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.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only with adult help (b) yes, no one needed (c) never ever (d) only at night
- 2.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) run by directors (d) owner owes the debts
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 4.A small business sells 37 bags of popcorn at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 6.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 8.A small business sells 54 potted plants at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 9.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) an adult or an expert (b) a classmate (c) a random video (d) nobody
- 10.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its suppliers (c) the government always (d) its shareholders
- 12.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 13.A small business sells 38 bags of popcorn at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹280. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a school club (c) a big company (d) a one-owner business
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 18.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹300 and a profit of ₹240. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 19.A small business sells 18 friendship bands at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹280. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹420 and a profit of ₹340. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 23 fruit cups at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹70. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 22.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner owes the debts
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 24.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹240 and a profit of ₹160. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 27.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner owes the debts (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 28.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) owned by shareholders
- 29.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 30.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) one owner runs it
- 32.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 37.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1350 and a profit of ₹100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹1820 and a profit of ₹230. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹200 and a profit of ₹150. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
Answer key
- only with adult help
- run by directors
- profit
- 115
- a sole trader
- False
- False
- 2160
- an adult or an expert
- True
- its shareholders
- False
- 100
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- a one-owner business
- a company
- 60
- 80
- 80
- 390
- owner owes the debts
- profit
- 80
- profit
- a company
- owned by shareholders
- one owner runs it
- a company
- True
- a separate legal body
- True
- True
- True
- True
- a sole trader
- 1250
- 1590
- 50
- revenue
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