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) a random video (b) a classmate (c) an adult or an expert (d) nobody
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) a separate legal body
- 4.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
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 6.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 7.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 9.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹500 and a profit of ₹440. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) one owner runs it (d) a separate legal body
- 11.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 12.A small business sells 15 potted plants at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹300. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 15.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) simplest to start
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 18.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) never ever (c) only with adult help (d) yes, no one needed
- 19.A small business sells 48 potted plants at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹360 and a profit of ₹170. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 25 bags of popcorn at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹350. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 33 friendship bands at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 24 cupcakes at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹130. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.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
- 25.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 27.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹700 and a profit of ₹180. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 28.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 29.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 30.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹800 and a profit of ₹380. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a one-owner business (c) a school club (d) a bank
- 32.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 34.A small business sells 59 painted pebbles at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 17 jute bags at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owner keeps all profit (c) run by directors (d) simplest to start
- 38.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1680 and a profit of ₹1170. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 15 potted plants at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹110. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 19 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- an adult or an expert
- profit
- a separate legal body
- owner owes the debts
- a sole trader
- owned by shareholders
- False
- revenue
- 60
- one owner runs it
- True
- 300
- profit
- a sole trader
- simplest to start
- a company
- a company
- only with adult help
- 2400
- 190
- 525
- 1650
- 350
- owner keeps all profit
- True
- revenue
- 520
- a company
- profit
- 420
- a one-owner business
- False
- a sole trader
- 295
- 850
- False
- run by directors
- 510
- 190
- 285
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