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: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) simplest to start
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 8.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹750 and a profit of ₹410. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 9.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 13.A small business sells 47 handmade cards at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business sells 11 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹80. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 15.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 17.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 18.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1845 and a profit of ₹1255. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹630 and a profit of ₹460. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 20.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 21.A small business sells 18 friendship bands at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹260. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 23.A small business sells 47 paper bookmarks at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its shareholders (c) its customers (d) its suppliers
- 25.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a bank (c) a one-owner business (d) a school club
- 26.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹455 and a profit of ₹235. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 29.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 31.A small business sells 32 jute bags at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹110. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹2200 and a profit of ₹430. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 44 paper bookmarks at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business sells 18 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only with adult help (c) yes, no one needed (d) only at night
- 36.A small business sells 57 handmade cards at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 38.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 39.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1100 and a profit of ₹420. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
Answer key
- revenue
- owned by shareholders
- a company
- a company
- True
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- 340
- True
- a sole trader
- a company
- a company
- 705
- 30
- True
- profit
- owner keeps all profit
- 590
- 170
- a separate legal body
- 10
- profit
- 1645
- its shareholders
- a one-owner business
- 220
- False
- owner owes the debts
- revenue
- revenue
- 50
- 1770
- 1980
- 260
- only with adult help
- 855
- owners’ risk is limited
- True
- 680
- a sole trader
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