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: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 2.A small business sells 28 jute bags at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 4.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only with adult help (c) yes, no one needed (d) only at night
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 6.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner owes the debts (d) owner keeps all profit
- 7.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its shareholders (c) its suppliers (d) the government always
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owner owes the debts
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 12.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 13.A small business sells 36 handmade cards at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 15.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 16.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹600 and a profit of ₹490. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 18.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 19.A small business sells 38 cups of lemonade at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹830. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 50 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹100. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹420 and a profit of ₹130. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 24.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 25.A small business sells 15 jute bags at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 28.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) revenue (c) stock (d) price
- 29.A small business sells 53 friendship bands at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 31.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 32.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a one-owner business (c) a school club (d) a big company
- 33.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹1770 and a profit of ₹1590. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 35.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1175 and a profit of ₹825. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 37.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹440 and a profit of ₹120. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 14 cups of lemonade at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 40.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹340 and a profit of ₹30. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- profit
- 90
- run by directors
- only with adult help
- a company
- owned by shareholders
- its shareholders
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- owner owes the debts
- a sole trader
- False
- 1080
- revenue
- False
- 110
- one owner runs it
- True
- 690
- 400
- 290
- a company
- revenue
- owner keeps all profit
- 600
- False
- a sole trader
- profit
- 2385
- True
- profit
- a one-owner business
- 180
- revenue
- 350
- False
- 320
- 350
- True
- 310
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