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.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 2.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 3.A small business sells 49 friendship bands at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 4.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its shareholders (c) its suppliers (d) the government always
- 5.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a big company (c) a one-owner business (d) a school club
- 6.A small business sells 38 potted plants at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 8.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 9.A small business sells 16 handmade cards at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 11.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹2430 and a profit of ₹1990. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 12.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) simplest to start (c) one owner runs it (d) owner owes the debts
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 14.A small business sells 39 paper bookmarks at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 17.A small business sells 13 bags of popcorn at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹370. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) price (c) revenue (d) profit
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) simplest to start (d) a separate legal body
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 21.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) never ever (c) only at night (d) only with adult help
- 23.A small business sells 20 bags of popcorn at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 25.A small business sells 21 friendship bands at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 27.A small business sells 27 clay diyas at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 56 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹160. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 44 clay diyas at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹240. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 31.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 32.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 33.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹1150 and a profit of ₹840. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business sells 16 paper bookmarks at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹250. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 36.A small business sells 28 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹490. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 38.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹475 and a profit of ₹235. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹120 and a profit of ₹100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
Answer key
- owner owes the debts
- True
- 1715
- its shareholders
- a one-owner business
- 340
- profit
- one owner runs it
- 800
- owner keeps all profit
- 440
- run by directors
- a sole trader
- 1365
- True
- profit
- 85
- profit
- a separate legal body
- a sole trader
- True
- only with adult help
- 100
- a sole trader
- 840
- revenue
- 135
- 120
- 420
- False
- profit
- True
- 310
- 230
- revenue
- 70
- False
- 240
- 20
- a company
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