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.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) simplest to start (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 2.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner owes the debts (d) run by directors
- 4.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 6.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 8.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) simplest to start (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 9.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 10.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 11.A small business sells 46 bags of popcorn at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.A small business sells 24 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business sells 18 cupcakes at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1400 and a profit of ₹890. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) yes, no one needed (c) never ever (d) only at night
- 16.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) stock (c) profit (d) price
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 18.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1640 and a profit of ₹1590. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 28 potted plants at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 43 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 22.A small business sells 23 jute bags at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹270. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business sells 42 painted pebbles at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 31 clay diyas at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 27.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1715 and a profit of ₹1035. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 35 jute bags at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 41 bags of popcorn at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹100 and a profit of ₹50. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 32.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹165 and a profit of ₹25. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 35.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 36.A small business sells 41 jute bags at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹260 and a profit of ₹130. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) a random video (c) an adult or an expert (d) nobody
- 39.A small business sells 40 handmade cards at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 51 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹220. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- simplest to start
- True
- owner owes the debts
- True
- profit
- True
- a company
- owners’ risk is limited
- owner keeps all profit
- profit
- 690
- 360
- 310
- 510
- only with adult help
- profit
- a company
- 50
- 1260
- 215
- a company
- 190
- 1260
- 1085
- run by directors
- revenue
- 680
- 85
- 195
- 50
- True
- 140
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- revenue
- 1435
- 130
- an adult or an expert
- 200
- 545
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