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 company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 2.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) only with adult help (c) only at night (d) yes, no one needed
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 4.A small business sells 22 fruit cups at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 5.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a big company (c) a school club (d) a one-owner business
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 7.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) price (c) stock (d) profit
- 8.A small business sells 33 cupcakes at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹170. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 9.A small business sells 36 glasses of chai at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 10.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) simplest to start (c) owner owes the debts (d) one owner runs it
- 11.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 15.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 16.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 18.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 21.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) owner owes the debts (c) a separate legal body (d) simplest to start
- 23.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) a separate legal body (d) one owner runs it
- 24.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 26.A small business sells 58 paper bookmarks at ₹25 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹850 and a profit of ₹810. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 28.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owners’ risk is limited (c) run by directors (d) owner keeps all profit
- 29.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 30.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) simplest to start (c) owner owes the debts (d) owned by shareholders
- 33.A small business sells 17 fruit cups at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹310. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 35.A small business sells 57 cupcakes at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.A small business sells 36 friendship bands at ₹35 each. Its costs are ₹220. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 37.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 38.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 39.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹1160 and a profit of ₹660. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹1480 and a profit of ₹70. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- run by directors
- only with adult help
- a sole trader
- 220
- a one-owner business
- profit
- profit
- 490
- 1260
- owners’ risk is limited
- True
- True
- a sole trader
- a sole trader
- revenue
- a company
- profit
- False
- a sole trader
- a company
- False
- a separate legal body
- one owner runs it
- True
- profit
- 1450
- 40
- owner keeps all profit
- revenue
- False
- True
- owned by shareholders
- 30
- a company
- 1995
- 1040
- its shareholders
- True
- 500
- 1410
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