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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2013 IV Sem International Human Resource Management Question Paper PDF Download

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  1. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)

End Semester Examination – MARCH /APRIL 2013

MIB – IV SEMESTER

International Human Resource Management

 

            Duration: 3 hours                                                                              Max marks: 100

 

Section-A

 

  1. Answer any seven of the following. Each carries five marks.       (7X5=35)

 

  1. Critically explain the major approaches of international compensation.
  2. Define the term International Industrial Relations. What are the factors that affect the same?
  3. How do you make Performance Appraisal in MNCs’ effective?
  4. Explain in detail Matrix and Virtual Organizational Structure.
  5. Differentiate between domestic and international HRM.
  6. Explain any five organizational strategies to manage Cross Cultural Diversity.
  7. How are HRM practices of Japan different from those of USA?
  8. Bring out the reasons for the failure of expats.
  9. Critically explain different modes of MNC’s entry.
  10. Explain challenges of re-entry of an expat.

 

Section-B

  1. Answer any THREE of the following. Each  carries 15 marks.          (3×15=45)

 

  1. Explain complexities of International Compensation.
  2. Discuss in detail the shifts in employment practices in MNCs’ in recent times.
  3. What are the different areas of global training?
  4. Critically evaluate the various approaches of recruitment.
  5. Explain significant IHRM activities and issues.

 

Section-C

 

  • Case Study-Compulsory question.          (20 marks)

 

Graziano Transmission India, a 100% subsidiary of Graziano Italy, specializes in making in gears and transmission systems for vehicles. It was set up in 1998 and commenced commercial production in 2000. The Indian subsidiary of an international firm, Graziano had been compelled by worker protests to agree to reinstate all but 15 of the 250 contractemployees whom it had dismissed in June after they had staged a sit-in  demanding a salary raise and status of permanent employees.

Workers gathered outside the transmission factory last Monday, while a small group of worker representatives went inside to meet with management to discuss the fate of the 15 and contract details. The company had earlier renewed on an agreement to provide a 3000 Rupees ($65) per month pay increase, by attaching conditions to the pay hike. While the press has shown scant interest in the causes of labour dispute , the little information in their reports reveal that the Graziano workers lived in constant fear of dismissal, were subjected to frequent abuse, and were at times slapped or beaten for petty infractions.

In the course of heated negotiations between a group of laid-off contract workers and management of Graziano Transmission India, the company’s Chief Executive Officer  (CEO) and Managing Director , Lalit Kishore Chaudhary, was killed on Monday, September 22,2008 by a blow to the head. In one of the worst instances of Industrial violence in recent times, the MD-cum-CEO of the Indian Unit of Italian MNC, Graziano Transmission, was bludgeoned to death by a 200-strong armed mob of dismissed workers which had barged into the company premises and indulged in large scale violence. According to Graziano employees, the sacked workers rushed into the premises around 12.20 p.m when the gates were opened to let in a car. “They smashed each one of the approximately 20 cars inside the compound. Hearing the commotion, our CEOLalit Kishore Chaudhary, came out to the building entrance. He was abused while trying to reason with protestors. And, when he objected they beat him to death with a hammer”, said production supervisor Udaivir.

Business representatives have demanded that severe punishment be meted out to the Graziano workers. The FICCI issued a statement that said the incidents of workers unrest “are bound to sully India’s image amongst overseas investors at a time when India is making all-out efforts to make the business environment investment friendly” and demanded that “the culprits be brought to book swiftly and given the severest punishment”.

Business spokesmen are also demanding a drastic increase in police protection forthemselves and their families and swifter action to suppress worker discontent.

In response to this pressure, the Noida District Administration has decided to establish a section or a cell of the police solely devoted to LabourDispute. A Deputy Superintendent of Police who will be charged with meeting with companies to help them resolve their labour disputes, will lead the cell. “The offices engaged in this cell will solely be responsible for industrial issues and nothing else,” Said the Senior Superintendent of Police (Noida) last Wednesday.

None of the Stalinist parties, including the largest, the communist party of India(Marxist) or CPM, have spoken out against the police-business campaign against the Graziano Transmission workers. In its September 28th issue the CPM issue weekly People’s Democracy does not even carry a report on the killing of the Graziano CEO and the reaction of India’s elite to it. This should come as no surprise as the CPM, in its bastion state of West Bengal, has pursued pro-investment policies, all but identical to those the UPA government is implementing nationally.

Fernandez’s retraction notwithstanding, his comments reveal that the ruling elite is well aware that their two-decade long drive to transform India into a cheap labour  haven for the benefit of domestic and international corporations has stoked mass resentment that can easily assume a mass and violent character.

 

Questions:

  1. Discuss the risks involved in a job in a MNC under competitive environment.
  2. How the incidents like those in this case, affect the safety of senior executives.
  3. How the incidents like those in this case, affect the safety of PCNs’ and other expats.
  4. How the incidents like those in this case, affect the climate for FDI of the host

country?

  1. Why the host country Government could not respond appropriately?

 

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2013 II Sem Advanced Computer Applications For Business Question Paper PDF Download

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  1. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)

SUPPLEMENTARY Examinations – APRIL 2013

M.I.B – IV SEMESTER

ADVANCED COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS

Note: Attach this question paper to your answer sheet.     – C.O.E.

Duration: 3 Hrs                                                                                                         Max. Marks: 100 

Section – A

 

  1. Answer THREE questions out of four.                     (3 x 5 = 15)

 

  • Outline the Three Stages of a Typical ERP Implementation Process.
  • How does the “Pyramid “Approach help in strategizing Business Processes.
  • Identify the key benefits claimed by ORACLE’s

( a ) E-Mail Centre

( b ) Call Centre Intelligence in the context of CRM

  • What do you understand by an “Extended Enterprise “?

 

 

Section – B

  1. Answer TWO questions out of Three.                                (2×10 = 20)

 

  • Explain with a Flow Chart the most Common Loan System followed by Banks
  • Explain with a Flow Chart the Sequence of Customer-centric Operations followed by Telecom Service Providers.
  • What are the Benefits of the Nokia Model of Integrated IT Applications ?

 

Section – C

  • Answer ONE question out of Two                                                                  ( 10 Marks )

 

  • Explain briefly the SAP NETWEAVER Approach towards configuring a Customized ERP Solution for a Company & compare the same with the Odette Approach.

 

  • Explain with a Sketch the Hoshin Model of Performance Assessment

OR

Explain with a Sketch the Recommended IT Architecture for Performance Assessment based on the BI Model.

 

 

 

 

Section – D

                                                                                                                              ( 25 Marks )

  1. A well-known European Brand has decided to enter the Indian Market with a range of

fast-moving Products like Mixer Grinders & Microwave Ovens. They would like to first

satisfy themselves with the Market Potential & then decide on their Marketing &

Manufacturing Strategy. As a first step, they have set up an office, implemented the

Sales & Relationship Management Modules of an ERP, depute a Sales Team & would like

to start selling the Products from their Parent Plant.

 

Answer the following Questions to guide this Company :

  1. Draw Two Pyramids & guide them on the Strategy they should adopt

 

  1. Outline the Sales & Distribution Process in the form of a Flow Chart
  2. What are the Four Stages of SCM for Production Planning & what are the Confirmations taken at each of the Stages ?
  3. What are the typical Outputs generated from the ERP Manufacturing Module ?

What are their Functions in Manufacturing?             ( any three )

 

Section – E

  1. Answer THREE questions out of Five.                                                 (3×10 = 30)

 

  • In an integrated ERP System, briefly outline any three of the following cycles in sequence & list out the Final outputs from the respective Modules:

 

  1. Sales Order process cycles
  2. Purchase process cycle
  3. Inventory Planning process cycle
  4. Manufacturing Planning process cycle from the BOM Stage upto the release of Process Cards
  5. Capacity Planning process cycle

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2013 II Sem Business Research Methodology Question Paper PDF Download

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St. joseph’s college of commerce (autonomous)

End Semester Examination –APRIL 2013

MIB – II Semester

Business Research Methodology

Duration : 3 hrs                                                                                                   Marks : 100

Section – A

  1. Answer any SEVEN questions (7 x 5 = 35)
  2. What is Research? Explain the principles of a good research.
  3. Explain the significance of research problems.
  4. How does a Survey Method differ from observation method?
  5. What do you understand by ‘Hypothesis Testing’? State the various hypothesis testing procedures
  6. Enumerate the different methods of data collection.
  7. What is Research Design? State the components of Research design?
  8. Explain ‘conditions for applying Chi-square test’.
  9. Write short notes on (a) Null Hypothesis (b) Bibliography
  10. The Sample size of 100 students is taken from a large population. The mean height is 64 inches and S.D 4 inches. Can it be reasonably regarded population mean height is 66 inches. Would you conclude that there is no significant different between sample mean and hypothetical population mean. Table value @ 1% significant level is 2.58. Calculate Z test.
  11. A fertilizer mixing machine is set to give 4 kg of potassium for every quintal bag of fertilizers. Five 100 kg bags are examined. The percentages of potassium are 2,6,4,3,1 Calculate t-test and assume that: Is there reason that the machine is defective?

Find below Critical value of student’s t- Distribution at 0.05level

d.f 0.05
1 12.706
2 4.303
3 3.182
4 2.776
5 2.571
6 2.447
7 2.365
8 2.306
9 2.262
10 2.228

 

Section – B

 

  1. Answer any THREE (Analytical Questions)                        (3 x 15   = 45)

 

  1. Describe the different types of research. Explain the various hierarchies involved in research process.

12.Explain the significance of a research report and elucidate the various steps involved in writing a research dissertation.

