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First Semester
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2010
Name.. ......................
ACCOOUNTING FOR MANAGEMENT
(New Scheme-2008 admissions onwards)
rime: Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
I
Answer all questions.
Each question carries 10 marks.
A What is the status of financial accounting in the entire accounting framework? Why is
financialk accounting necessary ?
I.
Or
B What is money measurement concept? State the impact of inflation on the monetary unitr assumption.
II A How do you anlayse and interpret financial statements of a company for reporting on the
soundness of its capital structure and solvency.
Or
B Following are the ratios of the trading activities of NT Ltd :
Debtor's velocity... 3 months
Stock velocity ...8 months
Creditoer's velocity... 2 months
Gross profit ratio.. 25%
Gross profit for the year ended 31st December 1998 amounts to Rs. 4,00,000. Closing stock of the year is Rs. 10,000 above the opening stock. Bills receivable amounts to Rs. 25,000 and Bills payable to Rs. 10,000.
Find out: (a) Sales; (b) Sundry Debtors; (c) Closing stock; and (d) Sundry creditors.
IIIA Explain the term 'Management Accounting' and state the objectives of management
accounting.
.
Or
B The following are the comparative balance sheets of XYZ Ltd., as on 3pt December 2001
and 2002.
Assets 31-12-2001 31-12-2002
Land 1,00,000 1,50,000
Stocks 2,46,000 2,13,500
Goodwill 50,000 25,000
Cash and Bank 42,000 35,000
Temporary Investnments 3,000 4,000
Debtors 71,000 84,500
5,12,000 5,12,000
Liabilities 31-12.2001 31-12.2002
Share capital (Rs. 10 each) 3,50,000 3,70,000
Profit and Loss account 50,400 52,800
9% Debentures 60,000 30,000
Creditors 51,600 59,200
5,12,000 5,12,000
Other particulars provided to you are:
(a) Dividends declared and paid during the year 2002 Rs. 17,500.
(b) Land was revalued during the year 2002 at Rs. 1,50,000 and the profit on revaluation
transferred to profit and loss account.
You are required to prepare a cash flow statement for the year ended 31-12-2002.
IV.A What are the popularly used accounting packages? Explain its working.
Or
B What is a Fund-flow statement? Explain its managerial uses
.v. A What is a non-depository market? What are its constituents?
Or
B What are asset backed securities? How is securitization undertaken?
VI.
A From the following information, prepare a summarised Balance Sheet as on March 31, 2008:
Rs.
Working Capital 1,20,000
Reserves and surplus 80,000
Bank overdraft 20,000
Proprietary ratio
(Fixed assets + Proprietor's Fund) 0.75
Current ratio 2.5
Liquid (or Quick) ratio 1.5
There is no Long-term loan or any fictitious assets.
Or
B The Trial Balance of Mr. X for the year ended 3pt December 2008 is given below. Prepare his Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December 2008 and his Balance Sheet on that date:
Trial Balance
Debit Credit
Furniture 64000 ...........
Buildind 7,50,0000 ...........
Machinary 6,25,000 ..........
Capital ............. 12,50,000
Bad debts 12,500 ..........
Bad debt reserve ......... 20,000
Debtors and creditors 3,80,000 2,50,000
Stock(1-1-2008) 3,46,000 2,85,000
Purchase and sales 5,47,500 15,45,000
Bank overdraft ........ 2,85,000
Sales and Purchases returns 20,000 12,500
Advertisement 45,000 ...........
Interest 11,800 ...........
Cash 65,000 ..........
Commission .......... 37,500
Tax and Insurance 1,25,000 ..........
General Expences 78,200
Salary 3,30,000 ........
34,00,000 34,00,000
Stock on 31st December 2008 was valued at Rs. 3,25,000. Depreciation on Building at 5%, Furniture at 10% and machinery at 20%. Interest Rs. 8,500 is payable on bank overdraft. Salary Rs. 30,000 and tax Rs. 12,000 are outstanding. Insurance prepaid is Rs. 10,000 and one-third of the commission is received in advance. Furniture purchased in January 2008 worth Rs. 10,000 is included in purchases. Write off Rs. 10,000 as further bad debts and reserve for doubtful-debts is to be made equal to 5% on debtors.
(6 x 10 = 60 marks)
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Reg. No.................................
Name ............
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2010
First Semester
ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGEMENT (Old Scheme-2001 to 2007 Admissions)
Time : Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Mark
Section A
Answer any five questions. Each question carries 3 marks.
1. What is Journal ?
2. What is a Trial Balance ?
3. What are the objectives of Balance Sheet?
4. Define Leverage.
5. What do you mean by Cash Flow Statement?
6. What is marginal costing? 7. Explain variance Analysis.
8. What is zero base budget?
(5 x 3 = 15 marks)
Section B
Answer all questions.
Each question carries 5 marks.
9. (a) What are Accounting concepts?
Or
(b) Explain the objectives of preparing Trial Balance.
10. (a) Explain the role of computers in Accounting.
Or
(b) Pass necessary Journal entries:
Jan. 2010
1 X standard a business with Rs. 1,00,000.
8 Cash paid into bank Rs. 50,000.
18 Goods purchased for Rs. 20,000 by cheque.
20 Sold Goods to Ramu for Rs. 10,000 with 5 Y. Trade discount.
31 Rent paid to Y Rs. 1,000.
11. (a) What are the merits of Ratio analysis?
Or
(b) From the following Profit and Loss account, calculate funds from operation :
Profit and Loss Account
To Operation Exp 1,00,000 ByG.P. .. 2,00,000
Depreciation 40,000
Loss on sale of building 10,000
Discount allowed 500
Advertisement 500
.
Discount on Issue of shares written-off 500
Goodwill written-off 12,000
Net profit 52,000
2,20,000 2,20,000
12. (a) Explain the function of Management Accounting.
Or
(b) Sales-Rs. 2,00,000. Profit-Rs. 20,000. Variable cost 60%.
You required to find :
(i) P/V Ratio, (ii) Fixed cost, (ill) Sales.
Volume to earn a profit ofRs. 50,000.
13. (a) Describe essentials for an effective budgetary control.
Or
(b) With the following data for a 60% capacity, prepare a budget for production at 80% and lO(
capacity :- .
Production at 60% capacity-600 units.
Materials-Rs. 100 P/V
Labour-Rs. 40 PN.
Direct expenses-Rs. 10 PN.
Factory overheads-Rs. 40,000 (40% fixed).
Administration Expenses-Rs. 30,000 (60% fixed).
(5 x 5 = 25 marl
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Section C (Compulsory Question) The question carries 20 marks.
. From the following Trial Balance prepare Final Accounts :
| Debit | | Rs. | Credit |
| Purchases | ... | 2,75,000 | Sales |
| Return Inwards | ... | 15,000 | Return outwards |
| Carriage | ... | 12,400 | Rent |
| Wages | ... | 58,600 | Creditors |
| Trade and expenses | ... | 2,200 | Bills payable |
| Insurance | ... | 2,000 | Commission |
| Audit fees | ... | 1,200 | Bank. Loan |
| Debtors | ... | 1,10,000 | Capital |
| Bills Receivables | ... | 3,300 | |
| Advertising | ... | 3,500 | |
| Opening stock | ... | 36,000 | |
| Cash in hand | ... | 12,800 | |
| Cash at bank. | ... | 26,800 | |
| Interest on Loan | ... | 1,500 | |
| Drawings | '" | 15,000 | |
| Fixed Asset | ... | 3,00,000 | |
8,77,300
Credits Rs.
Sales 5,20,000
Return outwards 9,000
Rent 13,000
Creditors 62,100
Bills payable 2,200
Commission 1,000
Bank. Loan 20,000
Capital 2,50,000
8,77,300
Adjustments:
1 Closing stock Rs. 60,000.
2 Charge depreciation on fixed Asset at 10%.
3 Commission earned but not received Rs. 400.
4 Rent Received in advance Rs. 1,000.
5 Charge Interest on capital at 10%.
(20 marks)
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Reg. No.....................................
