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 cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1120 and a profit of ₹70. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 4.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only at night (c) never ever (d) only with adult help
- 5.A small business sells 18 paper bookmarks at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 6.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 7.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹180 and a profit of ₹20. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a bank (d) a one-owner business
- 9.A small business sells 54 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹330. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 13.A small business sells 31 bags of popcorn at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 18.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1125 and a profit of ₹945. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 40 glasses of chai at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹460. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 29 jute bags at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹430. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1120 and a profit of ₹390. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a random video (c) an adult or an expert (d) a classmate
- 24.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) simplest to start (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) run by directors
- 25.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 27.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 29.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 30.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 31.A small business sells 23 friendship bands at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹340. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹1560 and a profit of ₹1470. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1295 and a profit of ₹415. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹500 and a profit of ₹420. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 13 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) simplest to start (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 37.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 38.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 39.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
Answer key
- 1050
- a sole trader
- a company
- only with adult help
- 540
- True
- 160
- a one-owner business
- 480
- a sole trader
- a company
- revenue
- 1085
- False
- False
- True
- owner keeps all profit
- 180
- 1340
- 150
- 730
- False
- an adult or an expert
- simplest to start
- True
- revenue
- profit
- profit
- a separate legal body
- True
- 810
- 90
- 880
- 80
- 530
- run by directors
- revenue
- a company
- False
- owner owes the debts
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