  1. “Experimental method of research is not suitable in management field”—discuss.
  2. Based on the information on 400 randomly selected respondents were asked for the responses favored towards religious Affiliations, the following classification was noted:
Responses Favoured Hindu Muslim Christian Sikh
Gudiya Should go to Arif 50 95 7 10
Gudiya Should go to Taufeeq 25 15 8 10
Leave it to Gudiya to decide 35 30 50 10
No opinion 15 10 10 20
Total 125 150 75 50

 

Would you conclude that there is no association between religious affiliation and response favored by the respondents at 5% level? Work out Chi–square test as a testing procedure?

 

  1. The following are the details of sales affected by three sales person in four door to door campaigns. Prepare H0 and H1 and Calculate Analysis of variance.
Sales Person Position of sales @ door to door campaigns
A 8 9 5 10
B 7 6 6 9
C 6 6 7 5

 

Determine the observe F value. Compare it to the critical F value and decide whether to reject the null hypothesis.

 

             

 Section – C   

                                                  

III) Compulsory Case study- (Model Research Proposal Preparation)          (1 x 20 = 20)

 

The Indian PC market is increasing at rapid strides. The giants in this market are HCL, Wipro, LG, HP, and IBM. The computers are no more perceived as a product needed for software engineers. It is being used even school going Children, Internet Users, Colleges, Universities, Engineers, Doctors etc. Keeping in view the attitude towards the computer, you are required to design a model to study about the consumer behaviour to know about various factors that influence consumer behaviour in India for a new brand of a computer.

 

(Research Design & Lay out -15 Marks & Questionnaire Design – 5 Marks) 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2013 II Sem Operation Research Question Paper PDF Download

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  1. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)

End Semester Examinations – April 2013

MIB – II SEMESTER

Operation Ressearch

Duration: 3 Hrs                                                                         Max. Marks: 100

Section – A

  1. Answer any SEVEN questions (out of TEN)     (7 x 5  = 35)

 

  1. Define Operation Research. Support or refute that the following problems are suited for operations research by giving reasons in defense briefly-
  2. a) Stockpiling of crackers prior to Diwali
  3. b) A scooter, its driver and his companion towards office.
  4. c) Opening another payment counter by a commercial bank.
  5. d) A newspaper boy estimating how many copies of the Times Of India he should procure every day.
  6. e) Reinforcing the strength of the unloading equipment and facilities by the port authorities of Madras.

 

  1. Let us assume that you have inherited Rs1,00,000 from your father-in-law that can be invested in a combination of only two stock portfolios, with maximum investment allowed in either portfolios at Rs 75,000. The first portfolio has an average rate of return of 10% whereas the second has 20%. In terms of the risk factors associated with these portfolios, the firm has a risk rating of 4 (on a scale 0 to 10) and second has 9. Since you wish to maximize your return, you will not accept on average rate of return below 12% or a risk factor above 6. Hence you then face an important question. How much should you invest in each portfolio? Formulate the LP model and solve by graphical method.

 

  1. XYZ Company wants to undertake an order for a customer. The order involves four tasks A, B, C and D. Four workers W1, W2, W3 and W4 are available for doing the tasks. Each worker will be uniquely assigned to only one of the four tasks. The company manager wants to minimize the total estimated labour hours required o complete the order. The supervisor has estimated the times required for each worker to complete each task. These times are shown in the table below:

 

                   Labour Time(*hours)
Worker/job A B C D
W1 5 3 1 5
W2 6 6 2 7
W3 5 5 3 8
W4 8 2 4 3

 

Assume that any of the tasks may be done concurrently with the others. How would the manager assign workers to tasks so that the total time for completion of all four tasks is minimized?

 

 

  1. Draw a network diagram and ascertain critical path
Activities A B C D E F G
Predecessor – – – A B C D,E,F
Duration(days) 7 10 8 5 6 4 5

Also calculate total float.

 

  1. At Dr Ashok’s clinic patients arrive at an average of 6 patients per hour. The clinic is attended to by Dr Ashok himself. Some patients require only the required prescription. Some come for minor checkup while some others require thorough inspection for the diagnosis. This takes the doctor six minutes per patient on an average. It can be assumed that arrivals follow a Poisson distribution and Doctor’s inspection time follows an exponential distribution. Determine :
  2. i) the percentage of time can walk to the doctor without having to wait
  3. ii) the average number of patients in the system

iii) the average number of patients in the queue

 

  1. Differentiate between pure strategy and mixed strategy.

Solve the game whose pay-off matrix is given by

 

Player A

                               Player B
15 2 3
6 5 7
-7 4 0

 

  1. a) What is a trans-shipment problem?
  2. b) Describe the steps involved in solving a transportation model by MODI

method.

 

  1. A confectioner sells confectionery items. Past data of demand per week in hundred kilograms with frequency is given below:
Demand/week 0 5 10 15 20 25
Frequency 2 11 8 21 5 3

Using the following sequence of random numbers, generate the demand for the next 10 weeks. Also find the average demand per week.

R.No 35 52 90 13 23 73 34 57 35 83

 

  1. Give in brief the methodology of Operation Research.

 

  1. What do you understand by the term duality? Write the dual for the following primal LP problem.

 

Minimize Z =20X1 + 15X2 +18X3 + 10X4

Subject to

4X1 -3X2 + 10X3+ 4X4 < 60

X1 +  X2+   X3 = 27

-X2 +4X2+ 7X3 > 35

Non negativity X1, X2, X3, X4 > 0

 

 

 

 

 

 Section – B

  1. Answer any THREE out of FIVE.                            (3 x 15   = 45)

 

  1. A diet conscious housewife wishes to ensure certain minimum intake of vitamins A,B and C for the family. The minimum daily (quantity) needs of the vitamins A,B and C for the family are respectively 30,20 and 16 units. For the supply of this minimum vitamin requirement, the housewife depends on two fresh foods. The first one provides 7,5, 2 units of three vitamin per gram respectively and the second one provides 2,4, 8 units of the same three vitamins per gram of the food stuff respectively. The first food stuff costs Rs 3 per gram and the second Rs 2 per gram. The problem is how many grams of each food stuff should the housewife buy everyday to keep her food bill as low as possible?
  2. a) formulate the underlying L.P problem.
  3. b) write the dual problem
  4. c) solve the dual problem by using the simplex method.

 

  1. The marketing manager of a company faced with the problem of assigning 5 regional managers to six zones. From past experience he knows that the efficiency percentage judged by the sales, market share, operating cost etc depends a lot on Regional Manager Zone combination given below:
                    Regional Manager Zones
Managers I II III IV V VI
A 71 89 85 80 76 78
B 79 83 67 74 72 83
C 73 70 81 82 76 89
D 91 94 84 89 81 80
E 88 89 77 87 67 74

You are to advise the marketing manager which zone should be managed by a junior manager due to the non-availability of a regional manager, so that overall efficiency is maximized.

 

  1. A company has four terminals u, v, w and x. at the start of a particular day 10, 4, 6 and 5 trailers respectively are available at these terminals. During the previous night 13, 10, 6 and 6 trailers respectively were loaded at plants A, B, C and D. the company dispatcher has come up with the costs between the terminals and plants as follows:
 

 

TERMINAL

                           PLANTS
  A B C D
U 20 36 10 28
V 40 20 45 20
W 75 35 45 50
X 30 35 40 25

Find the allocation of loaded trailer from plants to terminals in order to minimize transportation cost.

 

  1. A book store wishes to carry a particular book in stock. Demand is probabilistic and replenishment of stock takes two days (i.e if an order is placed on 1st March, it will be delivered at the end of the day on March 3). The probabilities of demand are given below:
Demand(daily) 0 1 2 3 4
Probability 0.05 0.10 0.30 0.45 0.10

Each time an order is placed, the store incurs an ordering cost of Rs 10 per order. The store also incurs a carrying cost of Rs 0.05 per book per day. The inventory carrying cost is calculated on the basis of stock at the end of each day. The manager of the book store wishes to compare two options for his inventory decision:

A ) order 5 books when the inventory at the beginning of the day plus orders outstanding is less than 8 books.

  1. B) order 8 books when the inventory at the beginning of the day plus orders outstanding is less than 8.

Currently (beginning of 1st day) the store has a stock of 8 books plus 6 ordered two days ago and expected to arrive next day. Using Monte Carlo simulation for 10 cycles, recommend which option the manager should choose.

The two digit random numbers are: 89, 34, 78, 61, 39, 16, 13, 73.

 

  1. Discuss the various techniques used in Operation Research.

 

Section – C

  • ONE Compulsory Case study (No choice) (1 x 20 = 20)                     
  1. Project consists of eight activities with the following time estimates:
ACTIVITY IMMEDIATE PREDECESSOR OPTIMISTIC TIME(DAYS) MOST LIKELY TIME(DAYS) PESSIMISTIC TIME(DAYS)
A – 1 1 7
B – 1 4 7
C – 2 2 8
D A 1 1 1
E B 2 5 14
F C 2 5 8
G D,E 3 6 15
H F,G 1 2 3
         
  1. Draw PERT network.
  2. Find expected time for each activity
  3. Determine the earliest event time and latest allowable time.
  4. Determine critical path.
  5. Determine the total float for each activity
  6. what is the probability that the project will be completed in
  7. a) 22days b) 18 days and          c)19days.

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2013 II Sem Impex Procedures & Documentation Question Paper PDF Download

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St. joSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTON0MOUS)

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – APRIL 2013

M.I.B  – II semester

IMPEX Procedures & DOCUMENTATION

Duration: 3  Hrs                                                                                                 Max. Marks: 100

Section – A

  1. Answer ALL the questions. Each carries 4 marks.                                (10×4=40)

 

  1.  Name any 5 Export Promotion Councils.
  2. Give the expansion of the following : 1. CT-PAT 2) COC 3) ISO 4) DEPB  5) GSP
  3.    What are the two types of certificate of origin ?
  4. How many countries extend preferential tariff treatment?
  5. Name 5 countries in the European Union.
  6. Name 5 countries outside E.U. that extend tariff concessions.
  7. Which Statistical sampling is used for carrying out Pre-shipment

Inspection of garments

  1. What are the 3 types of audits?
  2.       Name the organization which allots I.E. Code?

10         Name a minimum of 5 regulatory documents

 

Section  – B

  1. Answer BOTH the questions. Each carries 20 marks.                                 (2×20=40)
  2. From The Advance Authorization No. 0410099952 dated 12.11.2008

Prepare the Application for Letter of Credit with special conditions for

Item No.1 bearing ITCHS Code 62-05-9090.

