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.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) yes, no one needed (c) only with adult help (d) only at night
- 2.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) profit (c) price (d) stock
- 3.A small business sells 40 friendship bands at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 5.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 8.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 10.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) run by directors
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 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 ₹300 and a profit of ₹260. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 16.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) simplest to start (c) owner owes the debts (d) owner keeps all profit
- 17.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1015 and a profit of ₹825. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 19.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹720 and a profit of ₹180. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 20.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 22.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹430 and a profit of ₹210. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 24.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹880 and a profit of ₹780. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1590 and a profit of ₹1460. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 26.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its customers (d) its shareholders
- 28.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹560 and a profit of ₹490. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 29.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 30.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 31.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹750 and a profit of ₹250. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 58 cups of lemonade at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹250. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 15 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 35.A small business sells 37 cupcakes at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹110. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 20 cups of lemonade at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹615 and a profit of ₹155. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a classmate (c) a random video (d) an adult or an expert
- 39.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
- 40.A small business sells 24 paper bookmarks at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- only with adult help
- profit
- 200
- profit
- False
- profit
- owner owes the debts
- True
- revenue
- run by directors
- a sole trader
- a company
- a sole trader
- 40
- revenue
- a separate legal body
- 190
- True
- 540
- False
- a company
- 220
- True
- 100
- 130
- False
- its shareholders
- 70
- revenue
- True
- 500
- 2360
- 225
- one owner runs it
- 630
- 900
- 460
- an adult or an expert
- owned by shareholders
- 650
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