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.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 2.🎂 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
- 3.A small business sells 15 painted pebbles at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 4.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 5.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 7.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 9.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1140 and a profit of ₹540. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 11.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a school club (c) a one-owner business (d) a bank
- 12.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹810 and a profit of ₹210. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 14.A small business sells 14 fruit cups at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner keeps all profit (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 16.A small business sells 16 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 18.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 20.A small business sells 56 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹1010. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 17 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 23.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) stock (c) price (d) profit
- 24.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 25.A small business sells 40 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 27.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 28.A small business sells 51 painted pebbles at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 30.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 31.A small business sells 20 potted plants at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 33.A small business sells 40 potted plants at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹280. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business sells 24 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 36.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹380 and a profit of ₹90. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 39.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its suppliers (c) its shareholders (d) its customers
Answer key
- profit
- only with adult help
- 740
- profit
- True
- a company
- False
- False
- 600
- a company
- a one-owner business
- 600
- a sole trader
- 420
- owners’ risk is limited
- 30
- a company
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- 110
- 340
- one owner runs it
- profit
- revenue
- 1600
- profit
- True
- 1785
- owner keeps all profit
- owned by shareholders
- 210
- revenue
- 720
- 360
- a company
- 290
- False
- a sole trader
- True
- its shareholders
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