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 or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹440 and a profit of ₹250. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 4.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) stock (d) profit
- 5.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) simplest to start (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 6.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its customers (c) the government always (d) its shareholders
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 8.A small business sells 37 bags of popcorn at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹150. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.A small business sells 16 cupcakes at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.A small business sells 50 jute bags at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹240. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a bank (d) a one-owner business
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
- 15.A small business sells 19 handmade cards at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 18.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 21.A small business sells 32 clay diyas at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.🎂 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
- 23.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 29.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner keeps all profit
- 30.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 34.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹2080 and a profit of ₹1500. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 46 handmade cards at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 35 potted plants at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹560. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 38.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) run by directors (c) simplest to start (d) one owner runs it
- 40.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹665 and a profit of ₹125. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- profit
- a sole trader
- 190
- profit
- simplest to start
- its shareholders
- a company
- 1145
- 480
- 760
- a one-owner business
- a sole trader
- True
- owned by shareholders
- 380
- revenue
- revenue
- True
- one owner runs it
- revenue
- 480
- only with adult help
- False
- True
- True
- True
- False
- a separate legal body
- owner keeps all profit
- False
- owner owes the debts
- a company
- a company
- 580
- 1840
- 140
- a company
- False
- run by directors
- 540
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