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.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) run by directors (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner keeps all profit
- 2.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 3.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its suppliers (d) its shareholders
- 5.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 6.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner owes the debts
- 7.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a classmate (b) an adult or an expert (c) nobody (d) a random video
- 8.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) stock (d) profit
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 10.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 11.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 12.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) only with adult help (c) never ever (d) only at night
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 17.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) simplest to start (c) a separate legal body (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 19.A small business sells 44 jute bags at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹210. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 20.A small business sells 60 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1000. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.A small business sells 16 glasses of chai at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 22.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 23.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 24.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1575 and a profit of ₹1555. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 25.A small business sells 30 cupcakes at ₹10 each. Its costs are ₹170. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 26.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owned by shareholders (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owner owes the debts
- 27.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 28.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 29.A small business sells 34 cupcakes at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 23 glasses of chai at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 33 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1220. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 56 jute bags at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 34.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹300 and a profit of ₹120. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 35.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 37.A small business sells 40 clay diyas at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1485 and a profit of ₹485. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 40.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- owner keeps all profit
- profit
- True
- its shareholders
- revenue
- owner owes the debts
- an adult or an expert
- profit
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- owners’ risk is limited
- only with adult help
- revenue
- False
- False
- a sole trader
- True
- simplest to start
- 10
- 2000
- 640
- profit
- False
- 20
- 130
- owned by shareholders
- one owner runs it
- False
- 1020
- 575
- 430
- 1120
- True
- 180
- False
- revenue
- 800
- 1000
- a company
- False
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