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) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 2.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 4.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner keeps all profit
- 5.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) revenue (c) profit (d) price
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 11.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 13.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹455 and a profit of ₹25. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business sells 56 handmade cards at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹100. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 15.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 16.A small business sells 56 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 19.A small business sells 48 friendship bands at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹380. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 10 fruit cups at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 20 fruit cups at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 24.A small business sells 20 cups of lemonade at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only at night (c) only with adult help (d) never ever
- 26.A small business sells 53 potted plants at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 49 bags of popcorn at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 30.A small business sells 30 potted plants at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 33.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 34.A small business sells 48 cupcakes at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹900. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 31 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 37.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 38.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 39.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) a separate legal body
- 40.A small business sells 37 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1440. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- simplest to start
- False
- a sole trader
- owned by shareholders
- a separate legal body
- profit
- True
- profit
- revenue
- a sole trader
- owners’ risk is limited
- revenue
- 430
- 1300
- False
- 2800
- a company
- profit
- 1060
- 50
- 130
- True
- a sole trader
- 390
- only with adult help
- 1060
- 1225
- revenue
- a company
- 1050
- owner owes the debts
- a company
- True
- 540
- 155
- one owner runs it
- run by directors
- a company
- owner keeps all profit
- 40
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