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 sells 23 potted plants at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹220. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 2.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) revenue (c) profit (d) stock
- 3.A small business sells 55 paper bookmarks at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 6.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) yes, no one needed (c) only at night (d) only with adult help
- 7.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) simplest to start
- 9.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1350 and a profit of ₹1010. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 10.A small business sells 16 clay diyas at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 12.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 15.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
- 16.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 17.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹195 and a profit of ₹105. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 19.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹540 and a profit of ₹110. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 20.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 21.A small business sells 24 bags of popcorn at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 23.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1710 and a profit of ₹1230. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 25.A small business sells 26 cupcakes at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹610. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 26.A small business sells 23 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹1230 and a profit of ₹890. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 29.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) a classmate (c) nobody (d) an adult or an expert
- 30.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) one owner runs it
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 32.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its suppliers (c) the government always (d) its customers
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 35.A small business sells 19 fruit cups at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹330. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 37.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 38.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 39.A small business sells 47 handmade cards at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹280. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 29 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- 585
- profit
- 275
- a company
- a sole trader
- only with adult help
- True
- simplest to start
- 340
- 80
- a company
- False
- revenue
- a company
- owned by shareholders
- False
- 90
- owner keeps all profit
- 430
- owner owes the debts
- 720
- a sole trader
- 480
- revenue
- 40
- 805
- 340
- profit
- an adult or an expert
- one owner runs it
- a sole trader
- its shareholders
- a company
- False
- 240
- a sole trader
- profit
- False
- 660
- 170
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