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 bank (b) a one-owner business (c) a big company (d) a school club
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 3.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 4.A small business sells 15 bags of popcorn at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 8.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) nobody (c) an adult or an expert (d) a classmate
- 9.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) stock (d) profit
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 11.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 12.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 14.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its shareholders (c) its customers (d) the government always
- 15.A small business sells 23 cupcakes at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) never ever (c) only at night (d) yes, no one needed
- 17.A small business sells 18 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹560. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 19.A small business sells 19 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹510. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 21.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) simplest to start
- 22.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹940 and a profit of ₹860. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 27.A small business sells 49 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 29.A small business sells 50 cups of lemonade at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 31.A small business sells 33 fruit cups at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 33.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 34.A small business sells 40 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) owner keeps all profit (d) a separate legal body
- 36.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) one owner runs it (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owner owes the debts
- 37.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 38.A small business sells 15 friendship bands at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) simplest to start (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 40.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
Answer key
- a one-owner business
- a company
- False
- 150
- True
- profit
- a sole trader
- an adult or an expert
- profit
- revenue
- owner owes the debts
- True
- one owner runs it
- its shareholders
- 1035
- only with adult help
- 70
- False
- 440
- revenue
- simplest to start
- 80
- False
- True
- profit
- a sole trader
- 2450
- owner keeps all profit
- 930
- False
- 825
- revenue
- True
- 600
- a separate legal body
- run by directors
- True
- 75
- owners’ risk is limited
- a company
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