  1. Prepare G.S.P for Item no. 1

Section – C                 

  • Answer the following questions. ( Marks   20)

                  From the given Documentary Credit no.               

                   201210030925CMCIFRPPXXX01850955 answer the following:

  1. What type of Documentary is this?
  2. Who is the First Beneficiary and the Second Beneficiary?
  3. What is the last date of shipment?
  4. What is the penalty for shipping beyond ship date ?
  5. Who bears the Freight charges?
  6. What are the charges for discrepancy in the documents?
  7. Name the port of loading and port of final destination?
  8. Mention 4 of the Documents to be submitted for negotiations.
  9. Name the language in which the documents should be?
  10. Give the address to which the Documents to be sent?

                   

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2013 II Sem International Financial Institutions And Markets Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION- MARCH/APRIL 2013
MIB – II SEMESTER
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARETS
Duration: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 100
Section – A
I) Answer ANY SEVEN questions. (7X5=35)
1. “The interbank market uses quotation conventions adopted by ACI.” What are these conventions?
2. With reference to International Banking, explain Foreign Exchange risk.
3. “The RBI’s decision to cut rates will help revive investment in the economy,” Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, said, adding that the economy was beginning to bottom out after a long slowdown. He was referring to the Repo rate and CRR. Explain how?
4. India has a BBB- rating from S&P, the lowest investment grade among the BRIC group of large emerging economies and one notch above “junk” status. In the light of the above, write a note on credit rating symbols and junk bonds.
5. Suppose an edible oil importer wants to import edible oil worth USD 100,000 and places his import order on July 15, 2008, with the delivery date being 4 months ahead. At the time when the contract is placed, in the spot market, one USD was worth say INR 44.50. But, suppose the Indian Rupee depreciates to INR 44.75 per USD when the payment is due in October 2008, the value of the payment for the importer goes up to INR 4,475,000 rather than INR 4,450,000. What would be his hedging strategy?

6. Explain the role of IMF as a centerpiece of world monetary order.
7. If the spot rate is USD/INR 45.50/45.55 and one month swap points are given as 20/30, how is the forward rate calculated and why is this mechanism followed? GBP/USD Spot: 1.5677/1.5685 and GBP/USD 1 month Forward: 1.5575/1.5585. Calculate the forward premium/discount. What does the result indicate?
8. Distinguish between futures and forwards.
9. Differentiate between Eurobonds and Foreign Bonds.

10. Write a note on Fannie Mae.

Section – B
II) Answer any THREE questions (3×15=45)
11. Mr Patil has retired after what can be called a very fulfilling career with a leading engineering company. His only daughter is married and well settled in Bangalore. He owns a large house in Thane — worth about INR 80 lakh (INR 8 million), but he has limited savings (including PPF and EPF) of INR 10 lakh (INR 1 million) to generate any major income. He is not expecting any pension either. His worry now is to pay for his modest monthly expenses of INR 20,000. The only option he had earlier was to rent his house and move to a smaller house himself or to sell his house altogether and invest the proceeds to earn a higher monthly income. Either way, in his old age, he will be forced to look around for accommodation and keep on worrying about the rising rents — not a very happy prospect.
Is there a better way out for him?
12. On 27th December 2008, Gitanjali Jewellers required State Bank of India to remit FFR 300,000 to France in payment of import of diamonds under an irrevocable LC. However due to the bank’s strike, State Bank of India could remit only on 4th January 2009. Interbank rates were as follows:
PLACE 27th December 2008 4th January 2009
Delhi (INR/USD)
USD per INR 100 4.10/4.15 4.07/4.12
London (GBP/USD) 2.7250/60 2.7175/85
Paris (GBP/FFR) 4.9575/90 4.9380/ 90

State Bank of India wishes to retain an exchange margin of 0.125%. How much does Gitanjali Jewellers stand to gain or lose due to the delay?
13. (a) You are planning a trip to Europe and Japan and want to change USD into Euros and yen. Your bank provides the following quotes:
Bid Ask
Euros USD 1.194 USD 1.245
Yen USD 0.009245 USD 0.00967

What is the bank’s bid ask spreads? How much would you lose if you converted USD 500 into Euros and USD 500 into yen and then back to USD?

(b) The market price of a Rs. 1000 par value bond carrying a coupon rate of 14% and maturing after 5 years is Rs. 1050. What is the YTM on this bond? What is the approximate YTM?
(8+7)

14. What is a letter of credit? Explain its working in the light of it being a product offered by international banks.

15. (a) A bank issued a demand draft on Montreal for Canadian dollar 50,000 at CAD/INR 29.4850. However, after a few days the purchaser of the draft requested the bank to cancel it & repay the rupee equivalent to him. Assuming CAD is quoted in the Singapore Foreign Exchange market as USD/CAD 1.4541/4561 and in the interbank market USD/INR is 42.5275/5350, how much the customer will gain or lose on cancellation of the draft? Exchange margin on TT buying is 0.08%.
(b ) From the following information you are required to calculate (a) ready bill buying rate, (b) 2 months forward buying rate for demand bill, (c) ready rate for 60 days usuance bill, and (d) 2 months forward buying rate for 60 days usuance bill
Interbank rate USD
Spot USD 1= INR 42.6000/ 6075
1 month 3500 / 3600
2 months 5500 / 5600
3 months 8500 / 8600
4 months 1.1500 / 1.1600
5 months 1.3500/1.3600
6 months 1.5500/ 1.6600

Transit period is 20 days. Exchange margin is 0.10%.
(8+7)
16. (a) An importer-customer of a bank wishes to book a forward contract with the bank on 2nd August 2010 for sale to him of USD 150,000 delivery November 2010.
The spot rates on 2nd August 2010 are USD / INR 42.3700 / 3800 and the swap points are:

USD/ INR Spot August 0300/0400
Spot September 1100/1300
Spot October 1900/ 2200
Spot November 2700/3100
Spot December 3500/ 4000

(b) Euro is quoted in Singapore as under:
Spot EUR 1 = USD 1.0125/150
1 month forward 0.0050/0.0075

In the interbank market USD is quoted as under:
Spot USD 1= INR 42.1250/ 1375
1 month forward 6000/ 6100

The bank is required to load an exchange margin of 0.15% in the exchange rate for TT selling and 0.20% for bill selling.
A shipping company has asked the bank to quote the bank’s spot TT selling rate for a freight remittance of EUR 150,000 to Frankfurt.
What rates will the bank quote to the customer?

Section – C
III) Case study – Compulsory Question. (15+5 marks)
17. Suppose Mr X wants to open a multiplex and is in need of funds for the same. To raise funds, Mr X can sell his future cash flows (cash flows arising from sale of movie tickets and food items in the future) in the form of securities to raise money.
In the light of the above example explain the process of securitization.

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2013 III sem Finance For Managers Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION- APRIL 2013
MIB – II SEMESTER
FINANCE FOR MANAGERS
Duration : 3 HRS MARKS : 100

SECTION – A

I) Answer any SEVEN of the following. Each question carries 5 marks. (7×5=35)

1. Explain the theories of Dividend Policy.
2. Explain any five Risk Accounting Methods.
3. Explain factors affecting Capital Structures.
4. Explain in detail tools of Inventory Management.
5. Give a note on Bonus Shares.
6. Elucidate the various Finance Decisions.
7. How do you measure time value of money?
8. What are the different types of leverages? Explain their importance.
9. Define Capital Budgeting and explain its importance.
10. Write a note on factoring.

SECTION – B

II) Answer any THREE of the following. Each question carries 15 marks (3×15=45)

11. Critically evaluate the objectives of Financial Management.

12. Explain the following Innovative sources of long term finance
a. Lease Finance
b. Venture Capital
c. Euro Issues

13. Aries Ltd. Wishes to raise additional finance of Rs.10,00,000 for meeting its investment
plans. It has Rs.2,10,000 in the form of retained earnings available for investment purpose. The following are the further details

Date Equity Mix is 3:7
Cos of debt upto Rs.1,80,000-10% before tax, beyond Rs.1,80,000-16% before tax
Earnings per share Rs.4
Dividends payout– 50%
Expected growth rate in dividend – 10%
Current market price per share- Rs.44
Tax rate- 50%

You are required to
a. To determine the pattern of raising the additional finance.
b. To determine post tax average cost of additional debt.
c. To determine cost of retain earnings and cost of equity.
d. Compute overall WACC

14. Axion Ltd. Sells its product on a gross profit of 20% on sales. The following information
is extracted from its annual accounts for the year ending 31st March 2012

Sales( 3 months Credit ) Rs.40,00,000
Raw materials Rs.12,00,000
Wages(15 days in arrears) Rs.9,60,000
Manufacturing Expenses(1 month in arrears) Rs.12,00,000
Administration Expenses (1 month in arrears) Rs.4,80,000
Sales Promotion Expenses (payable half-yearly in advance) Rs.2,00,000

The company enjoys 1 month’s credit from its suppliers and maintains two months stock of raw material and one and a half months of finished goods. Cash balance is maintained at Rs.1,00,000. Assuming a 10% margin find out working capital requirement.
(Cost of sales to be considered for debtors and stock of finished goods)

15. An enterprise can make either of two investments at the beginning of 2013. Assuming
rate of return at 10% Evaluate the investment proposals as under

a. Payback period
b. NPV
c. PI
d. IRR (10% and 14%)

Particulars Proposal A Proposal B
Rs. Rs.
Cost of investment 20,000 28,000
Life (years) 4 5
Net Income (after depreciation and tax)
2012 500 NIL
2013 2,000 3,400
2014 3,500 3,400
2015 2,500 3,400
2016 — 3,400

It is estimated that each of the alternative projects will require an additional net working capital of Rs.2,000which will be received back in full after the expiry of each project life. Depreciation is provided under straight line method

SECTION – C

III) Case Study- Compulsory question. (20 marks)

16. A firm has a sales of Rs.75,00,000, Variable cost of Rs. 42,00,000 and fixed cost of
Rs.6,00,000. It has a debt of Rs.45,00,000 at 9% and equity of Rs. 55,00,000

a. What is the firm’s ROI ?
b. Does it have favorable financial leverage?
c. If the firm belongs to an industry whose asset turnover is 3. Does it have a high or low
Asset leverage?
d. What are the operating, financial and combined leverages of the firm?
e. If the sales drop to Rs.50,00,000 what will be its new EBIT ?
f. At what level the EBIT of the firm will be equal to 0 (zero).
g. Determine its present and future EPS if the value of each share is Rs.100.

