Case for Free Trade
The act of opening up economies for trading is known as free trade or trade liberalisation. This is done by bringing down trade barriers like tariffs. Trade liberalisation allows goods and services from everywhere to compete with domestic products and services.
Globalisation along with free trade can adversely affect the economies of developing countries by not giving equal playing field by imposing conditions which are unfavourable. With the development of transport and communication systems, goods and services can travel faster and farther than ever before. But free trade should not only let rich countries enter the markets, but allow the developed countries to keep their own markets protected from foreign products.
Countries also need to be cautious about dumped goods; as along with free trade dumped goods of cheaper prices can harm the domestic producers.
On $31^{\text {st }}$ March, 2024, following is the Balance Sheet of Bhavik Limited :
Bhavik Ltd.
Balance Sheet as at $31^{\text {st }}$ March 2024
I. Equity and Liabilities :
Particulars | Note No. | $31-3-2024$ (₹) | $31-3-2023$ (₹) |
1. Shareholders funds | |||
(a) Share Capital | 12,00,000 | 10,00,000 | |
(b) Reserves and Surplus | 1 | 4,00,000 | 3,00,000 |
2. Non-current liabilities | |||
Long-term borrowings | 2 | 6,00,000 | 10,00,000 |
3. Current Liabilities | 5,00,000 | 1,00,000 | |
(a) Trade Payables | 3 | 3,00,000 | 4,00,000 |
(b) Short-term provisions | |||
Total | 30,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
II. Assets :
1. Non-current Assets | |||
(a) Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets | |||
Property plant and equipment | 4 | 19,00,000 | 15,00,000 |
(b) Non-current Investments | 3,00,000 | 4,00,000 | |
2. Current Assets | |||
(a) Inventories | 4,50,000 | 3,50,000 | |
(b) Trade Receivables | 2,50,000 | 4,50,000 | |
(c) Cash and Cash Equivalents | 1,00,000 | 1,00,000 | |
Total | 30,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
Notes to Accounts :
Note | Particulars | $31-3-2024$ (₹) | $31-3-2023$ (₹) |
No. | |||
1. | Reserves and Surplus i.e. Balance in Statement of Profit and Loss | 4,00,000 | 3,00,000 |
2. | Long-term borrowings | ||
10% Debentures | 6,00,000 | 10,00,000 | |
3. | Short-term provisions | ||
Provision for tax | 3,00,000 | 4,00,000 | |
4. | Property plant and equipment | ||
Plant and Machinery | 21,50,000 | 16,00,000 | |
Less : Accumulated Depreciation | 2,50,000 | 1,00,000 | |
19,00,000 | 15,00,000 |
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