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.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) owned by shareholders (d) simplest to start
- 2.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹480 and a profit of ₹400. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 3.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) one owner runs it
- 4.A small business sells 25 handmade cards at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only at night (c) yes, no one needed (d) only with adult help
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 7.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) run by directors (d) simplest to start
- 8.A small business sells 25 bags of popcorn at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 9.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 10.A small business sells 54 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.A small business sells 51 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹510. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 12.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 13.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1350 and a profit of ₹150. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 15.A small business sells 17 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹680. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 16.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owned by shareholders
- 17.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 18.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 19.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 20.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a bank
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 22.A small business sells 31 clay diyas at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 24.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) revenue (c) profit (d) stock
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 27.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 28.A small business sells 11 cupcakes at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 25 fruit cups at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 46 painted pebbles at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 19 clay diyas at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹420. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owned by shareholders
- 34.A small business sells 43 paper bookmarks at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 36.Which of these is true of a company? (a) a separate legal body (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 37.A small business sells 56 paper bookmarks at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹260. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹2800 and a profit of ₹2000. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 40.📜 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
Answer key
- owned by shareholders
- 80
- one owner runs it
- 375
- only with adult help
- profit
- run by directors
- 250
- False
- 480
- 255
- owners’ risk is limited
- 1200
- False
- 170
- owner keeps all profit
- its shareholders
- a company
- revenue
- a one-owner business
- profit
- 1550
- simplest to start
- False
- profit
- profit
- False
- 440
- 1000
- 790
- 150
- False
- owner owes the debts
- 185
- a sole trader
- a separate legal body
- 1420
- 800
- a company
- an adult or an expert
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