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – APRIL 2014
M.I.B. – III SEMESTER
INTERNATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Duration : 3 HOURS Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer SEVEN questions from the following : (7x 5 = 35)
1. What is balance of payments?
2. What is cross border finance?
3. What are the techniques to appraise projects?
4. What are the various risks prevailing in international transactions?
5. Write a note on Capital budgeting?
6. Why does disequilibrium in BOP exist?
7. How is international financial management different from domestic financial
management?
8. What are the factors effecting exchange rates?
9. What is the difference between risk and exposure with respect to foreign
exchange management?
10. What is translation exposure?
SECTION – B
II) Answer any THREE questions from the following (3×15 = 45)
11. Why do companies enter global markets?
12. Critically analyse the statement” NPV is a simple method of assessing projects”
13. Explain the factors that discourage FDI in India?
14. What are forward rate agreements?
15. What are the risks faced by multinational companies?
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SECTION – C
III) Compulsory question. (20 marks)
16.
Big Oil is wondering whether to drill for oil in Westchester Country. The
prospectus is as follows:
Depth
of
Total Cost
Millions of Cumulative
PV of Oil (If found)
Millions of
Well
Feet Dollars
Probability
of Dollars
Finding Oil
2000 4 0.5 10
4000 5 0.6 9
6000 6 0.7 8
Draw a decision tree showing the successive drilling decisions to be made by Big
Oil. How deep should it be prepared to drill?

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – OCTOBER 2013
M.I.B. – III SEMESTER
GLOBAL RESOURCES &LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
Duration: 3 hours Max. Marks: 100
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please read the questions carefully. Please write legibly. Do not copy the question. It is
sufficient if you will mention the section number and question number before writing your
answers. Please answer only the required number of questions in each section. Answering
more questions than what is required will entail negative marking.Provide examples where
necessary. For Section ‘C’ and ‘D’ please provide an answer based on your conceptual
understanding of the topic.
SECTION – A
I) Answer any TEN questions. (10×1=10)
Please expand the abbreviations:
1. HSN
2. UCPDC
3. UNCITRAL
4. MIGA
5. OECD
6. TRIMS
7. CFR
8. URC
9. EXW
10. TRIPS
11. WCO
12. ICC
SECTION – B
II) Answer any FIVE questions. Answer not to be more than 6 lines. (5×2=10)
Please provide a brief definition of the following words:
13. Goods
14. Letter of Credit
15. Negotiable Documents
16. A Condition in a Contract
17. Liquidated Damages
18. Negotiable Instruments
SECTION – C
III) Answer any FIVE questions. Answer should not be more than one page. (5×6=30)
Please write an essay on the following topics:
19. Carbon Credits
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20. Harmonized System of Nomenclature given by the WCO
21. Importance of Privatization for Economic Development
22. Economic Integration in International Trade
23. International Chamber of Commerce
24. Difference between GATT and WTO
SECTION – D
IV) Answer any FIVE questions. Answer not to be more than 2 pages. (5×10=50)
25. State any 5 risks in an International contract. Explain what are the means available to
mitigate these risks?
26. State the different types of renewable and non-renewable Energy Resources. Taking
the example of any one resource, explain the issues faced and action plans needed for
sustainable development with respect to that energy resource?
27. State the different types and categories of law. Why are laws different in different
countries?
28. What are the different types of Letters of Credit? Provide a brief explanation for each
type of letter of credit?
29. What are the important objectives of the WTO? What are the current merits and
demerits of the WTO?
30. Explain the terms ‘Anti-Dumping Duty’ ‘Safe Guard Duty’ and ‘Countervailing
Duty’?

