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.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 2.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 4.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹1050 and a profit of ₹390. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 6.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 7.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹570 and a profit of ₹530. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 10.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) simplest to start (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) run by directors
- 11.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹750 and a profit of ₹730. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 12.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) its suppliers (c) its shareholders (d) the government always
- 13.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 14.A small business sells 16 bags of popcorn at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 15.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 16.A small business sells 34 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) a separate legal body (c) simplest to start (d) owner keeps all profit
- 20.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 22.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 24.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹1950 and a profit of ₹980. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹560 and a profit of ₹340. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 28.A small business sells 32 cups of lemonade at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹30. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business sells 18 fruit cups at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 25 glasses of chai at ₹50 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 31.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 32.A small business sells 49 cupcakes at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.A small business sells 41 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹520. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a big company (c) a school club (d) a one-owner business
- 35.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) run by directors (c) owner owes the debts (d) owner keeps all profit
- 37.A small business sells 39 handmade cards at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1025 and a profit of ₹875. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 16 cups of lemonade at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹510. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹1410 and a profit of ₹720. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a company
- False
- True
- 660
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- 40
- a sole trader
- revenue
- simplest to start
- 20
- its shareholders
- True
- 160
- a company
- 1190
- a sole trader
- revenue
- a separate legal body
- True
- one owner runs it
- False
- profit
- True
- profit
- 970
- 220
- 1570
- 90
- 1250
- revenue
- 2205
- 1530
- a one-owner business
- True
- run by directors
- 390
- 150
- 130
- 690
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