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 big company (b) a bank (c) a school club (d) a one-owner business
- 2.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 3.A small business sells 15 painted pebbles at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 6.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 7.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1100 and a profit of ₹340. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 9.A small business sells 33 friendship bands at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 11.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) simplest to start (d) a separate legal body
- 12.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 13.A small business sells 60 fruit cups at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business sells 60 paper bookmarks at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) yes, no one needed (c) only at night (d) never ever
- 16.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 18.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) an adult or an expert (c) a random video (d) a classmate
- 19.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 21.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its shareholders (b) its customers (c) its suppliers (d) the government always
- 23.A small business sells 15 jute bags at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹490. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 17 potted plants at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹250. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹245 and a profit of ₹95. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 25 handmade cards at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹20. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 29.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹1160 and a profit of ₹1000. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 11 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 32.A small business sells 30 paper bookmarks at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹20. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹2700 and a profit of ₹140. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business sells 47 friendship bands at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹705 and a profit of ₹445. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 37.A small business sells 31 handmade cards at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹540. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 39.A small business sells 11 fruit cups at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 45 handmade cards at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a one-owner business
- False
- 150
- profit
- revenue
- False
- 760
- True
- 165
- owners’ risk is limited
- simplest to start
- True
- 600
- 900
- only with adult help
- owned by shareholders
- a company
- an adult or an expert
- True
- profit
- False
- its shareholders
- 35
- 175
- profit
- 150
- 480
- one owner runs it
- 160
- 170
- a company
- 1180
- 2560
- 910
- 260
- True
- 1010
- False
- 385
- 1505
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