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) revenue (b) profit
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 4.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹720 and a profit of ₹160. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 5.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) only at night (c) yes, no one needed (d) never ever
- 6.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owned by shareholders
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 8.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹840 and a profit of ₹530. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 9.A small business sells 58 potted plants at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 12.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 13.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1450 and a profit of ₹730. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its customers (d) its shareholders
- 15.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 16.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) an adult or an expert (c) nobody (d) a classmate
- 17.A small business sells 18 clay diyas at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹820. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 19.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) profit (c) stock (d) revenue
- 20.A small business sells 18 paper bookmarks at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 23.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹400 and a profit of ₹120. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 25.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹1925 and a profit of ₹1355. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 26.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) run by directors (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 28.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 29.A small business sells 35 clay diyas at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1890 and a profit of ₹1490. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 17 paper bookmarks at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owned by shareholders
- 34.A small business sells 37 friendship bands at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹110. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹760 and a profit of ₹80. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 37.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 38.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹145 and a profit of ₹95. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 40.A small business sells 29 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- profit
- profit
- a company
- 560
- only with adult help
- owner keeps all profit
- revenue
- 310
- 870
- one owner runs it
- revenue
- True
- 720
- its shareholders
- True
- an adult or an expert
- 80
- owners’ risk is limited
- profit
- 630
- False
- True
- 280
- True
- 570
- run by directors
- a sole trader
- a company
- 350
- 400
- 55
- True
- owned by shareholders
- 260
- 680
- a sole trader
- revenue
- 50
- False
- 435
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