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St.Joseph’s College of Commerce (Autonomous)
MIB-II 3rd Sem. End Semester Exam- Sep. 2013
German Language
Time: 2 hrs. Total Marks: 100
(A) Mündliche Prüfung:
I. Das Diktat: 9
II. Termine bei der Ärztin machen. Hören Sie und tragen Sie die Termine von
Herrn Martens, Herrn Wagner und Frau Seidel in den Kalender ein.
Heute ist Montag. 6
(B) Schriftliche Prüfung:
III. Ergänzen Sie die Dialoge: haben und sein im Präsens und Präteritum.
Achten Sie auf die Verbform! 13
(1)• Gestern ………….ich keinen guten Tag. Ich ……….in der Stadt und ……….
um fünf einen Termin mit Michael.
•• Wer …………das?
• Michael ………. mein Freund und er ………immer pünktlich.
Aber gestern ……..er nicht zu Hause
••Wo ………er denn?
• Er ……………eine neue Freundin und ……………bei ihr!
(2) • ……… ihr letzten Donnerstag nicht im Ausländeramt?
•• Nein, wir ………………nicht im Ausländeramt.
• ……………..ihr keine Zeit?
•• Das ………… nicht das Problem. Wir …………. einen Termin um zwei Uhr,
aber unser Auto …………… kaputt. Es ……. schon alt.
(3) • Hallo, mein Name ……. Bergmann. Ich ……… heute einen Termin bei Ihnen.
••Ach, Herr Bergmann, Ihr Termin ………… gestern. Wo ………. Sie ?
• Wirklich gestern? Ich …………. zu Hause. Tut mir Leid. ……….Sie einen
neuen Termin?
••Ich ………. nur noch einen Termin am Mittwoch um 14 Uhr.
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……… das okay?
• Ja, das ……….. gut. Vielen Dank!
IV. Ergänzen und konjugieren Sie: „fahren“ 3
1. Ich ……………nächsten Mittwoch nach Frankreich
2. Wie oft ………….. ihr zu euren Eltern? Jedes Wochenende.
3. Paul …………..mit dem Bus zur Universität.
4. Herr und Frau Meier …………………..oft mit dem Fahrrad.
5. Wann ………….du nach Hause?
Nächsten Montag.
6. Wohin …………… Sie nächstes Jahr? Nach Italien.
V. Kommunikation. Was sagen Sie in diesen Situationen? 3.5
Kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.
1. Sie machen einen. Termin beim Frisör. Was sagen Sie am Telefon?
a. 􀂆 Haben Sie einen Terminkalender?
b. 􀂆 Ich warte auf meinen Termin.
c. 􀂆 Haben Sie am Samstagvormittag einen Termin frei?
2. Sie waren bei Doktor Glas und kommen zwei Stunden zu spät zum Unterricht.
a. 􀂆 Wie geht’s?
b. 􀂆 Tut mir leid, aber ich hatte keinen Stadtplan.
c. 􀂆 Entschuldigung, ich war beim Arzt.
3. Gül möchte am Montagabend mit Ihnen ins Kino gehen. Sie haben keine Zeit.
a. 􀂆 Tut mir Leid. Am Montagabend mache ich Sport.
b. 􀂆 Den Film kenne ich schon.
c. 􀂆 Kommst du am Montag mit ins Kino?
4.Heute ist Montag. Freitag haben Sie einen Termin beim Arzt. Sie rufen in der
Praxis an und sagen ab.
a. 􀂆 Ich kann am Freitag nicht kommen. Ich schreibe einen Test.
b. 􀂆 Ich bin im Stau.
c. 􀂆 Tut mir leid, das passt mir nicht.
5. Am Samstag lernen Sie immer von 15 Uhr bis 17 Uhr mit Peter Deutsch.
An diesem Samstagnachmittag haben Sie keine Zeit. Sie schlagen einen
anderen Termin vor.
a. 􀂆 Ich habe Samstag keine Zeit.
b. 􀂆 Geht es Samstagmorgen?
c. 􀂆 Tut mir leid, aber ich habe den Termin vergessen!
6. Sie sind in Leipzig und haben um 14 Uhr einen wichtigen Termin bei
Frau Strunz in Dresdenjetzt ist es 13 Uhr und der Zug ist noch nicht da.
Er kommt erst in 20 Minuten. Sie rufen Frau Strunz an. Was sagen Sie?
a. 􀂆 Tut mir leid, mein Zug hat Verspätung. Haben Sie so gegen 15 Uhr Zeit?
b. 􀂆 Ich bin noch in Leipzig. Ich habe keine Zeit.
c. 􀂆 Entschuldigung! Wann haben Sie Zeit?
7.Sie haben eine Verabredung im Café. Sie finden das Café zuerst nicht und
kommen eine Viertelstunde zu spät. Was sagen Sie?
a. 􀂆 Entschuldigung, ich hatte keine Uhr.
b. 􀂆 Tut mir leid, ich hatte keinen Stadtplan.
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c. 􀂆 Bin ich zu spät?
VI. Übersetzen Sie: 6
1. Excuse me, where ist he Marketing Department?
Oh, that is in the ground floor.
2. In which floor are the toilets?
They are in the second floor on the right.
3. Excuse me, where do I find the Canteen?
In front of the house.
VII. Wortfelder In der Stadt. Ergänzen Sie. 4
a) Wortfeld Verkehr
1. Herr Effenberg war auf der Autobahn im ………….. Er kommt zu spät.
2. In Frankfurt gibt es einen internationalen ……….
3. Hast du einen ……… von Berlin? Wo ist der Bahnhof Zoo?
b) Wortfeld Häuser
4. Eine Uni-Klinik ist ein ……………
5. Musikfans gehen in die ……………..
6. Wir fahren für zwei Tage nach München. Wir schlafen im …………..
7. Ich fahre mit dem Zug zur Arbeit. Jeden Morgen gehe ich zum ……….. .
8. Am Donnerstag gibt es den neuen Walt-Disney-Film im …………
VIII. Was ist wann? Schreiben Sie die Ordnungszahlen in Wörtern. 7
a)
1. Meine Deutschprüfung findet am…………………………… statt.
2. Die Semesterprüfung fängt am ……………. an und endet am ………………..
3. Die Semesterferien beginnen am ………………..
4. Ich bin mit meiner Familie auf Urlaub von…………..bis zum…………
5. Die Wiedereröffnung nach den Ferien ist am………………..
6. Mein Geburtstag ist am ………………
7. Ich bin am…………………….. geboren.
b] Nennen Sie drei Feiertage in Indien. Wann sind diese Feiertage in 2013? 3
1.
2.
3.
X. Einladen: Ergänzen Sie die Verbformen. 3
1. ………du Pedro zu Weihnachten ……… ?
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2. Ich ………. Peter zum Essen ………….
3. Meine Chefin ……….uns morgen zum Kaffee ………
4. …………ihr Peter auch zu der Party …………..?
5. Wir ………… unsere Freunde am Sonntag zum Mittagessen ………
6. Meine Mitbewohner …………….ihre Freunde zum Frühstück ………
XI. Jelena’s Terminkalender: Lesen Sie den Terminkalender.
Ergänzen Sie den Text mit den passenden Verben: 3.5
sein – fahren – treffen – machen – kochen – schreiben – nehmen
einkaufen – gehen – kommen – haben – spielen – lernen
1. Das …………… Jelenas Terminkalender.
2. Am Montag ………….sie wie immer von neun bis eins Deutsch.
3. In der Pause um zehn ………….. sie schnell Passfotos für ihr neues
4. Studentenvisum.
5. Sie …………… am Dienstag um vier einen Termin beim Ausländeramt.
6. Am Mittwoch ………….. sie nach dem Unterricht um halb zwei zum Frisör.
7. Von halb sechs bis halb sieben ………… sie Tennis.
8. Am Donnerstag …………… sie Ulrike um sechs.
9. Am Freitag um zehn ……………. sie einen Test.
10. Um fünf nach zwei ………… sie den Zug nach Dresden und ……………. am Abend
11. um fünf nach halb acht wieder nach Hause.
12. Am Samstag …………sie um zehn auf dem Markt ……….
13. Am Sonntag um zwölf ……Pedro. Sie ……….zusammen Mittagessen.
XII. Wie sagt man das auf Deutsch?
Wie heißen die Wörter auf Deutsch im Singular und Plural mit Artikel? 5
Engl. Singular Plural
1. Train
2. Bus
3. Taxi
4. Traffic Signal
5. Bicycle
6. Bus Stop
7. Pedestrian
8. Car
9. Street Lamp
10. Metro Train
XIII. Finden Sie acht Wörter. Schreiben Sie die Wörter mit Artikel. 4
Untergeschosskantinelesezimmervideoräumebibliothekparkplätzekursleitertoliletten
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
XIV. Hier sind die Antworten. Stellen Sie die Fragen. 5
1. Der Chef ist in der ersten Etage links, Zimmer 10.
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2. Die Toiletten? Gleich hier rechts, neben dem Sekretariat.
3. Die Marketingabteilung ist in der zweiten Etage rechts.
4. Die Kantine ist hinter dem Haus.
5. Die Personalabteilung finden Sie im Erdgeschoss, Zimmer 9.
XV. Anja macht eine Party. Was ist wo? Beschreiben Sie ihr Zimmer vor und 10
nach der Party mit den Präpositionen in, neben, unter, auf, vor, hinter,
an, zwischen. (nehmen Sie fünf Gegenstände als Beispiele!)
(a) vor der Party (b) nach der Party.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
XVIII. Ergänzen Sie mit dem Dativ und dem Akkusativ: 5
1. Herr Müller erklärt ________ Kind ________ Fahrplan.
2. Frau Braun gibt ________ Gast ________ Hand.
3. Wir kaufen ________ Kind ________ Buch.
4. Er bietet ________ Freund ________ Zigarette an.
5. Der Verkäufer bringt ________ Frau ________ Kleid.
XIX. Übersetzen Sie ins Deutsche. 10
(A)
1. When does our German lesson start? It starts exactly at 10 am.
2. At what time does her music lesson begin? At 3 o’clock sharp.
3. Excuse me, what is the time? It is 6:25 in the evening.
4. How often do you cook? I cook three times a day.
5. What is the time in Japan? It is 4:15 pm.
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(B)
1. He narrates the story to his daughter.
2. The man opens the door for the lady.
3. Sheela fetches the newspaper for her grandmother.
4. The teacher dictates a lesson to the students.
5. My mother explains a sentence to my brother.

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ST.JOSEPH’S COMMERCE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS).
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION OCTOBER – 2013
MIB III SEMESTER
FRENCH
TIME: 3:00hrs Max Marks: 100
Dictionary not allowed.
I. Choisissez et écrivez la bonne réponse : (5)
Rarement/jamais/toujours/souvent/généralement.
1. Je ne mange _______________ d’épinards, je déteste ça !
2. Il va ________________ au cinéma : peut‐être une ou deux fois par un.
3. Je fais __________________ mes devoirs après le déjeuner.
4. Il m’offre _________________ des fleurs pour mon anniversaire.
5. Je me lève _____________________ à 7 h 30.
II. Associez les éléments de deux colonnes : (10)
Les fêtes Réponses Les dates.
La fête des Mères _________________ a. Le 1erMai
La Fête du Travail _________________ b. En février ou en Mars
La Fête Nationale _________________ c. Le 8 Mars.
Mardi gras _________________ d. Le dernier dimanche du mai
Jour International des femmes _________________ e. Le 14 juillet.
III. Conjuguez les verbes selon les consignes entre parenthèses (15)
1. L’année prochaine, je ________________ (étudier‐ futur proche) le français à Antibes.
2. Moi, je‐j’ _________________ (travailler – Passé composé) jusqu’à 2 heures du matin.
3. C’est bien. On _______________ (pouvoir – futur proche).
4. Le voisin ___________________ (téléphoner – Passé récent) pour nous inviter à l’apéritif.
5. Fred, tu ___________________ (lire – Passé composé/négation) mon texto.
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6. Nous ____________________ (parler – futur proche/négation) de politique! Ça ennuie tout
le monde.
7. Tu __________________ (trouver – passé récent) un travail ce matin!
8. Mes filles, elles __________________ (rentrer‐ passé composé) à la maison vers 19 heures.
9. Emeline, Bravo! Vous _______________ (gagner – passé récent) le voyage à Paris!
10. Ce soir, mes enfants ___________________ (s’endormir‐ futur proche) tôt.
11. Nous ______________________ (se réveiller – passé récent).
12. Vous ______________________ (s’amuser – passé composé) bien hier ?
13. Anaïs et Clément __________________ (acheter – passé récent) cette voiture la semaine
dernière.
14. Mon grand‐père ____________________ (tomber – passé composé) malade récemment.
15. Tu ______________________ (aller – futur proche) au cinéma avec Claude, Samedi ?
IV. Complétez les annonces avec les adjectifs possessifs qui conviennent : (5)
1. Beaucoup de gens recherchent la personne de __________ vie. (Votre/ton/leur) Avec cette
émission, nous vous aidons à trouver l’homme ou femme de __________ vie! (Notre/votreleur).
2. Tu es invité(e) à _________ anniversaire,(Son/ton/mon) dimanche à 15h 30! Viens avec
__________ on va danser. (Vos/tes/leurs).
3. Je fête la fin de ________ vie (Mon/Ta/ma) de célibataire le 9 juin.
V. Choisissez la forme correcte : (5)
1. je ne rentre pas ___________ (dans – à) la maison ce soir.
2. Tu pars en vacances ___________ (chez – aux) les amis de mes parents ?
3. Elle travaille ___________ (dans – chez) un salon de coiffure.
4. Je fais toujours mes courses ___________ (Chez – dans) les mêmes commerçants.
5. Elle et moi, on va __________ (Dans – chez) les mêmes magasins.
VI. Choisissez et écrivez : c’est/il est/elle est. (5)
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1. ___________ Arnaud Montfort, __________ le fils de Bernard ; _________ acteur et
________ mon acteur préféré!
2. __________ Jo Baker, ________ un homme très généreux.
3. _________ brune et mince et ________ le sosie de Mario Cotillard.
VII. Choisissez le verbe être/faire et conjugues ces verbes si nécessaire : (5)
1. Je dois ________ attention! Il y a beaucoup de voitures!
2. Sara n’/ne _________ pas d’accord avec moi.
3. Je n’aime pas _________ en retard, donc je pars très tôt.
4. ________ ‐ vous en train de regarder la télé ?
5. Nous devons _________ la vaisselle, car mes grands‐parents arrivent bientôt.
VIII. Complétez les deux conversations avec les éléments suivants : (10)
Rousse – une allure sportive – un jeune acteur – elle a les yeux – grand et brun.
1. David Moreno, un petit mot sur votre prochain film : vous avez déjà choisi l’acteur principal.
vous pouvez nous le décrire physiquement ?
‐ Oui, c’est ______________________, il est ______________________________________ ; il a
_____________________________.
‐ Et l’actrice ?
‐ Elle est _______________________ et ____________________________ verts.
IX. Compréhension écrite :
Lisez le texte et répondez aux questions suivantes : (10)
Où est‐ce que les Français aiment passer leurs vacances ?
Une Interview
Journaliste de Loisirs Plus : Où est‐ce que vous aimez partir en vacances ?
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Lili : Moi, je vais sur l’île de Berder. C’est une très petite île qui se trouve en Bretagne. Elle est
magnifique et j’adore y aller.
Christian : Ma femme est Croate, alors chaque été on va en Croatie. Sa mère est à Zagreb.
Elle a un frère qui habite à 20 kilomètre de Dubrovnik. On visite le pays !
Luc : Moi, je suis un fou de montagne, j’y vais dès que je peux. Mes vacances, c’est les Alpes
ou les Pyrénées, ça dépend. Cet été, je vais faire une randonnée en Suisse. L’année dernière
j’ai fait le tour du Mont‐Blanc. J’ai besoin des sommets et de la nature.
Journaliste : Dans quel autre pays vous aimeriez passer vos vacances ?
Lili : Moi, j’aimerais bien aller aux États‐Unis un jour. Je n’y suis jamais allée.
Christian : Peut‐être en Espagne ou au Portugal.
Luc : Au Népal pour découvrir l’Himalaya !
(a) Dites vrai ou faux : (4)
1. Lili va en vacances en France. V / F
2. Elle ne veut jamais visiter les États‐Unis.V / F
3. Luc va souvent dans les montagnes.V / F
4. La femme de Christian n’est pas française.V / F
(b) Trouver le contraire dans le texte : (4)
1. Rester ×
2. Sage ×
3. Nuit ×
4. Déteste×
(c) trouver un autre mot pour : (2)
1. Un espace ou terrain entoure de la mer =
2. Poser des questions à une personne=
3. Le nom de deux montagnes connus dans le monde :
4. Deux pays qui ne sont pas en Europe :
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X. Compréhension de l’oral :
1. Extrait – 1 Écoutez le message et complétez le faire‐part. (6)
______________________________ et Laurent
Sont heureux de vous annoncer
La naissance de leur______________________
Elle s’appelle _____________________
Elle est née le _____ _________________
Elle pèse _______________ et mesure ______________
2. Extrait – 2. Écoutez la publicité et répondez aux questions. (4)
a. Le club est dans quelle ville ?
____________________________________________________________
b. Notez deux sports proposés par ce club.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
c. Pour avoir des renseignements vous pouvez appeler au 05 ____ ____ ____ ____.
XI. Écrivez une carte postale d’un voyage : Vous êtes en vacances dans une ville ou pays de
votre choix. Écrivez à votre ami(e) des indications sur la localisation d’un pays (la capitale,
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une caractéristique, une célébrité…..) Précisez le type d’activités (sports et loisirs) qu’on peut
y pratiquer. 50‐70 mots (10)
XII. Dictée. (10)

