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.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) a random video (c) nobody (d) a classmate
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 3.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 5.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 6.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a one-owner business (c) a big company (d) a bank
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 9.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 10.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 11.A small business sells 35 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 12.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 17.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1995 and a profit of ₹655. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 21.A small business sells 40 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 23.A small business sells 56 paper bookmarks at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 36 fruit cups at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹40. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business sells 21 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹775 and a profit of ₹665. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 14 jute bags at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 42 fruit cups at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 30.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹100 and a profit of ₹30. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹840 and a profit of ₹440. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) simplest to start (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 34.A small business sells 12 bags of popcorn at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹310. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 36.A small business sells 40 fruit cups at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 38.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹2550 and a profit of ₹1730. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1560 and a profit of ₹860. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) profit (c) revenue (d) price
Answer key
- an adult or an expert
- profit
- True
- a company
- False
- a one-owner business
- owner keeps all profit
- revenue
- a separate legal body
- True
- 1370
- False
- profit
- one owner runs it
- a company
- owned by shareholders
- 1340
- True
- True
- owner owes the debts
- 400
- a sole trader
- 1960
- 140
- 735
- 110
- 280
- 360
- a sole trader
- 70
- 400
- False
- simplest to start
- 170
- a sole trader
- 200
- revenue
- 820
- 700
- profit
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