Name ..........
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRILIMAY 2010
. First Semester
Paper I-ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGEMENT (Prior to 2008 admissions)
Time: Three Hours
Maximum Marks:
{
2004 Admission onwards - 60
2003 Admissions -75
Section A
Answer any five questions.
1. Activity based costing.
2. Money Measuring Concept.
3. Accounting equations.
4. Debentures.
5. Contra Entry.
6. Liquidity ratio.
7. Margin of Safety.
8. Computerised Accounting System.
, .'
(5 x 3 = 15 marks) (5 x 4 = 20 marks)
Section B
Answer all questions.
9. What do you understand by "Dual aspect concept of Accounting" ? Explain briefly.
Or
10. Explain the different rules for journalising the transactions with appropriate examples.
11. Explain the objectives and use of Financial statements.
Or
12. What do you mean by Trial balance? Explain its features.
13. Explain the limitations of financial statements.
Or
14. Discuss in detail the application of Cash Flow Statement.
15. Explain in detail various steps in Budgetary Control.
Or
16. "Standard Costs being Future Cost or Relevant Costs". Do you agree? Explain fully. 17. From the following particulars find out the selling price per unit if BEP is brought to 9,000 units
Variable cost per unit ... Rs. 75
Selling price per unit ... Rs. 100
Fixed expenses ... Rs. 2,70,000
Or
18. A manufacturing concern which had adopted standard costing furnishes the following information:
Standard:
Material for 70 kg. furnished products ... 100 kg
Price of materialsRe. 1 per kg
Actual:
Output 2,10,000 kg
Material used 2,80,000 kg
Cost.olmaterials 2,52,000
Calculate:
" .
"
',' (a) Material usage variance.
. (b) " Material price variance.
(c) Material cost variance.
(5 x 5 = 25 marl (5 x 6 = 30 marl
Section C (Compulsory)
19. Wear Well Ltd. Supplies you the following Balance Sheet on 31st December:
| Liabilities | 2007 | 2008 | Assets | 2007 | 2008 |
| . | Rs. | Rs. | | Rs. | Rs. |
| Share capital | 70,000 | 74,000 | Bank balance | 9,000 | 7,800 |
| | | | . | | |
| Bonds | 12,000 | 6,000 | Receivable | 14,900 | 17,700 |
| Accounts payable | 10,30 | 11,840 | Inventories | 49,200 | 42,700 |
| Provision for | | | | | |
| doubtful debts | 700 | 800 | Land | 20,000 | 30,000 |
| Reserve and | | | | | |
| surplus | 10,040 | 10,560 | Goodwill | 10,000 | 5,000 |
| | 1,03,100 ' | 1,03,200 | | 1,03,100 | 1,03,200 |
"
Following additional information has also been supplied to you:
(i) Dividends amounting to Rs. 3,500 were paid during the year 2007.
(ii) Land was purchase for Rs. 10,000.
(iii) Rs. 5,000 were written off on Goodwill during the year.
(iv) Bond of Rs. 6,000 were paid during the course of the year.
You are required to prepare a cash flow statement.
(10 marks)
(12 1/2 marks)
20. Following is the Profit and Loss Account and balance sheet of A Limited for the year ended 31st
December 2008 and balance sheet as on that date. Calculate the different ratios and comment on the financial position of the company.
Particulars
Rs.
Net sales 3,00,000
Less: Cost of goods sold 2,58,000
42,000
Operating Expenses:
Selling 2,200
General and Administration 4,000
Rent of Office 2800 9000
Gross operating profit 33,000
Depreciation 10,000
23,000
Other Income:
Interest on Government securities 1,500
Gross Income 24,500
Other expenses:
Interest on Bank overdraft 300
Interest on Debentures 4,200
4500
Net Income before Tax 20,000
Tax at 50 per cent on Net Income 10,000
Net Income after tax 10,000
(10 marks) (12Y2 marks)
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Name .........................
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2010
First Semester
Part A
um :60 Marks
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
(2008 Admission onwards) [New Scheme]
ime : Three Hours
Answer all questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) Discuss in detail various channels of communication that are used in modern business.
Or
Explain the obstacles to effective communication. How can these be overcome?
2. (a).. When is an extemporaneous presentation desirable? When should a speech be read? Discuss.
..
Or
(b) 'As meetings should be democratic, every one present should be permitted to talk as much as J he or she wants without interference from the leader'. Discuss.
3. (a) Describe a research export. Bring out the contents of research report.
Or
(b) If it were not for the need to maintain goodwill, business letters would be much easier to write.
Explain with example.
4. (a) What are memos? How they differ from letters?
Or
(b) crraft a press release for informing the change of location of your factory.
.
5. (a) Explain kinesics and proxemics. Are they parts of effective communication? Justify
Or
(b) Discuss why we have difficulty listening. What can be done to improve our listening?
(5 x 10 = 50 marks)
~
Part B (Compulsory) Case study
6. Assume that you are in your last term of management prgoramme and graduation is just around the corner. Your greatest interest is in finding work you like and with which you could support yourself now and in future.No desirable job has tuned up in the want ads of newspapers and magazmes. No placement bureau has provided anything to your liking. So you decide to-analyse yourself, search for prospective companies and send them a resume with a covering application letter. Prepare both to serve the purpose.
(1 x 10 = 10 marks)"
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Name....................................... ...
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2010
First Semester
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
(Old Scheme-2001 to 2007 Admissions)
Time: Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Section A
I.
Answer all questions. Each question carries 3 marks.
I. Write a short note on the different media used in communication.
II. What is Grape-Vine Communication? Discuss its merits and demerits.
III. What is the purpose of 'Abstract' or 'Executive summary' in a report? What should it contain ? IV. Explain when you would use the direct and indirect approaches in business letters.
V. What is meant by active listening? Explain.
(5 x 3 = 15 marks)
Section B
Answer all questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
VI. Describe with examples the different barriers to communication.
Or
"In business communication, courtesy and clarity are as important as conciseness and completeness". Discuss.
VII. Distinguish between intrapersonal and' interpersonal communication. Which is more important
and why?
Or
The Union Finance Minister is to inaugurate a seminar on ''The Economic Recession and After". You have been assigned the task of delivering the welcome address. Draft the speech.
VIII. Explain the factors you should keep in mind to make your business writing more effective.
Or
Describe the format and requirements of a project report.
IX. What is meant by the 'You' attitude in business communication? Explain how it is effectively used
in business letters.
Or
Write a sales letter addressed to Corporate executives to sell your new magazine "Corporate Digest".
X. Explain with suitable examples how the growth of information technology has effected business communication.
(5 x 5 = 25 marks)
Section C (Compulsory Question)
XI. You are working for a company dealing in computers. Write a report addressed to the Board of Directors on the increasing competition from rival enterprises and suggestions to overcome it.
(20 marks)
:
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Reg. No .......
Name ..........................
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIUMAY 2010
First Semester
Paper II-BUSINESS COMMUNICATION (prior to 2008 Admissions)
Time :'Three Hours
Maximum Marks
2004 Admissions onwards - 60
2003 Admissions - 75
Section A
Answer all questions.
1. Filters.
2. Notice.
3. Cliches.
4. Footnote.
5. Persuasive communication.
(5 x 3 = 15 marks) (5 x 4 = 20 marks)
Section B
Answer all questions.
6. Why is it important to establish your credibility while communicating with an audience of strangers?
Or
7. What is communication? Explain the functions of communication.
8. Explain the different steps in a public speech.
Or
9. Discuss the relevance of Research Reports.
10. Discuss the qualities required for an interviewer.
Or
11. Explain the role of computer networks in business communication.
12. Discuss the various barriers to listening.
Or
13. Explain the significance of Non-verbal communication in oral communication.
14. Explain the structure and features of memorandum.
Or
15. Discuss different Channels of Communication.
(5 x 5 = 25 marks) (5 x 6 = 30 marks)
Section C (Compulsory)
16. (a) A retailer to whom your company supplies fountain pens has written to say that several customer's complained about pens in the last lot and demanded replacements. On investigation you find that there is a defect in one of the machines in your factory which caused the pens to be defective. Draft a suitable reply to retailer.
