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.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 2.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) simplest to start (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) the government always
- 6.A small business sells 35 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 7.A small business sells 60 friendship bands at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) revenue (c) stock (d) profit
- 9.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) owner keeps all profit (d) a separate legal body
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 11.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
- 12.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 13.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a bank (c) a one-owner business (d) a school club
- 14.A small business sells 16 clay diyas at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹150. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only with adult help (c) only at night (d) never ever
- 18.A small business sells 22 fruit cups at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹260. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 19.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 20.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹1170 and a profit of ₹360. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 20 potted plants at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹80. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 30 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹620 and a profit of ₹260. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business sells 57 potted plants at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹100. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 25.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 26.A small business sells 50 bags of popcorn at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹440. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business sells 53 fruit cups at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 29.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 30.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹80 and a profit of ₹40. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 32.A small business sells 31 clay diyas at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹380. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 33.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 34.A small business sells 35 handmade cards at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹770. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner keeps all profit (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 37.A small business sells 15 clay diyas at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹190. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 39.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 40.A small business sells 45 friendship bands at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a sole trader
- simplest to start
- owners’ risk is limited
- a company
- its shareholders
- 175
- 2700
- profit
- a separate legal body
- a company
- run by directors
- revenue
- a one-owner business
- 250
- a sole trader
- False
- only with adult help
- 290
- True
- 810
- 320
- 600
- 360
- 185
- True
- 60
- 795
- one owner runs it
- revenue
- 40
- a sole trader
- 550
- revenue
- 455
- False
- owned by shareholders
- 185
- profit
- profit
- 1575
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