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.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹480 and a profit of ₹470. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 2.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 3.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a big company (c) a one-owner business (d) a school club
- 5.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) one owner runs it (d) run by directors
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 7.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) simplest to start
- 8.A small business sells 44 bags of popcorn at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 10.A small business sells 25 potted plants at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹100. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 11.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) one owner runs it (b) owned by shareholders (c) run by directors (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 13.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 14.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) price (c) revenue (d) profit
- 15.A small business sells 14 potted plants at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 16.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owned by shareholders
- 17.A small business sells 23 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only with adult help (c) yes, no one needed (d) only at night
- 19.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 20.A small business sells 58 cups of lemonade at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) simplest to start (d) owner owes the debts
- 22.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 23.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 25.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 26.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 27.A small business sells 50 bags of popcorn at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹2205 and a profit of ₹175. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 29.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 30.A small business sells 46 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 53 potted plants at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 33.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1080 and a profit of ₹250. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 34.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 35.A small business sells 19 potted plants at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹200. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 18 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 37.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 38.A small business sells 47 painted pebbles at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 39.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its suppliers (d) its shareholders
- 40.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) an adult or an expert (c) a classmate (d) nobody
Answer key
- 10
- a sole trader
- False
- a one-owner business
- run by directors
- a company
- simplest to start
- 1320
- revenue
- 400
- True
- one owner runs it
- False
- profit
- 280
- owner keeps all profit
- 805
- only with adult help
- revenue
- 260
- owners’ risk is limited
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- a company
- owner owes the debts
- True
- 1250
- 2030
- revenue
- 460
- 1060
- a company
- 830
- profit
- 85
- 270
- profit
- 470
- its shareholders
- an adult or an expert
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