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.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 3.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹720 and a profit of ₹690. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 4.A small business sells 26 painted pebbles at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹320. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 5.🎂 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
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 8.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a big company (c) a one-owner business (d) a school club
- 9.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its customers (d) its shareholders
- 10.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 11.A small business sells 20 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner keeps all profit (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 14.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a classmate (c) an adult or an expert (d) a random video
- 15.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 16.A small business sells 42 handmade cards at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 18.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 20.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 22.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹495 and a profit of ₹435. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 24.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 28.A small business sells 19 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹400. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹1715 and a profit of ₹285. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 32 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 40 cups of lemonade at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 35.A small business sells 38 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹990 and a profit of ₹440. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 38.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹600 and a profit of ₹320. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1050 and a profit of ₹990. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1140 and a profit of ₹760. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a company
- revenue
- 30
- 200
- only with adult help
- a company
- owner keeps all profit
- a one-owner business
- its shareholders
- False
- 1000
- owners’ risk is limited
- profit
- an adult or an expert
- True
- 2100
- revenue
- False
- a sole trader
- True
- a sole trader
- 60
- True
- profit
- revenue
- False
- run by directors
- 360
- 1430
- 1600
- 1200
- True
- a sole trader
- a separate legal body
- 380
- 550
- one owner runs it
- 280
- 60
- 380
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