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: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 4.A small business sells 37 jute bags at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹980. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 5.A small business sells 18 potted plants at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 6.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 7.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹675 and a profit of ₹485. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owned by shareholders (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 11.A small business sells 26 fruit cups at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 14.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹855 and a profit of ₹265. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a classmate (c) an adult or an expert (d) a random video
- 16.A small business sells 27 paper bookmarks at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹860. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹300 and a profit of ₹220. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 19.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 21.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹225 and a profit of ₹205. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) the government always (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 23.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 26.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 27.A small business sells 33 potted plants at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹530. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 21 fruit cups at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 19 fruit cups at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 13 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 43 clay diyas at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹560. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 33.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 34.A small business sells 30 handmade cards at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹310. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 38 handmade cards at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 21 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 48 painted pebbles at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹650 and a profit of ₹400. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 40.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹675 and a profit of ₹515. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a company
- run by directors
- owners’ risk is limited
- 500
- 360
- False
- 190
- owned by shareholders
- a company
- revenue
- 130
- profit
- a sole trader
- 590
- an adult or an expert
- 355
- 80
- owner keeps all profit
- revenue
- a company
- 20
- its shareholders
- False
- True
- a sole trader
- True
- 460
- 410
- 380
- 130
- 85
- a sole trader
- True
- 890
- 1330
- 735
- 2400
- 250
- profit
- 160
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