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.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.A small business sells 54 paper bookmarks at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 4.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) yes, no one needed (c) only with adult help (d) never ever
- 5.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 11.A small business sells 53 cupcakes at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.A small business sells 13 fruit cups at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹420. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business sells 40 fruit cups at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹630. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 14.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 16.A small business sells 39 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹300. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 19.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its suppliers (c) the government always (d) its customers
- 20.A small business sells 10 fruit cups at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹110. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 36 painted pebbles at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 12 cups of lemonade at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹390. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹120 and a profit of ₹40. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹470 and a profit of ₹240. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.A small business sells 24 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 28.A small business sells 55 cups of lemonade at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 30.A small business sells 28 painted pebbles at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner owes the debts (d) run by directors
- 34.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) price (c) profit (d) revenue
- 35.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹850 and a profit of ₹440. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) owner keeps all profit (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 37.A small business sells 41 handmade cards at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business sells 24 cupcakes at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹230. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹2030 and a profit of ₹510. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹240 and a profit of ₹150. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a company
- 480
- a company
- only with adult help
- True
- False
- a company
- a sole trader
- True
- True
- 1590
- 230
- 370
- owners’ risk is limited
- profit
- 1065
- a sole trader
- revenue
- its shareholders
- 140
- 1440
- 150
- 80
- 230
- profit
- 1170
- one owner runs it
- 2200
- True
- 1400
- True
- False
- owner owes the debts
- profit
- 410
- run by directors
- 205
- 130
- 1520
- 90
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