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – OCTOBER 2013
MIB – III SEMESTER
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 100
SECTION- A
I) Answer any SEVEN questions. (7×5 = 35)
1. Assume that the Polish currency (called zloty) is worth USD 0.32. The
USD is worth EUR 0.7. One USD can be exchanged for 8 Mexican pesos.
Last year a dollar was valued at 2.9 Polish zloty and the peso was valued
at USD 0.10.
(a) Would US exporters to Mexico that expect pesos as payment be
favourably or unfavourably affected by the change in the Mexican
peso’s value over the last year?
(b) Would US importers from Poland that pay for imports in zloty be
favourably or unfavourably affected by the change in the zloty’s
value over the last year?
2. State the covered interest parity theorem. Assume that interest rate parity
exists. The one-year nominal interest rate in the US is 7%, while the one
year nominal interest rate in Australia is 11%. The spot rate of the
Australian dollar is USD 0.60. Today, you purchase a one year forward
contract on 10M AUD. How many USD will you need in one year to
fulfill your forward contract?
3. Global Banking Corp. can borrow $5 M at 5% annualized. It can use the
proceeds to invest in Canadian dollars at 9% annualized over a 6-day
period. The Canadian dollar is worth $ 0.95 and is expected to be worth $
0.94 in 6 days. Based on this information, should Global Banking Corp.
borrow US dollars and invest in Canadian Dollars? What would be the
gain or loss in US dollars?
4. What are the quotation conventions adopted by ACI?
5. What is Fundamental Forecasting based on?
6. A valued constituent of a bank wants to remit FFR 200,000. The spot
interbank levels are:
USD/INR 43.3550/3650
USD/FFR 5.9028/48
Calculate the rupee amount to be recovered from the customer taking into
account, Exchange margin of 0.10%
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7. A bank issued a demand draft on Montreal for CAD 50,000 at CAD/INR
29.4850. However, after a few days the purchaser of the draft requested
the bank to cancel it and repay the rupee equivalent to him.
Assuming the CAD were quoted in the Singapore market as under:
USD/ CAD 1.4541/4561
And in the interbank market USD/INR 42.5275/5350, how much will the
customer gain/lose on cancellation of the draft? Exchange margin on TT
buying is 0.08%
8. What does the BOP approach state as a theory of exchange rate
determination?
9. Distinguish between forward contracts and futures contract.
10. Give a summary of option pay off patterns.
SECTION -B
II) Answer any THREE questions. (3×15=45)
11. (a) On 20th May a bank’s customer tenders a 30 days sight bill drawn
under a letter of credit, in his favour opened by the bank’s Singapore
branch. The bill is for Singapore dollars 100,000 drawn on Hongkong. The
customer desires to retain 25% of the proceeds of the bill in foreign
exchange.
Assuming SGD are quoted in Singapore market as under:
Spot USD/SGD 1.6210/6240
1 month forward 42/40
2 months forward 63/60
3 months forward 84/80
USD are quoted in the interbank market as under:
Spot USD/INR
43.4525/4600
Spot June 1100/1000
Spot July 2200/2100
3 August 3300/3200
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What rate will the bank quote to the customer?
The bank requires an exchange margin of 0.10%, Transit period is 20
days. Interest on post shipment finance is 10%.
Also calculate the rupee amount payable to the customer.
(8 marks)
b) Euro is quoted in Singapore as under:
Spot EUR/USD 1.0125/150
One month forward 0.0050/0.0075
In the interbank market, USD is quoted as follows:
Spot USD/INR 42.1250/1375
1 month forward 6000/6100
The bank loads an exchange margin of 0.15% in the exchange rate for
TT selling and 0.20% for bill selling.
i) A shipping company has asked the bank to quote its TT selling
rate for a freight remittance of EUR 150,000 to Frankfurt
ii) Another customer requires the bank to retire an import bill
drawn on him for Euro 12,000
What rate will the bank quote to the customers?
(7 marks)
12. Explain covered interest parity theory.
13. Explain the corporate motives for forecasting exchange rates. Explain
technical and fundamental forecasting methods. What are some
limitations of using the fundamental technique to forecast exchange rates?
14. (a) On 27th December 2008, Gitanjali Jewellers required State Bank of
India to remit FFR 300,000 to France in payment of import of diamonds
under an irrevocable LC. However due to the bank’s strike, State Bank of
India could remit only on 4th January 2009. Interbank rates were as
follows:
PLACE 27th December 2008 4th January 2009
Delhi
(INR/USD)
USD per INR 100
4.10/4.15 4.07/4.12
London
(GBP/USD)
2.7250/60 2.7175/85
Paris
(GBP/FFR)
4.9575/90 4.9380/ 90
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State Bank of India wishes to retain an exchange margin of 0.125%. How
much does Gitanjali Jewellers stand to gain or lose due to the delay?
(8 marks)
(b) Today is April 3rd. Spot USD/INR:48.75/78
Spot April end: 5/8
Spot May end: 12/17
Spot June end: 20/30.
Find the quote on June 20th.
(7 marks)
15. Write a note on Purchasing Power Parity theory and International Fischer
Effect.
SECTION –C
III) Compulsory – Case Study (20 marks)
How BMV dealt with Foreign Exchange Risk
The story: BMW Group, owner of the BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brands, has been
based in Munich since its founding in 1916. But by 2011, only 17 per cent of the cars
it sold were bought in Germany.
In recent years, China has become BMW’s fastest-growing market, accounting for 14
per cent of BMW’s global sales volume in 2011. India, Russia and eastern Europe
have also become key markets.
The challenge: Despite rising sales revenues, BMW was conscious that its profits
were often severely eroded by changes in exchange rates. The company’s own
calculations in its annual reports suggest that the negative effect of exchange rates
totalled €2.4bn between 2005 and 2009.
BMW did not want to pass on its exchange rate costs to consumers through price
increases. Its rival Porsche had done this at the end of the 1980s in the US and sales
had plunged.
In the light of the above case study explain what foreign exchange rate risks it might
be facing and methods to manage the same.
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END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – OCTOBER 2013
M.I.B. – III SEMESTER
ETHICS FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS
Time: 3 hrs Max. Marks:100
Section – A
I) Answer any SEVEN questions. (out of 10) (7×5=35)
1. Explain the significance of the RTI Act.
2. Why is surrogate advertising unethical?
3. What is whistle blowing? What is its role in corporate ethical behaviour?
4. What is the Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006?
5. Discuss the basic objectives of SEBI.
6. What is ASCI? What are its codes?
7. Explain Green Marketing and Green Washing?
8. Discuss CSR and its role in business ethics.
9. Briefly explain the six stage model of Kohlberg.
10. Explain Kantianism and its relevance to business organisations.
Section – B
II. Answer any THREE questions. (out of 5) (3×15=45)
11. Discuss the major HR related ethical issues in the Indian Context.
12. Explain the areas in marketing ethics (the 4 Ps) with suitable examples.
13. What is the role of board of directors in ensuring ethical business.
14. Discuss the important laws passed in India for protecting consumers.
15. Discuss the different obligations of a company to ensure corporate
governance.
Section –C
III) Case Study – compulsory question. (1×20=20)
Ethics of Ads targeting Children
Over the years, there have been several controversies surrounding ads for children.
Though there are strict guidelines and laws against advertising many products
targeted at children in USA and UK, in India, there are no such regulations.
Every advertisement has a target audience. The question is whether there should be
stricter regulations for advertising that focus on more vulnerable sections, especially
children. Is it alright to show smart looking middle class mothers, usually played by
popular actresses or models, serving their children a meal of instant noodles or
cereals fortified with small quantities of vitamins?
A WHO report mentions that there has been intense lobbying by the private sector
against proposals restricting ads of food products for children. This sector of
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marketing has been growing in tandem with globalisation and the fastest growth has
been registered in China and India.
Questions:
1. Why do marketers target children?
2. What are the pros and cons of this strategy?

