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) only with adult help (b) yes, no one needed (c) only at night (d) never ever
- 2.A small business sells 58 handmade cards at ₹50 each. Its costs are ₹1760. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 4.A small business sells 25 fruit cups at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹310. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 5.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 6.📊 Revenue or profit: money in before costs? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 7.A small business sells 29 painted pebbles at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: run by directors? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 9.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 10.A small business sells 44 jute bags at ₹5 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 11.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 12.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a big company (b) a bank (c) a school club (d) a one-owner business
- 13.📊 Revenue or profit: left after all costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 14.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner owes the debts
- 15.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) run by directors (c) owned by shareholders (d) a separate legal body
- 16.A small business sells 22 bags of popcorn at ₹20 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 17.A small business sells 38 cups of lemonade at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 18.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner keeps all profit (c) one owner runs it (d) simplest to start
- 19.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a random video (c) an adult or an expert (d) a classmate
- 20.A small business sells 23 clay diyas at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹90. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 21.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 22.A small business selling friendship bands had a revenue of ₹345 and a profit of ₹305. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 23.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) one owner runs it (c) owner keeps all profit (d) owners’ risk is limited
- 25.🏢 Sole trader or company: owners’ risk is limited? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 26.A small business sells 59 glasses of chai at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 27.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) simplest to start (d) run by directors
- 28.📊 Revenue minus costs equals… (a) revenue (b) profit (c) stock (d) price
- 29.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner owes the debts (b) run by directors (c) simplest to start (d) one owner runs it
- 30.🏢 Sole trader or company: owned by shareholders? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 31.A small business sells 56 friendship bands at ₹40 each. Its costs are ₹1380. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business sells 42 painted pebbles at ₹15 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 33.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) run by directors (b) a separate legal body (c) owned by shareholders (d) one owner runs it
- 34.A small business sells 37 potted plants at ₹40 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 35.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹990 and a profit of ₹780. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 36.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 37.A small business selling cupcakes had a revenue of ₹1960 and a profit of ₹440. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 39.A small business sells 21 glasses of chai at ₹45 each. Its costs are ₹570. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 40.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a company. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- only with adult help
- 1140
- a sole trader
- 65
- a sole trader
- revenue
- 290
- a company
- profit
- 220
- True
- a one-owner business
- profit
- owner owes the debts
- owner keeps all profit
- 440
- 1520
- owned by shareholders
- an adult or an expert
- 255
- False
- 40
- False
- owners’ risk is limited
- a company
- 1770
- simplest to start
- profit
- run by directors
- a company
- 860
- 630
- one owner runs it
- 1480
- 210
- a company
- 1520
- False
- 375
- True
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