(b) Explain the five C's of communication in detail.
(1 x 20 = 20 marks)
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(1 x 25 = 25 marks)
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Name .....................
M.B.A DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2010
First Semester
BUSINESS ETHICS
(2008 Admission onwards) [New Scheme]
Time: Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Part A
Answer all questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) Explain with the help of suitable illustrations the deontological approach-to ethical decision making.
Or
(b) Explain 'Utilitarianism' as a teleological theory of justice.
2. (a) Discuss the ethical issues involved in corruption.
Or
(b) Explain the characteristics of ethical problems in Business Management.
3. (a) Discuss the major ethical problems In advertising.
Or
(b) Bring out your suggestions regarding the problem of balancing economic performance and
social performance.
4. (a) What is 'insider trading' ? Examine to what extent our legal system provides for effectively
checking and controlling insider trading?
Or
(b) Explain the role of stakeholders in corporate governance.
5. (a) Discuss the corporate governance initiatives in India
Or
(b) Explain with suitable examples how ethical practices differ in different countries.
(5 x 10 = 50 marks)
PartB(Compulsory)
Case Study
6. Read the following case carefully and answer the questions:
Malabar mines and minerals (Ltd) is quarrying limestone in malappuram district of Kerala, Uncontrolled quarrying poses serious danger to adjoining lands, water resources, ecology and environment. Environmentalists point out that the use of explosives destroys the nearby forestcover endangering the lives of rare species of animals. Another argument is that the blasting operations are likely to cause damage to buildings in the area. The villagers under the leadership of the president ofthe grama panchayathtry to get the mining licence of the company cancelled,
(i) What are the ethical issues involved in this case ?
(ii) Imagine that you are the chief executive officer of the company. How would you assess
the situation and what action would you take?
(iii) Briefly explain the moral theory on the basis of which your action is justified.
(10 marks,
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Name .........................
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2010
First Semester
ECONOMICS FOR MANAGEMENT (Old Scheme-2001 to 2007 Admissions)
Time: Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Section A
Answer any five questions. Each question carries 3 marks.
1. Define Managerial economics.
2. What is Balance of Payments?
3. What is capital market?
4. Explain public finance.
5. Define decision-making.
6. Define Monopoly.
7. When the price can be discriminates?
8. What is BEP ?
(5 x 3 = 15 marks)
Section B
Answer all questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
9. Explain the various functions of managerial economics.
Or
10. What are the causes of inflation ?
11. Enumerate the principle items in the balance of payments of a country.
Or
12. What are the external factors affecting money supply?
13. State the features of Indian Money Market.
Or
14. Explain the various principles of Taxation.
15. Explain how elasticity of demand determines the price policy of a firm.
Or
16. Describe the price and output determination in oligopoly. 17. Distinguish between production function and cost function.
Or
18. Discuss the various economies of scale.
(5 x 5 = 25 marks'
Section C (Compulsory Question)
19. A company manufactures agricultural equipment and distributes them in several adjoining States. The company is faced with shrinking demand and has limited cash funds to use. The management is faced .with the question whether or not to expand distribution into three more States for this purpose and how much the expansion would cost. Show which costs are to be taken into account in the above problem and how will these help the management in its decisions.
(20 marks
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Name .....
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIUMAY 2010
First Semester
Paper VI-INFORMATION PROCESSING USING COMPUTERS
(2008 admissions)
,Time: Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Answer all questions.
All questions carry 10 marks each.
1. (a) Discuss the various computer generations along with the key characteristics of computer of
each generation.
Or
(b) What are the main components of the computer system and what role do they play?
2. (a) Explain the various Tool Bars in MS-Word.
Or(b) Write short notes on:
(i) Auto complete.
(iii) Sorting data.
(v) Object.
(ii) Data validation. (iv) Financial Functions.
3. (a) What do you mean by report generation? Explain the process and need for different types of
reports.
Or
(b) Explain the following: SQL commands SELECT, INSERT, INTO, WHERE and DISTINCT
with suitable examples.
4. (a) Define RDBMS and explain its uses with example.
Or
(b) Explain the BASIC steps in designing database systems with example.
5. (a) Define computer network and explain the need and scope of computer network.
'.;.
(b) Write short notes on :
(i) Mesh.
(iii) C2C.
(v) Web browser.
(ii) E-Mail. .
(iv) POS.
6. (a) What is E-Commerce? Give the framework of E.Commerce system and explain its component
Or
(b) Explain the role of computer applications in information processing.
(6 x 10 = 60 marl
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Name ..................................
M.B.A.
DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2009
First Semester
INFORMATION PROCESSING USING COMPUTERS
(2008 Admission onwards) [New Scheme]
[me: Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Answer all questions.
1. (a) Explain various storage media in a Computer System.
(b) Differentiate a multi user operating system and multi tasking operating system. Name the
widely used operating systems.
Or
(c) "Linux is a Free Operating System where as Windows Vista we have to pay" -Explain what is
an operating system and the meaning of the above statement.
(d) Explain Primary memory, Cache memory and secondary memory? What is "Formatting" ?
2. (a) Explain mail merge feature of a word processing software.
(b) The formula for computing Net Pay of an employee is given below. Explain how will you use EXCEL to prepare pay bill of employees. The final output must be in the descending order of the net pay.
Net Pay = Total Earnings - Total Deductions.
Total Earnings = Basic Pay + Dearness Allowance + House rent + Conveyance Allowance Total Deductions = Provident Fund + Income Tax + Salary Advance
Dearness Allowance = 11.5 % of Basic Pay
House Rent = Rs 800 for Basic Pay> 10,000
Rs 600 for Basic Pay> 6000 and Basic Pay < 10,000
Rs 400 otherwise
Conveyance Allowance = Rs 100 for all
provident Fund = 12.5 % of Basic Pay Subject to a minimum of Rs.1200 Income Tax = 13.50% of Total Earnings.
Salary Advance = Actual Salary Advance taken by the employee.
You must design the EXCEL work sheet in such a way that the rates must be editable easily when required later.
Or
(c) Explain how will approach the following situation :
As a marketing manager you have to send e-mail reminders to your customers about theirl outstanding payments. Assume your accounts are maintained in EXCEL. The reminder must, have the address of the customer, a covering letter, and detail breakup of the transactions made.
(d) Explain how EXCEL can be used for tabulating marks of an examination. The result must be sorted in the alphabetical order of the student name.
English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry are the subjects in the examination.
Explain the following Excel Function you used: SUM, AVG.
3. (a) Define Database and Database management System.
Define Primary key with an example. Name few DBMS.
(b) Design a database for storing the personal details of an employee in an organization. you
must explain data field name, data type and size suitable for this.
Employee ID, Name, Designation, Basic Pay, Highest Educational Qualification, Department. Name.
Or
(c) Explain how EXCEL can be used as a Database with proper examples.
(d) Design a database to store details of a student.
Basic Details like-Roll Number, Name, Sex, Date of Birth, Class, and Division. Attendance Details-Data, Present or Absent.
Examination Details-Exam Name, Subject, Marks Obtained.
4. Consider a SALES database with following tables :
Material (MaterialID, MaterialName, Rate, Stock, ReOrder Level)
Bill Head (Bill Number, Bill Date, Customer ID, Bill Amount)
Customer (CustomerID, Customer Name)
Bill Details (Bill Number, MaterialID, Rate, Qty)
Write down the SQL statements for the following queries :
(a) List of Customers.
(b)List of Materials in alphabetical order.
(c)If Stock Value = Rate * Stock, what is the total stock value.
(d)Which are the bills having bill amount> 4000 ?
(e)Which are the bills by a customer JOHN?
(f0 In which all bills, material LUX Supreme has been purchased.
(g) Which are the materials below reorder level?
(h) Delete Customer with Customer ID = 3002.