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END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – OCTOBER 2013
M.I.B. – III SEMESTER
ADVANCED COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS
Duration: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer any SEVEN questions Out of TEN. (7×5=35)
1. Explain data processing cycle with relevant example?
2. What is real time data processing? Specify any two advantages of real time data
processing?
3. What are the main objectives of information systems audit?
4. Explain the factors to be considered while planning an information systems audit in
an IT organization?
5. Discuss the stages in security life cycle with relevant example?
6. How is Information Technology impacting the changes in the 21st century workplace?
7. What is ITES? Discuss the application of ITES in various areas of business?
8. What are the business advantages of Ms-Excel application?
9. “One of the main advantages of MIS is to facilitate effective managerial decision
making” Discuss?
10. What are the components of a computer system? Explain the utility of the computer
components?
SECTION – B
II) Answer any THREE out of FIVE. (3×15=45)
11.
a. Explain the framework for conducting information systems audit? (10 marks)
b. Discuss the relationship between capability maturity model Levels and IS audit with
an example? ( 5 Marks)
12. “The 21st century business is built on highly sensitive information” Discuss the
statement from the perspective of an Information technology organization?
13. What is BPO? Explain the conceptual framework of BPO implementation in any
service sector?
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14. a) What are advantages of computer applications in various areas of business?
(10 marks)
b) What are the computer related jobs available in the market for a commerce
graduate? (5 marks)
15.
a) Explain in detail the phases of system development life cycle with relevant
examples? (12 marks)
b) Is SDLC part of Information Technology project management method? ( 3 marks)
SECTION – C
II) Case Study – Compulsory question (No Choice) (1×20=20)
16.
Noida Public Library is the biggest library in Noida. Currently it has about 300 members.
A person who is 18 or above can become a member. There is a membership fee of Rs 400
for a year. There is a form to be filled in which person fills personal details. These forms
are kept in store for maintaining members’ records and knowing the membership period.
A member can issue a maximum of three books. He/she has three cards to issue books.
Against each card a member can issue one book from library. Whenever a member
wishes to issue a book and there are spare cards, then the book is issued. Otherwise that
request is not entertained. Each book is to be returned on the specified due date. If a
member fails to return a book on the specified date, a fine of Rs 2 per day after the due
return date is charged. If in case a card gets lost then a duplicate card is issued. Accounts
are maintained for the membership fees and money collected from the fines. There are
two librarians for books return and issue transaction. Approximately 100 members come
to library daily to issue and return books.
There are 5000 books available out of which 1000 books are for reference and cannot be
issued.
Records for the books in the library are maintained. These records contain details about
the publisher, author, subject, language, etc. There are suppliers that supply books to the
library. Library maintains records of these suppliers. Many reports are also produced.
These reports are for details of the books available in the library, financial details,
members’ details, and supplier’s details.
Currently all functions of the library are done manually. Even the records are maintained
on papers.
Now day by day members are increasing. Maintaining manual records is becoming
difficult task.
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There are other problems also that the library staff is facing. Like in case of issue of
duplicate cards to a member when member or library staff loses the card. It is very difficult
to check the genuinely of the problem. Sometimes the library staff needs to know about the
status of a book as to whether it is issued or not. So to perform this kind of search is very
difficult in a manual system. Also management requires reports for books issued, books in
the library, members, and accounts. Manually producing the reports is a cumbersome job
when there are hundreds and thousands of records.
Management plans to expand the library, in terms of books, number of members and
finally the revenue generated. It is observed that every month there are at least 50-100
requests for membership. For the last two months the library has not entertained requests
for the new membership as it was difficult to manage the existing 250 members manually.
With the expansion plans, the management of the library aims to increase its members at
the rate of 75 per month. It also plans to increase the membership fees from 400 to 1000
for yearly and 500 for half year, in order to provide its members better services, which
includes increase in number of books from 3 to 4.
Due to the problems faced by the library staff and its expansion plans, the management is
planning to have a system that would first eradicate the needs of cards. A system to
automate the functions of record keeping and report generation. And which could help in
executing the different searches in a faster manner.
Questions:
1. What is System analysis and Design? What is the role of Systems analyst in
performing SAD? (5 marks)
2. As a systems analyst, perform the system analysis and design (SAD) and identifying
the problems of the current system study the feasibility of a new automated system
and provide solution to the management of the library?- (15 marks)

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End Semester Examination – september  2013

 

MIB – I Semester

Managerial Communication

Time:2 Hours                                                                                                                         Max. Marks-70

Section – A

  1. I) Answer any Four of the following questions in about 150 words.                                      (5×4= 20)

1) Attempt a suitable definition of the term ‘communication’ and elaborate your answer.

 

2)  What are semantic barriers to effective communication? How can they be  overcome?

 

3) Write a short note on ‘Qualities of a Good report’.

4) What is the importance of audience analysis in effective oral presentation?

5) What is an e-mail? Discuss its advantages.

Section – B

 

  1. II) Answer any Four of the following questions.                              (4x10m =40)

6)  Suppose you want to take a car loan from STATE Bank of India, Bangalore. Write a letter to the

Chief Manager, SBI branch of your locality requesting him/her to send you all the information

related to car loan by SBI.

 

7)  Explain the term ‘Business Etiquettes’. The best rule for anyone to follow is to eat the way you are

accustomed to. Elaborate this statement in reference to Business  etiquettes.

 

8) What is a business report? While drafting a report, what technicalities should be kept in mind?
9) Assume that you are Arun Singh, the Director of NIIT, Kolkata. Draft a letter to a prospective

student, mentioning the value of NIIT training and the relevance of its   course. Refer to any

newspaper advertisement of NIIT.

 

 

10) What are the essential elements in the introduction, body and conclusion of an oral presentation?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section – c

 

III) Choose the correct preposition in the following sentences.                          (5×2=10)

11) More than twenty years have now passed…….. (since, when) I had my flight.

12) The title ‘Bharat Ratna’ was conferred ……. (to, on) him at a ceremony.

13) Two cars collided ………. (with, into) each other near the school.

14) This is the road to go ……. ( through, by).

15) He grew tired of hard work and began to despair…….. (with, of) success.

 

 

 

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END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – OCTOBER 2013

M.I.B. – I SEMESTER

International Business Environment

Time: 3 hrs                                                                                                         Max.  Marks:100

 

                   Section –A

  1. Answer any SEVEN                                                                 (7 x 5 = 35)

 

  1. Make a critical assessment of WTO’s assistance to world trade.
  2. What are the main objectives of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP)?
  3. Thrust of mercantilism.
  4. State the government strategy to achieve the objectives of the Indian Foreign Trade Policy 2004-2009.
  5. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) programme in India Boon or Disaster?
  6. Indian seller of goods and Chinese buyer agreed that as per the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the arbitration would be held in Singapore. The Chinese buyer, however, filed an application in the Indian High Court seeking an injunction restraining the Indian seller from selling or alienating its goods, property or assets. Indian seller took the objection that, as per the agreement, the place of arbitration was at Singapore. As such, provisions of the Part-I of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 were not applicable and the application for interim relief was liable to be dismissed. Decide with reasons in the light of authoritative judgment on the above issue.
  7. Discuss in detail the reasons that prompt the companies for doing business globally.
  8. Highlight the function of theory of comparative advantage in global business.
  9. Critically discuss the various dimensions of technology transfer international business.
  10. Write short notes on: (a) GDP         (b) GNP

 

Section – B

  1. Answer any THREE                                                          (3 x 15   = 45) 

 

  1. Good business are not born, but are made by the combined efforts of all stakeholders, board of directors, government and the society at large.” In the light of this statement, bring out the various responsibilities of business towards different grouping of good corporate social responsibility.

 

  1. Make a critical assessment of different approaches to world trade and commerce.

 

  1. Explain the various strategies followed at various stages of product life cycle in global business. And discuss the motive for PLC in global trade.

 

  1. Enumerate the main motive within social and cultural Environment of global trade.

 

  1. Discuss the following technology impact on global business

(a) E-Business                (b) EFT                (c) SWIFT

 

Section – C

  • Compulsory Case study                                                             ( 1 x 20 = 20)

 

 India has imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of compact discs recordable (CDRs) from China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Chinese Taipei. The move is expected to give some relief to domestic producers of CDRs. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) had notified the imposition of anti-dumping duty in the range of $0.050 to $0.099 per piece. Imposition of duty is expected to level the field for domestic players. The domestic industry had petitioned the government against such imports as these were eroding their margins.

The designated authority – Director General of Anti-Dumping (DGAD) had made a recommendation to the CBEC in this regard. The authority, in its final findings, had concluded that the CDRs had entered Indian market from the identified countries at price less than their normal value in the domestic market.

