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) yes, no one needed (b) only at night (c) never ever (d) only with adult help
- 2.A small business selling bags of popcorn had a revenue of ₹1215 and a profit of ₹1035. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 3.A small business sells 33 painted pebbles at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹530. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 4.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 5.A small business sells 48 glasses of chai at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 6.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 8.A small business selling cups of lemonade had a revenue of ₹510 and a profit of ₹50. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 9.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 10.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) stock (b) revenue (c) price (d) profit
- 11.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 12.A small business sells 32 cupcakes at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹100. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 13.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 14.A small business sells 57 paper bookmarks at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹1910. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 16.A small business sells 59 friendship bands at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹810. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 17.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owner owes the debts (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 18.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 20.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 21.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 22.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹195 and a profit of ₹65. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 24.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 25.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its suppliers (d) its shareholders
- 26.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) a separate legal body (b) simplest to start (c) run by directors (d) owned by shareholders
- 27.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) owner owes the debts
- 28.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) a separate legal body
- 31.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a one-owner business (c) a school club (d) a bank
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 33.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 34.A small business sells 21 cups of lemonade at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 37 cups of lemonade at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 18 bags of popcorn at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹570. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹1000 and a profit of ₹950. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) one owner runs it (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 39.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 40.A small business selling jute bags had a revenue of ₹180 and a profit of ₹50. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- only with adult help
- 180
- 130
- a sole trader
- 660
- False
- revenue
- 460
- a company
- profit
- True
- 380
- False
- 85
- profit
- 2140
- owners’ risk is limited
- True
- a company
- profit
- a sole trader
- 130
- revenue
- revenue
- its shareholders
- simplest to start
- owner owes the debts
- True
- True
- one owner runs it
- a one-owner business
- a company
- False
- 210
- 1295
- 330
- 50
- a separate legal body
- profit
- 130
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