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: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 3.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only at night (c) yes, no one needed (d) only with adult help
- 4.A small business sells 15 paper bookmarks at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.A small business sells 21 jute bags at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹290. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 6.A small business sells 22 handmade cards at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 7.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 8.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner keeps all profit
- 9.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its suppliers (d) its shareholders
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 12.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 13.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹120 and a profit of ₹30. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 18.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) run by directors (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owner owes the debts
- 19.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a one-owner business (c) a bank (d) a big company
- 20.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 21.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹390 and a profit of ₹120. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 22.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner owes the debts (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 23.A small business sells 53 bags of popcorn at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1100. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹2050 and a profit of ₹410. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 26.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹2200 and a profit of ₹1140. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 28.A small business sells 25 clay diyas at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 24 handmade cards at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹450. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 56 cups of lemonade at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹980. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 28 cupcakes at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹720. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) a separate legal body
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 34.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 35.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹825 and a profit of ₹135. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 37.A small business sells 29 painted pebbles at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹160. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 38.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 39.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) simplest to start (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 40.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹665 and a profit of ₹135. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- revenue
- a sole trader
- only with adult help
- 675
- 550
- 660
- a company
- owned by shareholders
- its shareholders
- a sole trader
- profit
- False
- 90
- False
- a company
- profit
- profit
- run by directors
- a one-owner business
- False
- 270
- owners’ risk is limited
- 1020
- 1640
- False
- 1060
- owner keeps all profit
- 625
- 30
- 140
- 400
- a separate legal body
- a sole trader
- revenue
- 690
- one owner runs it
- 130
- a sole trader
- simplest to start
- 530
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