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 minus costs equals… (a) price (b) profit (c) revenue (d) stock
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 3.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 5.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only at night (c) only with adult help (d) yes, no one needed
- 6.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) nobody (c) an adult or an expert (d) a classmate
- 7.A small business sells 27 jute bags at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 11.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹55 and a profit of ₹15. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 12.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 14.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owned by shareholders
- 16.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
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 18.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 19.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1820 and a profit of ₹260. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 31 painted pebbles at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹190. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 22.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 23.A small business sells 39 paper bookmarks at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 20 cupcakes at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹300. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹2150 and a profit of ₹1360. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 26.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 27.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹2750 and a profit of ₹180. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 56 bags of popcorn at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 21 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 31.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a bank (c) a one-owner business (d) a big company
- 32.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) simplest to start (d) run by directors
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 35.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹720 and a profit of ₹640. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (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 51 bags of popcorn at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 15 bags of popcorn at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- profit
- a sole trader
- False
- run by directors
- only with adult help
- an adult or an expert
- 270
- True
- owner owes the debts
- revenue
- 40
- one owner runs it
- a company
- False
- owned by shareholders
- owner keeps all profit
- a sole trader
- True
- 1560
- 275
- a company
- its shareholders
- 1365
- 100
- 790
- True
- 2570
- 1400
- 75
- a separate legal body
- a one-owner business
- simplest to start
- a sole trader
- a company
- 80
- False
- revenue
- False
- 765
- 675
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