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.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 3.🎂 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
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 6.A small business sells 50 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 7.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 10.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a school club (c) a big company (d) a one-owner business
- 11.A small business sells 32 jute bags at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 13.A small business sells 31 handmade cards at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) stock (c) revenue (d) price
- 15.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner owes the debts (c) owned by shareholders (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 16.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 19.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) simplest to start (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owned by shareholders
- 20.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 21.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹330 and a profit of ₹130. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 56 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 24.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 26.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹510 and a profit of ₹330. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 28.A small business sells 39 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹370. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 53 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 32.A small business sells 13 glasses of chai at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 34.A small business sells 12 clay diyas at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹220. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 59 painted pebbles at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹375 and a profit of ₹265. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 55 bags of popcorn at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 20 fruit cups at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 40.A small business sells 22 cups of lemonade at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹550. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- False
- a separate legal body
- only with adult help
- a company
- a sole trader
- 750
- False
- False
- a sole trader
- a one-owner business
- 640
- owner keeps all profit
- 620
- profit
- owner owes the debts
- True
- False
- its shareholders
- simplest to start
- owners’ risk is limited
- 200
- 2240
- profit
- run by directors
- profit
- 180
- True
- 215
- 265
- profit
- a sole trader
- 390
- one owner runs it
- 140
- 2065
- 110
- 1925
- 1000
- revenue
- 330
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