarks at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a one-owner business (c) a big company (d) a school club
- 36.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 37.A small business sells 45 fruit cups at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owned by shareholders
- 40.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
Answer key
- 340
- a company
- False
- an adult or an expert
- revenue
- its shareholders
- 480
- 430
- True
- a sole trader
- owner keeps all profit
- revenue
- profit
- 260
- 300
- 420
- False
- 250
- one owner runs it
- 960
- owner owes the debts
- 100
- 525
- profit
- 540
- 1710
- True
- a separate legal body
- only with adult help
- 940
- 1550
- 130
- False
- True
- a one-owner business
- simplest to start
- 1125
- False
- owned by shareholders
- a company
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