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 sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 2.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹85 and a profit of ₹65. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 3.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its shareholders (c) the government always (d) its suppliers
- 4.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 5.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 6.A small business sells 17 paper bookmarks at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 8.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) a separate legal body (c) owner owes the debts (d) run by directors
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 11.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 12.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 13.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 15.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹285 and a profit of ₹135. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 16.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 17.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) nobody (c) a classmate (d) an adult or an expert
- 18.A small business sells 11 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹180. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹765 and a profit of ₹335. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 20.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 25.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 27.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹675 and a profit of ₹215. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 28.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 29.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) revenue (c) stock (d) profit
- 30.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a bank
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 32.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) yes, no one needed (c) never ever (d) only at night
- 33.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1215 and a profit of ₹1175. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 35.A small business sells 46 potted plants at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 38.A small business sells 53 friendship bands at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹210. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 43 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
Answer key
- owner keeps all profit
- 20
- its shareholders
- one owner runs it
- True
- 425
- a company
- owner owes the debts
- a sole trader
- revenue
- owned by shareholders
- a sole trader
- True
- a company
- 150
- False
- an adult or an expert
- 40
- 430
- False
- False
- a sole trader
- profit
- a company
- a separate legal body
- revenue
- 460
- False
- profit
- a one-owner business
- a sole trader
- only with adult help
- 40
- owners’ risk is limited
- 690
- True
- True
- 850
- 1505
- profit
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