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.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.A small business sells 23 painted pebbles at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 4.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its shareholders (c) its customers (d) its suppliers
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 8.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹385 and a profit of ₹325. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 10.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 11.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹615 and a profit of ₹185. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 12.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 13.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹220 and a profit of ₹90. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹95 and a profit of ₹85. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 17.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1470 and a profit of ₹260. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 19.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 20.A small business sells 46 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 22.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹455 and a profit of ₹365. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 12 cupcakes at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 53 paper bookmarks at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) stock (c) price (d) revenue
- 26.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owner owes the debts
- 27.A small business sells 56 jute bags at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 29.A small business sells 21 potted plants at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) yes, no one needed (c) only at night (d) never ever
- 31.A small business sells 21 fruit cups at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹160. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 17 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 40 cupcakes at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹330. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 36.A small business sells 36 jute bags at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹560 and a profit of ₹180. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 39.A small business sells 20 cups of lemonade at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹80. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
Answer key
- a sole trader
- 460
- a sole trader
- its shareholders
- a company
- profit
- owner keeps all profit
- 60
- profit
- True
- 430
- False
- 130
- 10
- a company
- a sole trader
- 1210
- a sole trader
- True
- 2300
- revenue
- 90
- 540
- 530
- profit
- owned by shareholders
- 840
- revenue
- 945
- only with adult help
- 155
- 340
- 70
- True
- False
- 1800
- 380
- revenue
- 320
- owner owes the debts
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