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 sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a bank (c) a one-owner business (d) a big company
- 2.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) only at night (c) yes, no one needed (d) never ever
- 3.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) revenue (c) stock (d) price
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 6.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 7.A small business sells 14 handmade cards at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹190. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 8.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) owner keeps all profit (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 10.A small business sells 53 friendship bands at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹720. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owner owes the debts
- 13.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 14.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 16.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹120 and a profit of ₹100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its customers (c) the government always (d) its shareholders
- 18.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owner keeps all profit (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 19.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹205 and a profit of ₹185. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹490 and a profit of ₹210. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 29 painted pebbles at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 23 paper bookmarks at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.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) owned by shareholders
- 24.A small business sells 15 jute bags at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 26.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
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 28.A small business sells 58 handmade cards at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) nobody (c) an adult or an expert (d) a random video
- 30.A small business sells 41 potted plants at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹880. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 32 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 41 potted plants at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹420. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 34.A small business sells 49 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹170. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 36.A small business sells 22 cups of lemonade at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 24 painted pebbles at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹520 and a profit of ₹310. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 14 clay diyas at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a one-owner business
- only with adult help
- profit
- a company
- revenue
- owners’ risk is limited
- 90
- run by directors
- profit
- 1135
- False
- a separate legal body
- owned by shareholders
- False
- one owner runs it
- 20
- its shareholders
- owner keeps all profit
- 20
- 280
- 580
- 180
- owner owes the debts
- 320
- True
- simplest to start
- a company
- 2900
- an adult or an expert
- 350
- 640
- 400
- False
- 75
- False
- 440
- 1200
- 210
- 420
- True
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