Or
Consider a Employee database with following tables :Employee (EmpID, Name, Sex, Designation, Date of Birth)
salary (EmpID, Month, Year, Net Pay)
Write down the SQL statements for the following queries :
(a) List of Employees in Designation Order.
(b) List of Female Employees.
(c) List of Male Employees whose net pay is greater than 8000
(d) Total Net pay of JOHN for the month April and Year 2008
(e) Change the designation of Alex as "Marketing Manager".
(f) Change the Net Pay of Mary whose ID is 9823 as 9020.
(g) How many male employee with designation "Cashier" ?
(h) Change the name of "Mary Mathew" as "Mary Williams".
(i) Delete all Female Employees who born after "12-jan-1989".
, Write short notes on any four" :
(a) Working of an E-Mail System.
(b) World Wide Web and Search Engines.
(c) Network Topologies.
(d) Computer Virus Worm.
(e) E-Commerce.
(f) Electronic Fund Transfer.
(g) ERP.
(h) Internet and intranet.
(i) Network Security.
(5 x 12 = 60 marks)
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M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2010
First Semester
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
(2008 Admission onwards) [New Scheme]
I Time: Three Hours
Maximum :60 Marks
Part A
Answer all questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) Explain in detail the various principles of natural justice.
Or
(b) Discuss the constitutional provisions relating to freedom of trade and commerce in India
2. (a) "IA. stranger to consideration can sue, but a stranger to contract cannot sue". Comment.
Or
(b) Define and explain the terms 'principal and 'agent'. What are the rights and duties of an
agent?
3. (a) "A banker's obligation to honour customer's cheques is not absolute". Discuss. What are the
consequences of wrongful dishonour of a cheque?
Or
(b) Define a 'partnership'. What are the essential elements of partnership? Explain the rights
and liabilities of a minor partner.
4. (a) What are the compulsory clauses in the memorandum of association of a company? In what
cases, in what mode and to what extent can a company alter these clauses?
Or
(b) Explain the legal concept of 'share' in a company. What are the different kinds of shares?
Can a company buy its own shares? If so, under what circumstances?
5. (a) Explain the legal provisions relating to secure electronic records and secure digital signatures.
Or
(b) What is a patentable invention? What are the grounds on which patent can be revoked?
(5 x 10 = 50 marks)
Part B (Compulsory) 6. Case study. Both cases are compulsory:
(a) Under a company's articles, two directors constituted quorum for a meeting of the Board. Two directors were present and they appointed one of them as managing Director cum Editor of a newspaper published by the company. The appointment is challenged as invalid Decide.
(5 marks
(b) B is a tailor. He ordered for the supply of 5 sewing machines for the immediate use to expand his business. It was the time of reopening of schools. The supplier delayed the supply of machines for five months. B sues the supplier to recover damages to cover the earnings he would have made if the machines were delivered in time. Decide.
(5 mark
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First Semester
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS (Old Scheme-2001 to 2007 Admissions)
Time : Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Section A
Answer any five questions. Each question carries 3 marks.
1. Define natural justice.
2. What is valid contract ?
3. What is Quasi contract?
4. Define Bills of Exchange.
5. Define Partnership deed.
6. What is a Government Company?
7. What are the types of preference shares?
8. What is cyber vans?
(5 x 3 = 15 marks)
Section B
Answer all questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
9. (a) What are the principles of natural justice ?
Or
(b) Explain the constitutional rights and duties of an individual in India
10
(a) What are the essential demerits of a valid contract?
Or
(b) Discuss the various mode of discharge at a contract.
11
a) When a banker can refuse the payment for a cheque?
Or
(b) Explain the rights of registered partnership firm.
12. (a) Examine the characteristics of a company.
Or
(b) Under what circumstances, do you advise compulsory winding up
13. (a) Discuss the various consumer redressal mechanisms.
Or
(b) What are the objectives of Foreign Exchange Management Act?
(5 x 5 = 25 marl
Section C (Compulsory Question)
14. A signs his name on a blank but stamped instrument and gives the paper to B with authority to fill it up as a promissory note for Rs. 300 only. But B fraudulently fills the paper for Rs. 900, the stamp put upon it being sufficient to cover this amount. He than hands it in to C is Rs. 500 who takes it good faith. Can C recover the whole amount?
(20 mark
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M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2010
First Semester
MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
(New Scheme-2008 Admissions onwards)
lime: Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Part A
.
Answer all questions.
All questions carries equal marks.
~ 1. (a)Describe 'line and staff organisation. Why is it considered better than line organisation? What are its merits and demerits ?
Or
(b) What is MBO ? Explain its features, benefits and weaknesses.
2. (a) Explain the contribution of Elton Mayo to the development of management thought.
Or
(b) Enumerate Fayol's principles of management. Can these be applied in today's management practices? How?
3. (a) Distinguish between Private company and Public company.
Or
(b) What is a MNC ? Describe its features. What are the advantages of having a MNC in a
country ?
4. (a) Describe the methods of performance appraisal.
Or
(b) How preventive control is carried out? Explain the process of controlling.
5. (a) Explain the functions of marketing management.
Or
(b) What is strategic management? What are the approaches to strategic management?
(10 x 5 = 50 marks)
Part B
Compulsory
Case study
6. Many Universities, notably the larger ones, operate extensively through committee management,
.especially in the appointment and promotion of persons to tenured associate and full professorships.One example of a University where committees are extensively used in this area is the University of California For appointment or promotion to the position of associate professor or full professor (each carries tenure), the University of California
'
- A candidate is 'reviewed thoroughly by the staffing committee of his/her department or school.
- If the candidate passes there, the action is sent to the chairperson or dean for services and then to the office of the executive Vice-chancellor of the campus, where it is referred to the campus budget and promotion committee.
- The budget and promotion committee immediately refers the case to a specially appointed adhoc committee of five faculty members, of whom only one or two may be from the candidate's department or school.
- The adhoc committee reviews the case and makes a recommendation to the budget and promotion comrnittee.
- The budget and promotion committee reviews the case and makes recommendations to the executive Vice-chancellor and Chancellor of the campus.
- The executive Vice-chancellor and Chancellor review the case, and after this review, the case is sent to the academic Vice President of the University with recommendations.
- The University's academic Vice- President and President review the case and, if their decision is favourable, send it with recommendations to the regents of the University for final action.
Questions:
1 How would you like to be reviewed for appointment or promotion by his hierarchy of committees?
2. What strengths or weakness do you see in this procedure ?
Assuming that you see certain weakness and perhaps dangers in this kind of committee management, what you suggest be done ?
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First Semester
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MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR (Old Scheme-2001 to 2007 Admissions)
Time : Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Section A
Answer all questions.
. Each question carries 3 marks.
1. What is management by objective?
Section B
(5 x 3 = 15 marks)
2. Define motivation.
3. What is group decision-making?
4. What is managerial effectiveness?
5. What is sensitivity training?
."
Answer all questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
6. (a) Explain the importance of planning.
Or
(b) What are the contributions made by Henry Fayol to modern management?
7. (a) Discuss the process involved in perception.
Or
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(b) Critically examine. the Maslow's theory of motivation.
8. (a) How to improve group decision-making?
Or
(b) Examine the leadership styles followed by the Indian managers.
9. (a) Discuss the role of top level managers in the success of an organisation.
Or
(b) "Measuring effectiveness is a critical but problematic issue in the study of organisation
Discuss. " .
O.(a) "Resistance to change is a normal part of the process of change". Discuss.
Or
(b) What are the various steps involved in organisation development?
(5 x 5 = 25 marks
Section C (Compulsory Question)
1. Case:
Who Pays and When:
"Why haven't I received reimbursement for the two business trips I made last month? asked R. Chidambaram as he entered Uma Sekaran's Office Chamber. Sekaran was the budget officer for the manufacturing division ofCachar Paper Mills, a manufacturer of newspaper. Chidambaram was a technical troubleshooter who worked in manufacturing but frequently dealt with customer complaints that were channelled through sales representatives and national sales director's Office.
