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.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 2.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner keeps all profit (c) simplest to start (d) run by directors
- 5.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) owner keeps all profit
- 6.A small business sells 30 fruit cups at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹190. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 9.A small business sells 15 handmade cards at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹380. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 10.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹1040 and a profit of ₹530. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 11.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 12.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹370 and a profit of ₹260. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 13.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) only at night (b) yes, no one needed (c) never ever (d) only with adult help
- 14.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1600 and a profit of ₹410. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 15.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 16.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹135 and a profit of ₹105. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 17.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 18.A small business sells 25 cups of lemonade at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.🏢 Sole trader or company: one owner runs it? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 20.A small business sells 47 painted pebbles at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹170. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 22.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “run by directors” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 25.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) one owner runs it (c) simplest to start (d) owner keeps all profit
- 26.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its customers (b) the government always (c) its suppliers (d) its shareholders
- 27.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 28.True or false: “owner owes the debts” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 31.A small business sells 42 paper bookmarks at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 33.A small business sells 48 friendship bands at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹280. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) a random video (b) an adult or an expert (c) nobody (d) a classmate
- 35.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 36.A small business selling fruit cups had a revenue of ₹1550 and a profit of ₹300. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 37.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 38.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹1960 and a profit of ₹1310. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business sells 50 fruit cups at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹450 and a profit of ₹250. What were its costs (in ₹)?
Answer key
- profit
- False
- False
- run by directors
- owner keeps all profit
- 260
- True
- a sole trader
- 295
- 510
- a sole trader
- 110
- only with adult help
- 1190
- True
- 30
- revenue
- 1000
- a sole trader
- 65
- revenue
- True
- False
- a sole trader
- owners’ risk is limited
- its shareholders
- a company
- True
- True
- False
- 420
- revenue
- 2120
- an adult or an expert
- a company
- 1250
- profit
- 650
- 2250
- 200
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