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 company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 2.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its suppliers (c) the government always (d) its customers
- 3.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 4.📜 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
- 5.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 6.A small business sells 56 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹1860. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) price (c) stock (d) revenue
- 8.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) a separate legal body (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 9.A small business sells 58 jute bags at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 11.A small business sells 22 cupcakes at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.A small business sells 14 friendship bands at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business sells 21 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 15.A small business sells 28 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹180. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 18.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 19.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only with adult help (c) only at night (d) yes, no one needed
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 21.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 25.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 27.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 28.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1440 and a profit of ₹1320. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 29.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) one owner runs it (c) owner owes the debts (d) owner keeps all profit
- 30.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹440 and a profit of ₹410. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 32.A small business sells 40 bags of popcorn at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹520. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 28 cups of lemonade at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1110. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business sells 17 cupcakes at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 36.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹175 and a profit of ₹85. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 43 fruit cups at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 12 cupcakes at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owner owes the debts (d) run by directors
Answer key
- owned by shareholders
- its shareholders
- one owner runs it
- an adult or an expert
- False
- 100
- profit
- a separate legal body
- 580
- False
- 220
- 280
- 210
- a sole trader
- 100
- False
- profit
- a company
- only with adult help
- a sole trader
- True
- a company
- a company
- a company
- True
- True
- revenue
- 120
- owners’ risk is limited
- 30
- False
- 680
- 10
- 850
- False
- 90
- 430
- 170
- False
- run by directors
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