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 one-owner business (b) a school club (c) a bank (d) a big company
- 2.A small business sells 16 bags of popcorn at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) run by directors (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 4.A small business sells 11 fruit cups at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 6.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 8.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 11.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only at night (c) only with adult help (d) yes, no one needed
- 12.A small business sells 35 fruit cups at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business sells 21 potted plants at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹600. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 15.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its shareholders (c) its customers (d) its suppliers
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 17.A small business sells 41 friendship bands at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1550. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 18.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 19.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) simplest to start (d) run by directors
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 21.A small business sells 58 clay diyas at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹1230. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹750 and a profit of ₹620. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 24.A small business sells 39 fruit cups at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) stock (d) profit
- 27.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) one owner runs it
- 28.A small business sells 56 painted pebbles at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹2750. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 31.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 32.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹95 and a profit of ₹55. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 24 glasses of chai at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 36.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 37.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹600 and a profit of ₹80. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹165 and a profit of ₹125. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 40.A small business sells 40 clay diyas at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹660. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a one-owner business
- 20
- run by directors
- 495
- a company
- True
- profit
- True
- False
- revenue
- only with adult help
- 350
- 345
- a company
- its shareholders
- revenue
- 500
- a sole trader
- simplest to start
- profit
- 510
- 130
- a sole trader
- 975
- revenue
- profit
- one owner runs it
- 50
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- profit
- 40
- 1080
- False
- a company
- False
- 520
- 40
- a company
- 540
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