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) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) simplest to start (d) one owner runs it
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 4.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 5.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) owner owes the debts (c) simplest to start (d) one owner runs it
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 7.A small business sells 12 cupcakes at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only at night (c) never ever (d) only with adult help
- 9.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 10.A small business sells 15 cupcakes at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 12.A small business sells 47 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹700. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 13.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its shareholders (c) its customers (d) the government always
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 16.A small business sells 17 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner keeps all profit (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 18.A small business sells 20 clay diyas at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹500. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 20.A small business sells 26 cupcakes at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1920 and a profit of ₹670. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 23.A small business sells 17 bags of popcorn at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹580. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 25.A small business sells 31 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹430. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 26.A small business sells 25 cups of lemonade at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 28.A small business sells 49 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a big company (c) a one-owner business (d) a school club
- 30.A small business sells 51 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 32.A small business sells 31 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 34.A small business sells 35 potted plants at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹480. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 11 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹330 and a profit of ₹310. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹1755 and a profit of ₹665. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.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
- 39.A small business sells 33 handmade cards at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹410. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) a separate legal body
Answer key
- simplest to start
- owners’ risk is limited
- revenue
- owner owes the debts
- run by directors
- a sole trader
- 180
- only with adult help
- True
- 375
- a sole trader
- 945
- True
- its shareholders
- profit
- 850
- owner keeps all profit
- 400
- a sole trader
- 910
- 1250
- a company
- 185
- one owner runs it
- 810
- 500
- profit
- 1960
- a one-owner business
- 1020
- a company
- 155
- revenue
- 1270
- 105
- 20
- 1090
- owned by shareholders
- 415
- a separate legal body
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