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: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 3.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) a separate legal body
- 4.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a one-owner business (c) a big company (d) a school club
- 5.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹920 and a profit of ₹480. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 6.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 7.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) nobody (c) a random video (d) an adult or an expert
- 8.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 10.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹2550 and a profit of ₹2250. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 11.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹725 and a profit of ₹675. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 12.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹870 and a profit of ₹420. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 13.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1980 and a profit of ₹1720. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business sells 60 clay diyas at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
- 17.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) revenue (c) profit (d) price
- 18.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 19.A small business sells 45 clay diyas at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 21.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 24.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only at night (c) never ever (d) only with adult help
- 25.A small business sells 32 potted plants at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 27.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 28.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 29.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner keeps all profit (d) a separate legal body
- 30.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 31.A small business sells 36 jute bags at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1000 and a profit of ₹640. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹765 and a profit of ₹85. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 36.A small business sells 59 bags of popcorn at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹600. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 36 paper bookmarks at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 39.A small business sells 57 cupcakes at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 22 jute bags at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a company
- a sole trader
- a separate legal body
- a one-owner business
- 440
- False
- an adult or an expert
- False
- one owner runs it
- 300
- 50
- 450
- 260
- 2100
- True
- owned by shareholders
- profit
- False
- 1350
- a company
- False
- simplest to start
- a sole trader
- only with adult help
- 480
- revenue
- profit
- owners’ risk is limited
- owner keeps all profit
- profit
- 810
- 360
- a company
- 680
- owner owes the debts
- 1170
- 180
- profit
- 1140
- 550
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