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: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 4.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) simplest to start (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 5.A small business sells 30 clay diyas at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.A small business sells 50 fruit cups at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a big company
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 10.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its customers (d) its shareholders
- 11.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) price (c) profit (d) revenue
- 12.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹440 and a profit of ₹40. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 13.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 14.A small business sells 52 painted pebbles at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business sells 39 potted plants at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹200. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹450 and a profit of ₹140. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 18.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 19.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 20.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹520 and a profit of ₹290. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 21.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) one owner runs it (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 23.A small business sells 20 paper bookmarks at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹160. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹690 and a profit of ₹610. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹595 and a profit of ₹185. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 29.A small business sells 24 paper bookmarks at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹410. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹1890 and a profit of ₹220. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 32.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only with adult help (c) never ever (d) only at night
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 35.A small business sells 55 handmade cards at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹400. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) a classmate (c) an adult or an expert (d) nobody
- 37.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) a separate legal body (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 38.A small business sells 13 cupcakes at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹560. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹595 and a profit of ₹225. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹2850 and a profit of ₹1380. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a sole trader
- a company
- a sole trader
- simplest to start
- 1200
- profit
- 1750
- a one-owner business
- profit
- its shareholders
- profit
- 400
- False
- 1560
- 970
- 310
- one owner runs it
- a sole trader
- False
- 230
- False
- run by directors
- 40
- 80
- revenue
- 410
- True
- revenue
- 190
- 1670
- a company
- only with adult help
- a company
- owner owes the debts
- 425
- an adult or an expert
- a separate legal body
- 25
- 370
- 1470
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