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 sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) a separate legal body (d) one owner runs it
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 4.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only with adult help (c) only at night (d) never ever
- 5.A small business sells 16 paper bookmarks at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 6.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹520 and a profit of ₹40. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 7.A small business sells 11 friendship bands at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its shareholders (d) its customers
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) one owner runs it (d) a separate legal body
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) profit (c) revenue (d) stock
- 14.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 17.A small business sells 40 bags of popcorn at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹970. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 19.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner owes the debts (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 22.A small business sells 16 painted pebbles at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 34 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) owner owes the debts
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 26.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹825 and a profit of ₹175. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 10 jute bags at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 57 potted plants at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 31.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 32.A small business sells 50 clay diyas at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 34.A small business sells 32 cups of lemonade at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 36.A small business sells 52 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 38.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 40.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- owner keeps all profit
- a separate legal body
- revenue
- only with adult help
- 400
- 480
- 165
- False
- its shareholders
- one owner runs it
- a company
- a sole trader
- profit
- owners’ risk is limited
- a company
- a sole trader
- 30
- profit
- False
- owner owes the debts
- revenue
- 240
- 300
- owned by shareholders
- a sole trader
- 650
- 200
- 235
- revenue
- a company
- False
- 1750
- True
- 800
- a sole trader
- 520
- profit
- True
- run by directors
- False
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