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: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 2.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) profit (b) price (c) stock (d) revenue
- 3.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 4.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 5.A small business sells 51 potted plants at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹820. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 6.A small business sells 18 paper bookmarks at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹20. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 7.A small business sells 54 fruit cups at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) owned by shareholders (c) one owner runs it (d) owner keeps all profit
- 9.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) run by directors (c) owner keeps all profit (d) simplest to start
- 10.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹2385 and a profit of ₹2035. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 11.A small business sells 47 potted plants at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 12.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a school club (b) a one-owner business (c) a big company (d) a bank
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.A small business sells 55 friendship bands at ₹20 each. Its costs are ₹980. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 15.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹350 and a profit of ₹110. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 16.A small business sells 19 potted plants at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 18.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) simplest to start (c) one owner runs it (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 20.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) yes, no one needed (b) never ever (c) only with adult help (d) only at night
- 21.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 22.A small business sells 32 handmade cards at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 23.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) owned by shareholders (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 24.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owners’ risk is limited (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 26.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹840 and a profit of ₹120. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 27.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 28.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 29.A small business selling clay diyas had a revenue of ₹180 and a profit of ₹170. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business sells 21 glasses of chai at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹60. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 31.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) its suppliers (b) its shareholders (c) the government always (d) its customers
- 32.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 33.A small business sells 35 fruit cups at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹10. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 34.A small business sells 22 paper bookmarks at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business sells 48 paper bookmarks at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 36.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
- 38.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 39.A small business selling potted plants had a revenue of ₹1800 and a profit of ₹390. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 54 cups of lemonade at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹660. What is its profit (in ₹)?
Answer key
- a sole trader
- profit
- profit
- False
- 200
- 340
- 540
- owned by shareholders
- run by directors
- 350
- 470
- a one-owner business
- revenue
- 120
- 240
- 285
- a company
- profit
- owners’ risk is limited
- only with adult help
- True
- 160
- owner owes the debts
- True
- one owner runs it
- 720
- True
- profit
- 10
- 45
- its shareholders
- a company
- 165
- 110
- 1680
- False
- False
- revenue
- 1410
- 150
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