Sekaran responded, "you know it takes nearly four weeks for expense reimbursement, and for one of those trips, your travel request was processed after you returned. The vice-president of manufacturing does not like to approve reimbursement after-the-fact. All travel is supposed to be pre approval and funds encumbered for travel".
"1 know that", said Chidambaram, "but some of these sales representatives want immediate attention to customer problems. They want me to go to the customer's warehouse to inspect our shipment when the customer refuses acceptance. I cann't wait three days for approval. If 1 did, We would lose customers. You know that the sales representatives want answers right away so that they can get their full commissions".
"Furthermore", continued Chidambaram, "sometimes 1 have to charge lodging and meals onmy own credit card, and the bill comes due before I get reimbursed."
"Request an advance," countered Sekaran.
"There isn't time to get an advance, besides, advances are for only 80 per cent of expected expenses I still have to pay some expenses out of my own pocket," Chidambaram stated, frustrated.
"That's easy to handle. Overestimate your expenses by 20 per cent, and you can get an advances for 100 per cent of expenses, "Sekaran suggested.
"1 think these emergency trips should be charged to sales rather than manufacturing
Chidambaram offered.
"You know I requested that last year and I lost," Sekaran remarked.
"Well, you need to fight that battle again or change some of the reimbursement procedures. I am tired of bankrolling the company," complained Chidambaram as he left Sekaran's office.
Questions :
1 Identify and describe the form of conflict. What are the causes of the conflict?
2 Is the conflict functional or dysfunctional? What approach can be taken to resolve the conflict?
Explain.
3 Is Chidambaram, Sekaran, or both being difficult? H so, identify the type of difficult person
each represents.
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M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2010
First Semester
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
(New Scheme-2008 admission onwards)
ne : Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
1.
Answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks.
A Briefly explain the five principles which are basic to the entire gamut of managerial economics.
(12 marks)
Or
B Write short notes on :
(i) Elasticity of demand.
(ii) Income effect and substitution effect.
(ill) Cross elasticity of demand.
(iv) Expectation elasticity.
II.
(4 x 3 = 12 marks)
A Discuss the various methods of forecasting demand. What are the criteria of a good forecasting method .?
(12 marks)
n.
Or.
B (a) What is the difference between demand estimation and demand forecasting? (5 marks)
(b) Explain the uses of National Income data for demand forecasting. (7 marks)
A (a) Discuss the equilibrium of the firm with the technique of isoquants. (6 marks)
(b) What are the salient features of LAC curve and discuss its usefulness in managerial
decision-making?
(6 marks)
Or
B (a) What is margin of safety? How is it calculated? (5 marks)
(b) What do you understand by the term cost-volume profit relationship? Why is this
relationship important in business management?
(7 marks)
A What are the principal methods employed for ascertaining the profitability of an investment
proposals? Explain any two methods.
(5 + 7 = 12 marks)
Or
B Define Balance of payments. Explain its importance on the economy.
(12 marks)
A What is price discrimination? What are the essential conditions for successful practice of price
discrimination?
(12 marks)
Or
B (a) What is the conceptual difference between fully distributed cost pricing and incremental
cost pricing?
(b) What is monopoly? State the factors which give rise to monopoly. (5 marks) (7 marks]
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First Semester
Paper III-:-MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS (2008 admissions)
Time : Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks.
Answer all questions. Each question carries 10 marks.
1. (a) Discu8sthe role of decision-making in Managerial Economics.
Or
(b) Discuss the different types of elasticity of demand.
2. (a) National income data can be used for demand forecasting. Comment.
Or
(b) What are the quantitative methods for forecasting demand ?Explain.
. .
3. (a) Define supply. What are the factors that affect supply?
Or
(b) Write short notes on:
(i) Margin of safety.
(ii)Cost Curves.
(iii) Law of return.
(iv) Production function.
4. (a) What is balance of payment? Explain its impact on economy.
Or
(b) Explain the role of fiscal and monetary policy on resource allocation.
5. (a) Explain the difference between perfect competition and monopolistic competition with suitable examples.
.1
Or
(b) Explain price discrimination with suitable examples.
6. (a) Enumerate the uses of demand forecast.
Or
(b) Write short notes on:
(i) Duopoly.
(iii) Demand and Supply.
(ii) Pricing.
(iv) Cost Analysis.
(6 x 10 = 60 marks)
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M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2010
First Semester
QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT (New Scheme)
[2008 Admissions onwards]
.e : Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Answer all questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) With out expanding the determinant, show that
1 a b+c
1 b c+a =0.
1 c a+b
(b) Define inverse of a matrix and state the important properties.
Or
(c) The demand functions of two commodities A and Bare D A = 10 - P A - 2~, DB = 6 - P A -PB
and the corresponding supply functions are, SA = - 3 + P A +~, SB = 2 + -~, where P A and
P B denote the prices of A and B respectively. Find
(i) the equilibrium prices, and
(ii) the equilibrium quantities exchanged in the market.
(d) Write a critical note on application of integration in business problems.
2. (a) Find the coefficient of variation for the following data :
Class: 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50 - 60
Frequency: 8 12 18 14 6 2
(b) Find the Quartile deviation and Mean deviation from mean for the following data :
Class: 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35
Frequency: 5 8 12 15 20 12 8
3. (a) State (i) Addition theorem (ii) Multiplication theorem.
(b) In a bolt factory machines A, Band C manufacture respectively 25 %, 35 % and 40 % of the total. Of their output 5,4,2 per cent respectively are defective bolts. A bolt is drawn at random from the product and is found to be defective. What are the probabilities that it was manufactured by (i) machine A ; (ii) machine B ; and (iii) machine C ?
Or
(c) State Bayes' theorem and point out their application in Business.
(d) The odds against Manager X setting the wage dispute with the workers are 8 : 6 and odds in favour of Manager Y setting the same dispute are 14: 16.
(i) What is the chance that neither settles the dispute, if they both try, independently of
each other?
(ii) What is the probability that the dispute will be settled? 4. (a) Define Normal distribution and state its important properties.
(b) A manufacturer, who produces medicine bottles, finds that 0.1 % ofthe bottles are defective. The bottles are packed in boxes containing 500 bottles. A drug manufacturer buys 100 boxes from the producer of bottles. Using Poisson distribution, find how many boxes will contain : (i) no defective; (ii) at least one defective.
Or
(c) Discuss Simple random sampling and Stratified sampling pointing out their merits and demerits.
(d) The local authorities in a certain city install 10,000 electric lamps in the streets of the city. If the lamps have an average life of 1200 burning hours with a standard deviation of 200 hours, assuming normality, what number of lamps might be expected to fail (i) in the first 1,000 burning hours; (ii) between 1000 and 1400 burning hours; and (iii) after 1500 burning hours.
5. (a) What is a scatter diagram? Using illustration explain its uses.
(b) Find the correlation between X and Y :
| X: | 35 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 38 |
| Y: | 65 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 77 |
| | | | | | Or | | | | | |
| (c) Find the equations of the two regression lines to the following data:- | | |||||||||
| X: | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| Y: | 15 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 10 | | | | |
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6. (a) Explain how the least square method is used for fitting a straight line.
(b) Find the Rank correlation coefficient for the following data :
X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Y 4 8 2 3 5 7 6 9 10 1
(c) Explain the components of a time series with suitable examples.
(d) Determine the equation of the trend line to the following data :
Year: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Sales: 580 5 40 570 680 690 700 612 692 697 589
(6 x 10 = 60 marks)
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M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2010
First Semester
QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT (Old Scheme-2001 to 2007 Admissions)
Time : Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Section A
Answer any five questions. Each question carries 3 marks.
1. A certain sum amounts to Rs. 4,000 at 16 end of 5 years at 12% p.a. Find the sum.
2. Define set give two example.
3. What is nominal scale?
4. Explain decision tree.
5. Define correlation.
6. State two uses of z-test.
7. Explain the level of significance and power of test.
(5 x 3 = 15 marks)
Section B
Answer all questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
8. (a) If A = n, 2, 3, 4}, B = (0) and C = cp then find (i) A u B ; (ii) A u C ; (iii) B u C.
