| ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS) | ||
| END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT. 2015 | ||
| M.COM – III SEMESTER | ||
| P111302: PROJECT APPRAISAL AND FINANCE | ||
| Duration: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 65 | ||
| SECTION – A | ||
| I. | Answer any SEVEN questions. Each carries 5 marks. (7×5=35) | |
| 1. | What is an entry barrier? List five entry barriers that can prove to be a source of positive net present value. | |
| 2. | What is plant capacity? Explain feasible normal capacity and nominal maximum capacity | |
| 3. | Why does an organization need to do project planning? What are the important stages in the life cycle of a project? | |
| 4. | What are the characteristics of the projects that make them compliant to scheduling techniques such as PERT and CPM? Give at least 3 examples of different projects that can apply these techniques | |
| 5. | Explain full recourse structure and limited recourse structure | |
| 6. | What is SCBA analysis? What are the principal sources of discrepancy between social and monetary cost & benefit of the project? | |
| 7. | Explain the basic principles followed when estimating the cash flows of the project. | |
| 8. | What is an IRR of a project? Explain the problems with IRR. | |
| 9. | Prepare a loan amortization schedule for a bank loan of 700,000 borrowed at 10% for a period of 5 years. Present value of an annuity = A[{1-(1/1+r)n}/r] | |
| 10. | What are the different phases of capital budgeting process? Explain very briefly | |
| SECTION – B | ||
| II. | Answer any TWO questions. Each carries 15 marks. (2×15=30)
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| 11. | Explain in detail the venture capital investment appraisal process and its management | |
| 12. | What is a capital structure? What are the key factors in determining the capital structure of a company? | |
| 13. | What is a Porter model which can help an organization understand and analyze the competition in an industry? Please explain each force in detail with a help of graphical representation | |
| 14. | How can managers mitigate risk in their businesses? Explain some of the risk reduction strategies | |
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