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.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) one owner runs it (d) a separate legal body
- 3.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) price (c) stock (d) revenue
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.A small business sells 45 bags of popcorn at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹380. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 9.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a school club (c) a big company (d) a one-owner business
- 10.A small business sells 56 fruit cups at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹320. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) one owner runs it
- 13.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹240 and a profit of ₹110. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 14.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1530 and a profit of ₹1370. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) owner owes the debts (c) simplest to start (d) owner keeps all profit
- 16.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (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) one owner runs it (b) run by directors (c) owner owes the debts (d) simplest to start
- 19.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) never ever (c) yes, no one needed (d) only at night
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 21.A small business sells 19 painted pebbles at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.A small business sells 57 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 24.A small business sells 13 potted plants at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business sells 23 jute bags at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 28.A small business sells 38 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.📜 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
- 30.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) simplest to start (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 31.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹460 and a profit of ₹70. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 33.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 34.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 35.A small business sells 22 bags of popcorn at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹360. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 37.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its shareholders (c) its customers (d) its suppliers
- 38.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) run by directors (c) owner keeps all profit (d) a separate legal body
- 39.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 40.A small business sells 47 painted pebbles at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹410. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- False
- a separate legal body
- profit
- a sole trader
- 1645
- profit
- owner owes the debts
- a company
- a one-owner business
- 800
- False
- one owner runs it
- 130
- 160
- owners’ risk is limited
- revenue
- profit
- run by directors
- only with adult help
- revenue
- 665
- 2850
- True
- 455
- 1035
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- 1330
- an adult or an expert
- owned by shareholders
- 390
- a company
- a company
- profit
- 190
- a sole trader
- its shareholders
- owner keeps all profit
- True
- 1235
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