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 sells 30 paper bookmarks at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹630. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 2.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹595 and a profit of ₹55. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 5.A small business sells 43 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 6.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎂 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
- 9.A small business sells 54 paper bookmarks at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a bank
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 13.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) the government always (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 14.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹225 and a profit of ₹155. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) simplest to start (d) one owner runs it
- 17.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) run by directors (c) owner owes the debts (d) owner keeps all profit
- 19.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 20.A small business sells 18 clay diyas at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 22.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) run by directors
- 23.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 26.A small business sells 14 fruit cups at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹250. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 27 paper bookmarks at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹210 and a profit of ₹90. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 35 cupcakes at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 32.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 33.A small business sells 46 painted pebbles at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 34.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 35.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹960 and a profit of ₹940. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 37.A small business sells 17 friendship bands at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) price (c) profit (d) revenue
- 39.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 40.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
Answer key
- 870
- 540
- revenue
- profit
- 860
- False
- False
- only with adult help
- 270
- a one-owner business
- revenue
- profit
- its shareholders
- 70
- False
- a separate legal body
- True
- run by directors
- owner owes the debts
- 630
- a company
- one owner runs it
- True
- False
- a company
- 30
- 675
- 120
- 875
- simplest to start
- a sole trader
- True
- 690
- False
- 20
- owned by shareholders
- 680
- profit
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
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