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 sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a big company (c) a bank (d) a one-owner business
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owner owes the debts (d) simplest to start
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 4.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹180 and a profit of ₹10. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 5.A small business sells 31 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 6.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) the government always (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 10.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹280 and a profit of ₹60. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 12.A small business sells 33 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 13.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 17.A small business sells 30 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹20. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.A small business sells 45 handmade cards at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 38 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 21.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 22.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹1050 and a profit of ₹200. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) a classmate (c) an adult or an expert (d) nobody
- 24.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹975 and a profit of ₹665. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 26.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 27.A small business sells 16 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹180. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 30.A small business sells 58 bags of popcorn at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 28 bags of popcorn at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) only with adult help (c) never ever (d) yes, no one needed
- 34.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 35.A small business sells 33 fruit cups at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1470. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 25 fruit cups at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 38.A small business sells 59 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹210. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 39.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) revenue (c) stock (d) profit
- 40.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a one-owner business
- owners’ risk is limited
- a sole trader
- 170
- 310
- its shareholders
- one owner runs it
- a company
- profit
- 220
- a sole trader
- 290
- owner owes the debts
- a company
- revenue
- a company
- 430
- 1575
- 1520
- revenue
- True
- 850
- an adult or an expert
- 310
- a company
- False
- 60
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- 440
- 980
- False
- only with adult help
- False
- 180
- 875
- True
- 85
- profit
- False
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