Or
(b) Find the inverse of A = 2 2
3 5
9. (a) State the essentials of a good statistical table:
Or
(b) Calculate Geometric mean for the data given below:.
X ..... 10 15 25 40 50
X......4 6 10 7 3
10. (a) What are the basic rules of probability ?
Or
(b) Three ships X, Y and Z sail from India to London
: 5 ; 3 : 8 and 4: 7 respectively. Find the probability that they arrive safely.
11. (a) What are the conditions of Chi-square test?
Or
(b) Two types of batteries A and B are tested for their lengths of lite and the following results were obtained:
No. of samples Mean Variance
A 10 500 60
B 10 560 121
Is there a significant difference in the two means.
12. (a) What are the merits of regression?
Or
(b) Find Pearson's coefficient of correlation from the following data:
x : 15 18 24 30 35 40 50
85 93 105 120 130 150 160
(5 x 5 = 25 mar
Section C (Compulsory Question)
13. The following table gives the classification of 100 workers according to sex and the nature of w~Test whether nature of work is independent of 16 sex of the worker.
| | | Skilled | Unskilled | Total |
| Male | ... | 40 | 20 | 60 |
| Female | ... | 10 | 30 | 40 |
| Total | ... | 50 | 50 | 100 |
| (5% value of x2 with 1 d.f. 3.841). | | | ||
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M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, AUGUST 1997
First Semester
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
Time: Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Section A
Answer all questions.
Each question carries 2 marks.
Answer briefly:
1.Resistance to change is not the problem, rather it is a symptom to some underlying problem. Comment.
1.02Can you eliminate informal organisation? Why?
1.03 List five major limitations of planning.
1.04 Name the common steps in decision-making.
1.05 What are the essential ingredients in delegation of authority?
1.06 Distinguish between Training and Education.
1.07 What are the determinants in job satisfaction?
1.08 Identify the barriers to communication.
1.09 Is the leader the same as the manager?
1.10 Describe any two of non-budgetary controls.
(10 X 2 = 20 marks)
Section B
Answer any four questions.
Each question carries 5 marks.
2.Describe briefly the five management styles depicted by "managerial grid".
3"Human behaviour is caused, motivated and goal-directed". Comment.
4. Mention any four important factors which you would consider while determining the span of control in an organisation.
5."Staff and service groups in an organisation are basically same". Comment.
6.Organisation charts are the graveyards of organisations. Comment.
7.There are no professional ethics and social responsibility in the management of business in India.
Do you agree or not? Substantiate your views.
(4 X 5 = 20 marks)
Section C Answer both the questions.
8.
Kapoor and Malhotra of Lights Ltd., manufacturers of tube lights and related accessories, are discussing the proposal to appoint a costing expert in the company to start a costing department along with four young cost accountants from within the company. Kapoor feels that proper system
of financial accounting is enough and therefore, the proposed staffing will lead to wastage of money. Malhotra feels the cost accounting and cost control are a must. Assume their roles 'and conduct a debate.
9.
A large savings and loan association with offices throughout the State was growing very fast. But the top executives recognised that the managerial approach used in the past was insufficient to cope with the demands. Hence, the MD called a meeting to discuss the future direction of the company.
Soon the need for a planning system became evident. However since the company had never done systemic planning the managers did not know how to go about developing a planning system. Therefore the MD thought of hiring a consultant. The Manager (Finance) argued again fit the hiring of such a consultant. He said, ''We have been successful in the past without outside help and I doubt whether the benefits of the consultant would outweigh his high fees." Furthermore, he contended, "the Company's budgetary process is a planning system and as such is sufficient".
The MD, however, contacted a consultant to design a strategic planning system and integrate it with management by objectives. The Manager (Finance) wondered what the comprehensive system would be like.
Assuming that you were the consultant, how would you convince Manager (Finance) about the
value of strategic planning? .
(2 X 10 = 20 marks)
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M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, JULY 1998
First Semester
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
Time: Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
I.
Section A Answer all questions.
(a)Define Management.
(b)What is "Taylorism" ?
(c)What is "MBO" ?
(d)What is the meaning of strategy ?
(h)Define Organisation.
(f)What do you mean by "Theory X" ?
(gWhat is Grapevine?
h)Explain Job analysis.
(i)What is Morale ?
State the types of reports.
(10 X 2 = 20 marks)
B Answer any four questions.
II. What steps are necessary for the effective managerial planning
III. Describe the process involved in making decision.
IV. What do you understand by "span of management" ? Discuss the trait theory and situation theory
of leadership.
V. State the advantages and disadvantages of "Line and Staff' and the functional type of
organisation.
VI. What are the barriers and gateways to effective communication?
VII. What are the pre requisites for the effective budgetary system ?
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VIII. CASE:
(4 X 5 = 20 marks)
Section C Answer all questions.
DECISION MAKING TH.E CORE OF MANAGEMENT
You are a general manager of a large toy company. After in extensive study of operation you have approved installation of new machines and a new scheduling system. This investment is expected to result in substantial increase in number of units produced and decrease in manufacturing costs. To the surprise of everyone the production has not increased as expected. In fact production has dropped, a quality has fallen off and worker complaints have increased.
You believe that there is nothing wrong with the machines. The manufacturer's representatives have thoroughly checked the operations in plant and are satisfied that they should operate at peak efficiency.
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You have reason to believe that new scheduling system may be the culprit. But your immediate subordinates insist that the new system is operating as jntended. Some subordinates belie'le the drop
in production is entirely due to worker psychology. It is caused by a combination of factors such as poor' training, poor supervision. lack of financial incentives and poor morale.
Your president called you in the morning and has reviewed your production figures for the last quarter. He is concerned about the effectiveness of your investment decision to acquire new fI1achines. He indicated that the product was yours and he wanted to know what actions you intend take to resolve this situation within one week.
1.How critical is time in making a decision?
2.Do you have the information necessary to make the decision?
3. What steps would you suggest to fix the problem?
4.How will you ensure favourable work environment leading to rise in productivity without
sacrificing employee interests? .
IX. CASE
PROBLEM OF SUPPORT OF TOP MANAGEMENT TO PLANNING
, .
Mid West Manufacturing Company manufactured electronic sensing equipment and had revenues of about $20 million. The president Of Mid West had founded the company five years ago and had been fairly successful in developing sales and acquiring capital to run the corporation. Two years ago a major oil company acquired 35% of Mid West's shares and provicied funds for expansion of plant and capital equipment. Continued rapid growth of the company, however, was causing continual cash flow problems. The cash flow problems were compounded by extensive price cutting by competitors which reduced Mid West profit margins considerably.
Mid West's president was never a believer of corporate planning. But the executives of oil company through their representation on the board began insisting on a 3 year business plan. Mild West never had even an annual plan for the corporation. Since the president was against planning the oil company executives approached the executive vice president any key managers and requested that a plan be developed.
Marketing manager told the executive vice president that it would be difficult for him to contribute to the plan without specific delineation of corporate goals from the president. If the goal was to increase market share and corporate revenues, Mid West would have to sell their products lightly below the competition. This strategy in the near term would certainly cause red ink in the bottom line. If the goal was to be profitable, he would go after only high profit margin market niches and be big in small markets. This would mean lower revenues and less prominent position in the industry. Marketing manager said bluntly that unless he had specific direction (strategic objectives) from the top he would not participate in the planning process.
Director of Engineering was convinced that ifrpinor improvements were made to the production process they would yield in immediate reduction in manufacturing costs. But the president was against making these changes. The current production process even though a little expensive gave a distinguished look to Mid West's products. He contended that if the changes were made, their product would look like
everybody else's. .
Director of R & D had specific projects that needed approval from the president. The success in these projects would result in 10 to 30% cost reduction in key products. The president was reluctant to approve these projects because it would mean drastic changes to the original process developed by the president himself. President believed that his process was still the best and could not be improved upon.
