The answer is mentioned below in the tabular form. Kindly refer to the table.

Fill the following table : Why did they need credit?

Salim

Swapna

Why did they need credit?

What was the risk?

What was the outcome?

	Salim	Swapna
Why did they need credit?	To meet the working capital needs.	To meet the expenses of cultivation.
What was the risk?	No or little unknown risk.	The crop could have been ruined.
What was the outcome?	He made a good profit by supplying 3,000 pairs of shoes on time.	Due to the failure of the crop, Swapna got trapped in the debt trap due to not being able to repay the loan on time. She had to sell a part of his land to pay off the loan.

Salim

Swapna

Why did they need credit?

To meet the working capital needs.

To meet the expenses of cultivation.

What was the risk?

No or little unknown risk.

The crop could have been ruined.

What was the outcome?

He made a good profit by supplying 3,000 pairs of shoes on time.

Due to the failure of the crop, Swapna got trapped in the debt trap due to not being able to repay the loan on time. She had to sell a part of his land to pay off the loan.

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