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.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹260 and a profit of ₹200. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 2.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) simplest to start (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 3.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹675 and a profit of ₹35. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 5.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) simplest to start (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 6.A small business sells 40 bags of popcorn at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner keeps all profit (d) run by directors
- 8.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 10.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) price (c) revenue (d) profit
- 11.A small business sells 40 potted plants at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1560 and a profit of ₹40. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 13.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 15.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) the government always
- 17.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) never ever (c) only at night (d) yes, no one needed
- 18.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a one-owner business (b) a bank (c) a school club (d) a big company
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 20.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹160 and a profit of ₹90. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 25 potted plants at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹350. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 23.A small business sells 31 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹430. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 25.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) simplest to start
- 26.A small business sells 50 fruit cups at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 28.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner owes the debts
- 29.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner owes the debts (d) a separate legal body
- 30.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 32.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹520 and a profit of ₹200. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 34.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 35.A small business sells 14 handmade cards at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹310. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 37.A small business sells 13 jute bags at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 31 paper bookmarks at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹20. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹300 and a profit of ₹20. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) run by directors (c) simplest to start (d) one owner runs it
Answer key
- 60
- simplest to start
- 640
- revenue
- a separate legal body
- 910
- owner keeps all profit
- one owner runs it
- a company
- profit
- 800
- 1520
- True
- a company
- False
- its shareholders
- only with adult help
- a one-owner business
- a sole trader
- 70
- 525
- a sole trader
- 655
- a sole trader
- owned by shareholders
- 1500
- a company
- owners’ risk is limited
- owner owes the debts
- True
- False
- 320
- revenue
- False
- 110
- a sole trader
- 130
- 135
- 280
- run by directors
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