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 company? (a) run by directors (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 2.A small business sells 21 potted plants at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹670. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.A small business sells 30 glasses of chai at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 4.A small business sells 58 painted pebbles at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.A small business sells 53 clay diyas at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹160. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) profit (c) price (d) revenue
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹120 and a profit of ₹80. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 10.A small business sells 36 friendship bands at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 12.📜 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
- 13.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹2030 and a profit of ₹1980. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 18.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 19.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹1470 and a profit of ₹470. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 21.A small business sells 28 paper bookmarks at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner owes the debts
- 23.A small business sells 45 fruit cups at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1360. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.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
- 25.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) only with adult help (c) yes, no one needed (d) never ever
- 26.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 28.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a big company (c) a one-owner business (d) a bank
- 29.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 30.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 31.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1250 and a profit of ₹1080. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 33.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹2030 and a profit of ₹200. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business sells 52 fruit cups at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) one owner runs it (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 36.A small business sells 56 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1920. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business sells 21 painted pebbles at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹710. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹750 and a profit of ₹460. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 40.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
Answer key
- run by directors
- 65
- 600
- 870
- 105
- revenue
- profit
- a company
- 40
- 1620
- revenue
- an adult or an expert
- 50
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- owner keeps all profit
- profit
- False
- 1000
- a company
- 1400
- owner owes the debts
- 440
- simplest to start
- only with adult help
- True
- True
- a one-owner business
- owners’ risk is limited
- True
- 170
- True
- 1830
- 2340
- one owner runs it
- 880
- 130
- 290
- profit
- a separate legal body
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