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M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 1999
First Semester
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
Time: Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Section A Answer all questions.
I. Answer briefly:
1 Define Management.
2 What is meant by contingency school?
3 Management is a profession. True or false. Give reasons.
4 What is management by exception?
5 Leading and actuating are synonymous terms. Agree or not.
6 Define Line and Staff concepts.
7 Differentiate strategy and tactics with two examples.
8 Can leading skills be taught?
9 What is co-ordination?
10 What is change? What are the causes of change?
(10 x 2 = 20 marks)
Section B
Answer any four questions.
II. Discuss how the schools of management thoughts help you to understand your job as a manager.
III. Distinguish between theory "X" and 'y". What is meant by theory "Z" ? .
IV"Organisational charts are the graveyards of organisations"-Discuss.
V. What are the barriers of communication? How can they be overcome?
VI. Why control? Describe the different types of control methods.
VII. What is social responsibility of business? Can the social problems of our country be converted into business opportunities? Support your views.
(4 x 6 = 24 marks)
Turn over
2 Section C Analyse the following CASE and answer the questions given at the end.
Mr. Promod succeeded his father as the MD of SUPREMO ELEVATORS (SE) in 1986. His first job was to improve export sales. He achieved an all time high figure of Rs. 7 crores in export sales during 1987-88. For all practical purposes the organisation was run by Promod. He bought the raw materials required for the Company, directed the salesmen, deal with major customers and gave the production schedule although he had competent people to do these jobs. The only other executive the company had was Dhavan who joined the company ever since his graduation in 1980.
Production was erratic with short runs and odd specifications from customers. Promod felt that Dhavan was a misfit in the production line, since he lacked leadership qualities inspite of
a very sound technical knowledge. In May 1993, Promod inducted this son-in-law as ProductiorManager with a motive of making his a Director in due course and asked Dhavan to head,
team for the turnkey project undertaken by the Company at London. Dhavan accepted the offer and was based in London. Promod during his visits found Dhavan more enterprising, mature and having a broader outlook than earlier. Promod developed confidence in Dhavan as the project was progressing well ahead of the schedule.
When Dhavan took over the London based job, Promod promised him a good senior position
on his return. In the man time, his son-in-law was promoted as G.M., the post which he deserved.
Owing to socio-economic disturbances, the project had to be abandoned. Promod requested Dhavan to continue in London to look after the winding-up operations. Dhavan preferred to return to the headquarters.
Promod did not want to loose Dhavan but all the senior positions were filled and no vacancy was expected in the next 4 years. Questions:
(a) What are the reasons for the present situation in the Organisation?
(b) In your opinion, how best it could be sorted out?
(c) Do you think a restructing of the organisation is due? If so, what are your ~
suggestions?
(d) How do you rate Promod as a leader?
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(1 x 16 = 16 marks)
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M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIUMAY 2000 First Semester
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
Time: Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Section A Answer all questions.
1.00 Answer briefly:
1.01. Is management a science, art or Profession?
1.02. What is MBO? .
1.03. Differentiate between strategic and operational planning.
1.04. Distinguish between TALL and FLAT organisations.
. 1.05. Distinguish between POWER and AUTHORITY. What are the different types of power?
1.06. What is the significance of job evaluation?
1.07. List the two types of control. Mention the merits of each type of control.
1.08. What is consensus? How is it arrived?
1.09. What is OD ?
1.10.What is budget? List the types of budgets.
(10 x 2 = 20 marks)
Section B
Answer any four questions.
2.00. "You cannot motivate managers. They are self-propelled". Comment.
3.00. Identify the common elements of effective management by objectives programmes. 4.00. What is grapevine? How to use grapevine for the betterment of the organisation? 5.00. What is morale? How would you measure the morale of your staff ?
6.00. What is organisational change? Identify the causes for change.
7.00. Define management audit. How does it differ from financial audit?
(4 x 6 = 24 marks)
Section C
Analyse the following CASE and answer the questions given at the end.
Modern Asbestos Company (MAC)
MAC achieved a technological breakthrough in of one its products. With a limited capital investment, .it could double the productive capacity of the main plant while simultaneously reducing production costs by about one-fourth; The implementation of this breakthrough
will require that the plant be closed down for about three months. Since the MAC exists. in highly competitive market, the sooner it starts this new process, the bigger the jump it will have on its competitors, who are also working to perfect the same technique.
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At this time, it is impossible to determine the long-run environmental impact, but there is some evidence to suggest that it may be substantial. To complicate matters further, - if the competitors implement this new process and the MAC did not, many of the customers will be lost and it will have to layoff 200 to 250 workers.
Since unemployment is already high in this locality political leaders are pressurising MAC to proceed with the new process and worry about the societal consequences later.
(a) What quantitative and qualitative factors should be considered by MAC ?
(b) What accounting data are needed to help the MAC to take a decision?
(I x 16 = 16 marks)
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M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2001
First Semester
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
Time: Three Hours
Maximum: 60 Marks
Section A Answer any six questions.
1. Are organization s essential. Why?
2. What managerial skills are required at different levels of management?
3. List the contributions and limitations of three major schools of management thought.
4. Distinguish between objective and goal.
5. What is strategic planning?
6. What is management by exception?
7. What is job enlargement? How is it different from job enrichment?
8. What is meant by informal organisation?
9. Distinguish between Span of management and span of control.
10. What is meant by decentralisation ?
(6 x 2 =- 12 marks)
11. (a)
Section B
Answer all questions.
"Responsibility cannot be delegated. Authority to take action and authority to decide are often delegated". How, then, is it possible to abide by the principle that authority and responsibility should be coextensive or equal? Comment.
Or
(b) Line-and-staff organisations combine the best features of both the functions. Discuss.
12. (a) \Why is the contingency approach more appropriate today than it would have been in Fayol's
time? Comment.
Or
(b) What do you understand by organisational development? \\That factors would you take into
account in implementing an organisational development programme? Give reasons.
13. (a)What are the barriers of communication in large industrial undertakings? Suggest measures
to overcome these barriers.
Or
(b) Describe the steps in control process in detaiL
(3 x 10 = 30 marks)
Section C (Compulsory) MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES.
"Managing by objectives is nothing new in our police department here", said Commissioner Aswin of the Metropolitan Police. "We have always established objectives toward which everyone in our department strives. Our job is varied and diverse but encompasses the maintenance of law and order, firmly but fairly; in addition we have to protect lives and property and also to be the conscience and spirit of the general welfare of the millions of people who inhabit our city and call it home. Every man is aware of these objectives in our department and knows he will have to strive towards it. Now, I am fully aware that, being a service operation, we cannot meaSlU... by the yardsticks of profits, costs, sales or product output, as is done in manufacturing concerns. However, I reiterate very strongly that this does not mean we are not managing by objectives. Ask anyone in my department".
Commissioner Aswin was speaking to a management consultant who had come over to discuss ways and means of improving the efficiency of the police. force by introducing management by objectives in his department.
Questions:
(a) Do you think Commissioner Aswin is practising management by objectives in the
department? What, if anything is missing?
(b) Do you have any suggestions for the commissioner? If so, explain.
(1 x IS = 18 marks)
MBA DEGREE MODEL EXAMINATION JANUARY 2007
FIRST SEMESTER
QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 60
Section A
Answer any five questions. Each question carries 3 marks.
1. Explain two types of errors in testing of hypothesis.
2. If the sum of the first 7 terms of an Arithmatic Progression is 10 and the next 7 terms is 17.Find the progression.
3. Define conditional probability? If A and B are two independent events what is your comment on P (A/B).
4. What is coefficient of determination? Explain its uses.
5. In a Poisson distribution P(X=2) =0.27, P(X=3) =0.18.Find P(X=1).
6. Define standard deviation? What are its uses?
7. In a certain family there are 1000 families. A survey indicated that 300 subscribe to newspaper I and 250 subscribe to newspaper II. Of these two categories 100 subscribe to both. Find the number of families which do not subscribe to any of these newspapers.
