Following is the Balance Sheet of Crescent Chemical Works Limited as at 31st March, 2019:

ParticularsNote
No.
Amount
(Rs.)
I. EQUITY AND LIABILITIES :
1. Shareholder’s Funds :
 
(a) Share Capital 70,000
(b) Reserves and Surplus 35,000
  
2. Non-Current Liabilities : 
Long-term Borrowings 25,000
  
3. Current Liabilities : 
(a) Short-term Borrowings 3,000
(b) Trade Payables (Creditors) 13,000
(b) Short-term Provisions: Provision for Tax 4,000
Total 1,50,000
II. ASSETS : 
1. Non-Current Assets 
(a) Fixed Assets (Tangible) 45,000
(b) Non-current Investments 5,000
  
2. Current Assets 
(a) Inventories (Stock) 50,000
(b) Trade Receivables (Debtors) 30,000
(c) Cash and Cash Equivalents 20,000
Total 1,50,000

Compute Current Ratio and Liquid Ratio 

SOLUTION

Current Assets = Inventory + Trade Receivables + Cash and Cash Equivalents
= 50,000 + 30,000 + 20,000
= 1,00,000

Current Liabilities = Short-term Borrowings + Trade Payables + Provision for Tax
= 3,000 + 13,000 + 4,000
= 20,000

Quick Assets = Trade Receivables + Cash and Cash Equivalents
= 30,000 + 20,000
= 50,000

Current ratio = Current Assets /  Current liabilities
= 1,00,000 / 20,000
= 5: 1

Quick ratio = Liquid Assets / Current liabilities
= 50,000 / 20,000
= 2.5: 1

Comments:
1. Ideal Current Ratio for a business is considered to be 2: 1. But in this case the ratio is quite high i.e., 5: 1. This may be due to the following reasons:
(i) Blockage of Funds in Stock
(ii) High Amount outstanding from Debtors
(iii) Huge Cash and Bank Balances

2. Ideal Quick Ratio of a business is supposed to be 1: 1. This implies that Liquid Assets should be equal to the Current Liabilities. But in the given case Quick Ratio is 2.5: 1 which indicates that the Liquid Assets are quite high in comparison to the Current Liabilities.


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