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) profit (b) revenue
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) one owner runs it
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 4.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1800 and a profit of ₹1680. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 6.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a one-owner business (c) a bank (d) a big company
- 7.🎂 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
- 8.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) simplest to start (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 12.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 14.A small business sells 53 clay diyas at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹390. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 15.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner owes the debts (d) run by directors
- 17.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) profit (c) revenue (d) price
- 18.A small business sells 39 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹940. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 19.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its customers (c) the government always (d) its suppliers
- 20.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹500 and a profit of ₹470. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 22.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹345 and a profit of ₹25. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 10 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹170. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 25.A small business sells 12 handmade cards at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 26.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) a separate legal body
- 27.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 30.A small business sells 12 painted pebbles at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 32.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.A small business sells 60 paper bookmarks at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 37.A small business sells 25 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) nobody (c) an adult or an expert (d) a classmate
- 39.A small business sells 14 cups of lemonade at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹1020 and a profit of ₹900. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- revenue
- a separate legal body
- a company
- 120
- revenue
- a one-owner business
- only with adult help
- True
- a company
- simplest to start
- a sole trader
- False
- a sole trader
- 140
- True
- owner owes the debts
- profit
- 1010
- its shareholders
- 30
- profit
- 320
- 180
- owned by shareholders
- 170
- one owner runs it
- True
- profit
- a sole trader
- 240
- owner keeps all profit
- owners’ risk is limited
- a company
- 230
- revenue
- a company
- 1250
- an adult or an expert
- 280
- 120
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