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: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 4.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 5.A small business sells 57 jute bags at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 7.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a big company
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 10.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 11.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹150 and a profit of ₹100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 14.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹735 and a profit of ₹285. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1120 and a profit of ₹830. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 17.A small business sells 52 clay diyas at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹540. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.A small business sells 13 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 34 potted plants at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹300. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 21.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 23.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 24.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) revenue (c) stock (d) profit
- 25.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 27.🎂 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
- 28.A small business sells 35 jute bags at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹170. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 30.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 31.A small business sells 45 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹640 and a profit of ₹410. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 41 cupcakes at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business sells 20 clay diyas at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 26 bags of popcorn at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 37.A small business sells 20 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 39.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 40.A small business sells 28 jute bags at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- False
- revenue
- a sole trader
- False
- 1710
- profit
- a one-owner business
- a sole trader
- profit
- False
- 50
- a company
- a sole trader
- 450
- 290
- revenue
- 2060
- 260
- 550
- owners’ risk is limited
- False
- revenue
- False
- profit
- run by directors
- profit
- only with adult help
- 355
- a sole trader
- True
- 450
- 230
- 410
- 510
- 520
- True
- 300
- a company
- False
- 840
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