(5 x 3=15 marks)
Section – B
Answer all questions.
Each question carries 5 marks.
8. (a). Given the matrix A= evaluate the matrix polynomial A2 -5A+ I,
Where I is the identity matrix. Also find A-1
OR
(b) (i) .The sum of the first 12 terms of an A.P is 234 and the sum of the first 20 terms is 630.Determine the arithmetic progression.
(ii
9. (a) Calculate mean and median for the following data.
Class : 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40
Frequency: 6 8 17 21 15 11 2
OR
(b) Find coefficient of variation to the following frequency distribution.
Class : 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40
Frequency: 5 12 25 28 17 7 6
10. (a). State addition theorem on probability. The probability that Doctor D will diagnose disease X correctly is 0.60.The probability that a patient will die in his treatment after correct diagnosis is 0.40 and the probability of death, while in treatment after a wrong diagnosis is 0.70. A patient of Dr.D , who had disease X, died while in treatment .What is the probability that his disease was diagnosed correctly
OR
(b). The mean income of people working in an industry is approximated by a normal distribution with a mean of Rs. 2400 and a standard deviation of Rs.3000. What percentage of people in this city has income exceeding Rs.28500?
11. (a) Random samples of 400 men and 600 women were asked whether they would like to have a special flavour for tea. 200 men and 325 women were in favour of the flavour. Test the hypothesis that proportions of men and women in favour of the flavour are same against that they are not at 5% level.
OR
(b) The following table gives the additional hours of sleep gained by 10 patients in an experiment to test the effect of a drug:-
Patients : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Hours gained : 0.7 0.1 0.2 1.2 0.31 0.4 3.7 0.8 3.8 2.6
Do these data give evidence that the drug is effective to produce additional hours of sleep?
12. (a) Find Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation to the following data.
X : 170 167 162 163 167 166 169 171 164 165
Y : 168 167 166 166 168 165 168 170 165 168
OR
(b) A sample of 115 professionals, 110 businessmen and 125 farmers were chosen and were asked to express their feeling regarding a national policy. The result of the survey is given below.
Occupation Favourable Against Indifferent
Professionals - 80 21 14
Businessmen - 72 15 23
Farmers - 69 31 25
Can we conclude that there exists no difference in opinion among the three classes of people on the policy?
(5 x 5= 25 marks)
Section C
(Compulsory Question)
13. Using principle of least squares (a) obtain the lines Y=ax +b and X=cy +d for the following data.
X : 1 2 4 5 6 8 9
Y : 3 5 7 6 8 10 12
(b) Two regression lines are given by x + 2y- 5 = 0 and 2x + 3y-8=0
(i) Which one is the regression line of X on Y?
(ii) Find mean values of X and Y.
(iii) Find the correlation coefficient between X and Y.
20 marks
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MBA DEGREE INTERNAL EXAMINATION
FIRST SEMESTER
Time 1 ½ Hrs Max Marks 30
Managerial Economics
Answer any three questions
All Questions carry equal marks
- Discuss the importance of economics in managerial decision making.
- Distinguish between marginalism and incrementalism with the help of examples. Which of these concepts is more appropriate for managerial decision making?
- What is meant by the term ‘Opportunity Costs’? How is it different from explicit costs?
- Define demand. What are the factors affecting demand for a commodity? How will you assess the demand for a durable product?
- Write short notes on any three:
- Discounting principle
- Risk and uncertainty
- Autonomous vs. induced demand
- Individual vs. Market Demand
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M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY 2008
First Semester
BUSINESS AND ETHICAL VALUES fme: Three Hours
Maximum : 60 Marks
Section A
Answer all questions. Each question carries 3 marks.
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1. What is ethics ?
2. Define capitalism.
3. What are the types of ethical dilemmas ?
4. What is ethical leadership ?
5. Explain social audit.
Section B
Answer all questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
6. (a) Describe nature of ethics.
Or (b) Explain the various universal monal principles.
7. (a) Discuss various motives to indulge in unfair practices in marketing functions.
Or (b)
Bring out salient features of ethical issues in chine.
8. (a) Discuss dilemmas in modern business in general management and policy areas.
Or (b) What is layoff and bring out its ethical and unethical aspects.
9. (a) Explain how manager as a leader influences business ethics in a company.
Or
(b) Explain how ethical value system can be built up in MNC.
Turn over
10. (a) Explain how technology is used and misused in relation to ethical issues.
Or
(b) Write an essay on corporate governance initiative in India.
(5 x 5 = 25 marks)
Section C
Compulsory Question.
This question carries 20 marks.
Answer the question given at the end of the case.
11. ON SETTING STANDARDS
Special steel company limited (SSCL) is a reputed company and specializes in alloy steel manufacturing in Nagpur. The company turnover is 650 crores in last fiscal and has quality reputation in the market. Since it entered market in mid 70's. It exported materials worth Rs. 69 crore. Growth rate of the company is 11% and SSCL is looking forward for brown field expansion of its capacities. SSCL markets its products at competitive prices in all industrial towns in India. The exports are handled from its head office in Nagpur and export division in Mumbai. The domestic marketing is divided in 4 Zones, North with its office in Delhi, South Zonal Office in Chennai. Similarly Eastern Zonal Office, Kolkatta. Mumbai is Western Zonal Office and also in addition handled exports and imports activities.
The company by practice has established good ethical standards. The standards were by the chairman of the SSCL Aravind Jain. The company executives were known for their integrity and hard work and thus taking the company to growth path. Chairman of SSCL was assisted by Board of Directors and Company Secretary. The functional and full time directors were in the area of Finance, Production, Marketing, HRD and Project. Director marketing and Director Project used to go on tours frequently to Delhi, Kolkatta, Chennai and Mumbai and to overseas on their work. The tour frequencies were almost weekly. Regular co-ordination and follow up of activities were done in department and Zonal meetings.
Last Saturday Aravind Jain was following news item on Star News. He was shocked to see news flash that the Marketing Director K. Ram of SSCL was alledged for molestation of a lady employee serving in his office in Mumbai. The Mumbai police were looking for Ram for arresting and further action. Ram was in Delhi on Saturday. Jain Telephone imemdiately . Zonal Manager in SSCL Mumbai and Delhi, so that he can get first hand information, He was angry that he should get his company information through TV news.
The Zonal Manager Delhi informed that he was not aware of any Mumbai incident. The Zonal Manager Mumbai was not available in his house in Mulund (a suburb of Mumbai). Even after 2 days there was not news or whereabouts of the Mumbai Zonal Manager. TV news on 3rd Day gave that Mumbai police were searching the absconding K. Ram, Marketing Director of SSCL.
Newspapers and weekly business magazines published news articles on the subject. A business weekly gave a story with photographs of K. Ram and the lady employee giving their side of the story.
Ram aged 54, is a marketing wiz-kid and considered good in exports and international
negotiations. Son of Ram was in UK as a software engineer, Ram's story gave that the lady
negotiations. Son of Ram was in UK as a software engineer, Ram's story gave that the lady
employee, a secretary in Mumbai office, did come to his five star hotel room and went away.
The TV story was made up by Competitor Company to tarnish SSCL image. The lady employee
contended that she was called by Ram along with Zonal Manager for official work to the hotel.
In the hotel room Ram molested her telling that she will be promoted as officer shortly. The
I lady ran and lodges FIR in police station. The lady was middle aged and has a son going to
I lady ran and lodges FIR in police station. The lady was middle aged and has a son going to
high school.
The next week TV news said "Ram, Director of SSCL surrenders to Mumbai police. Police took him to custody and produced in Magistrate Court. The court granted bail to Ram."
Questions:
1 Discuss the ethical issues of the company involved in this case.
2 What are reactions on the issue from different stake holders of SSCL ?
3 (a) What actions you suggest that Jain should take immediately ? and (b) Policy decisions to stop such recurrences.
(1 x 20 = 20 marks)
