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: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 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) only at night (b) only with adult help (c) never ever (d) yes, no one needed
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 6.A small business sells 10 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 7.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) price (b) stock (c) revenue (d) profit
- 8.A small business sells 58 friendship bands at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) run by directors (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 11.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 14.A small business sells 45 handmade cards at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹455 and a profit of ₹95. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 16.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 17.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 18.A small business sells 19 friendship bands at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹240. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 20.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹300 and a profit of ₹90. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 21.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
- 22.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 24.A small business sells 33 fruit cups at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business sells 16 painted pebbles at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 26.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 27.A small business sells 18 cupcakes at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹790. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 28.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its customers (c) the government always (d) its shareholders
- 29.A small business sells 44 handmade cards at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹1140. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 31.A small business sells 27 handmade cards at ₹25 each. Its costs are ₹220. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 10 potted plants at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 34.A small business sells 41 clay diyas at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹120. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 40 paper bookmarks at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 37.A small business sells 20 bags of popcorn at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 39.A small business sells 46 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹410. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
Answer key
- True
- a sole trader
- only with adult help
- a company
- a sole trader
- 50
- profit
- 490
- simplest to start
- owner keeps all profit
- True
- False
- False
- 1350
- 360
- a separate legal body
- one owner runs it
- 235
- a company
- 210
- owner owes the debts
- True
- a sole trader
- 1155
- 560
- profit
- 110
- its shareholders
- 840
- a sole trader
- 455
- 500
- False
- 1315
- 1000
- True
- 700
- owners’ risk is limited
- 1200
- a company
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