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 small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹250 and a profit of ₹240. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 2.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1880 and a profit of ₹1150. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 5.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) the government always (c) its suppliers (d) its shareholders
- 6.A small business sells 25 handmade cards at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 7.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 10.A small business sells 44 paper bookmarks at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 11.A small business sells 19 jute bags at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner owes the debts
- 13.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1890 and a profit of ₹740. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 17.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 19.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a big company
- 20.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) only at night (c) yes, no one needed (d) never ever
- 21.A small business sells 34 clay diyas at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹500. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 15 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 24.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 25.A small business sells 23 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹100. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 26.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
- 27.A small business sells 55 cupcakes at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 38 painted pebbles at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 59 handmade cards at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1870. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹435 and a profit of ₹415. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 32.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1400 and a profit of ₹880. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹1680 and a profit of ₹770. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 35.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 36.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹120 and a profit of ₹70. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 40.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹2240 and a profit of ₹90. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- 10
- 730
- profit
- a sole trader
- its shareholders
- 125
- True
- a sole trader
- a company
- 1540
- 380
- owner owes the debts
- 1150
- False
- a company
- profit
- False
- False
- a one-owner business
- only with adult help
- 860
- 225
- profit
- run by directors
- 245
- one owner runs it
- 1925
- 190
- 490
- 20
- False
- 520
- 910
- revenue
- True
- 50
- True
- False
- False
- 2150
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