“The domestic industry had suffered material injury and the injury has been caused to the domestic industry both by volume and price effect of dumped imports of subjected goods originating in or exported from the subject countries”, it had said. The authority maintained that dumping margins of the CDRs imported from these countries were substantial and above the de minims and recommended imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties.

 

Answer the following questions

 

  • What is dumping? Illustrate.
  • How did Directorate General of Anti dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) come to the conclusion of dumping of CDRs?
  • Under what conditions DGAD would have suspended the investigations?
  • With whom the appeal against the order of DGAD may be filed and in how many days?

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END SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS – OCTOBER ’2013

Class: MIB                                                                                                                Semester: I

          Subject: International Business Environment

Time: 3 Hours                                                                                                    Max: 100 Marks

SYNOPSIS OF ANSWER KEYS

 

Section –A                                                                

     Answer any SEVEN questions                                                                                    7 x 5 = 35         

  1. Make a critical assessment of WTO’s assistance to world trade
  • The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible.
  • The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business
  • Administers the WTO Agreements and facilitates their operation and implementation

Various assistance of WTO

  • Provides a forum for trade negotiations among member states on matters covered by the Agreements and for further liberalization of trade amongst members
  • Responsible for the settlement of differences and disputes between members
  • Responsible for periodic reviews of the trade policies of members
  • In addition provides technical assistance and training for developing countries
  • Cooperates with other international organisations on subjects of mutual interest

 

  1. What are the main objectives of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP)?
  • Policies are designed to regulate, direct, and protect national activities. The exercise of these policies is the result of national control, which provides a government with the right to shape the environment of the country and its citizens.
  • Analyze the most common reasons for countries to protect certain industries. And to discuss the mechanisms used to provide protection.
  • Enhance exports of major export.
  • Commodities Identify potential export commodities.
  • Diversify export destinations.

 

  1. Thrust of mercantilism

Mercantilism, which emerged in England in the mid-16th century, asserted that it is in a country’s best interest to maintain a trade surplus, to export more than it imports.

Thrust Areas

  • Promotion of National wealth and power
  • Importance of trade surpluses
  • Trade surplus leads to a net gold inflow, and thereby to greater national wealth and power
  • correlation between nations and households
  • Encourage domestic production and exports, discourage imports

 

  1. State the government strategy to achieve the objectives of the Indian Foreign Trade Policy 2004-2009.

Objective: Simplifying procedures and bringing down transaction costs

  • Transaction costs are incurred at the pre and post-production stages, and arise out from several procedural complexities associated with administrative processes, availability of finance and transportation problems.
  • For enhancing the growth of exports it is important to reduce the transaction costs involved.
  • Simplified and less stringent bureaucratic procedures like single window clearance and business friendly approach
  • Better technology due to higher levels of foreign investment, faster loading/unloading methods
  • Flexible labour laws and Cheap availability of power and raw materials

 

  1. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) programme in India Boon or Disaster?
    • Political Influence / Interference
    • Strict Policy
    • Setting up of new infrastructure
    • Resettlement and rehabilitation policy
    • Slow on approval for IT SEZ’s
    • Problem of alienation and discrimination.

 

  1. Indian seller of goods and Chinese buyer agreed that as per the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the arbitration would be held in Singapore. The Chinese buyer, however, filed an application in the Indian High Court seeking an injunction restraining the Indian seller from selling or alienating its goods, property or assets. Indian seller took the objection that, as per the agreement, the place of arbitration was at Singapore. As such, provisions of the Part-I of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 were not applicable and the application for interim relief was liable to be dismissed. Decide with reasons in the light of authoritative judgment on the above issue.

Based on Negotiation, Agreement – Consider Arbitration and Conciliation. Without affecting two countries bilateral relationship.

  1. Discuss in detail the reasons that prompt the companies for doing business globally.
  • Greater integration and interdependency of national economies; leading to freer movement of goods, services, capital, and knowledge
  • Rise of regional economic integration coalition
  • Growth of global investment and financial flows
  • Convergence of consumer lifestyles and preferences
  • Globalization of production
  • Exchange of products and services across national borders; typically through exporting and importing.

 

 

  1. Highlight the function of theory of comparative advantage in global business.

Theory of comparative advantage

It makes sense for a country to specialize in the production of those goods that it produces most efficiently.

  • According to the law of comparative advantage, a country must specialize in those products that it can produce relatively more efficiently than other countries.
  • Superior features provide good products
  • Unique benefits in global competition
  • Beneficial for two countries to trade even if one has absolute advantage in the production of all products.

 

  1. Critically discuss the various dimensions of technology transfer international business.
  • Defines the concept as ‘‘the movement of know-how, technical knowledge, or technology from one organizational setting to another’’.
  • Analyze an astonishingly wide range of organizational and institutional interactions involving some form of technology-related exchange.

Dimension Technology Transfer

  • Transfer agent
  • Transfer medium-
  • Transfer object
  • Transfer recipient
  • Demand Environment

 

  1. Write short notes on

(a) GDP- The total value of all goods and services produced within a nation’s borders over one year, no matter whether domestic or foreign-owned companies make the product.

(b) GNP- The income generated both by total domestic production as well as the international production activities of national companies.

 

     Answer any THREE questions                                                                               3 x 15   = 45 

 

  1. Good business are not born, but are made by the combined efforts of all stakeholders, board of directors, government and the society at large.” In the light of this statement, bring out the various responsibilities of business towards different grouping of good corporate social responsibility.

 

Responsibilities towards various groups

  • Owners / shareholders
  • Employees
  • Consumers
  • Government
  • Community and Society At Large

 

 

  1. Make a critical assessment of different approaches to world trade and commerce.

 

 

  1. Explain the various strategies followed at various stages of product life cycle in global business. And discuss the motive for PLC in global trade.
  • It’s important for marketers to understand how to move their product through the different stages by manipulating the marketing mix. A product life cycle consists of the introductory, growth, maturity and decline stages.
  • These stages need to be supported with correct pricing, promotion and distribution to reach the target market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Enumerate the main motive within social and cultural Environment of global trade.

 

 

 

 

  1. Discuss the following technology impact on global business

(a) E–Business

  • Reduction in physical boundaries and distance;
  • Serve larger customer base more efficiently;
  • Target specific customer groups;
  • The Internet is an interactive marketing medium;
  • More detailed information on customer transactions; and
  • Improved transaction efficiency.

 

 (b) EFT

  • EFT Global provide an efficient, safe and effective method to accept or make payments by EFT/ACH methods reducing administrative overheads and adding process efficiencies to your business.
  • Electronic fund transfers (EFT’s) are processed using the worldwide payment networks. EFT is a paperless system that provides for the inter-bank clearing of electronic entries for participating financial institutions
  • With the global emergence of electronic payments replacing paper based transaction methods it is now more important than ever for businesses to process transactions fast, efficient and accurately; enhancing business capabilities, reducing administrative overheads and allowing you concentrate on core business functions.

 

          (c) SWIFT- Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications

  • Quick and cheap
  • Secure and reliable
  • Standardized forms
  • Speed-More Reliable and Fast, Accurate
  • Costs- Cheaper
  • Volume – Manage Large
  • Security – More Authentic service
  • Uniform Formats

 

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M.I.B. – I SEMESTER

MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS & ORGANIZATIONAL Behaviour

Duration: 3 hours                                                                                      Max. Marks: 100

SECTION – A

 

  1. I) Answer any seven from the following:                                                (7 x 5= 35)

 

  1. Name four different schedules of reinforcement. Describe how each may be used for organizations.
  2. What are values and how do they differ from attitudes?
  3. What are the organizational challenges present in the current Indian scenario?
  4. The issue of who should be responsible for dealing with work stress – the individual or the organization – is an important one. What do you think?
  5. Explain the roles that a manager plays in an organization. How is a leader different from a manager?
  6. What are the negative effects of a highly cohesive group? Explain groupthink in this context.
  7. Bring out the ethical issues involved on power and politics.
  8. How do you relate Pavlov’s experiment in Classical conditioning to human     behavior? Give examples as to how a known stimuli results in known   responses.
  9. Explain the managerial grid with the example of a diagram.
  10. Critically analyze Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs theory.

 

SECTION – B

 

  1. II)   Answer any three of the following:                                                       (3×15=45)

 

  1. What are the major sources of interpersonal conflict? Which do you think is most relevant in today’s organizations?
  2. What are the major personalities attributes influencing OB?
  3. Explain the contingency theories of leadership.
  4. Explain the attribution theory.
  5. “People influence organizations, and organizations influence people”. Explain the statement.

 

 

SECTION – C

III) Case Study  – Compulsory question.                                                     (1x 20=20)

General Electric Corporation consists of over 186 companies organized into 43

strategic groups and six business sectors. With over 250 000 employees, it is one

of the oldest consumer and industrial products manufactures in America. For

over 40 years it has been one of the largest defense contractors. For the US armed

services it builds jet engines, radar systems, missile components and a variety

of replacement parts. It also builds military hardware for purchase by friendly

countries after the Department of Defense and the Commerce Department have

cleared the transactions.

 

All defence contracting firms in the USA have started efforts to prevent or eliminate fraudulent and deceptive business practices. These programmes have been stimulated by the provisions of the 1986 False Claims Act and the investigative practices of the US Justice Department and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, both components of the US Attorney General. Besides spelling out fraudulent practices, remedies and penalties, the law specifically protects whistle­blowers. A whistle­blower is an employee who reports corporate wrong­doing such as bribes, kickbacks, false accounting practices or cheating to federal officials. The law noted above specifically protects such individuals from retaliation (termination, pay loss, job transfer, demotion, discipline or harassment) by their employers for informing the federal officials or for giving testimony in government initiated suits against defence contractors. Further, whistle­blowers can receive up to 25 per cent of the fine or penalty assessed against the firm when wrongdoing is proven. General Electric mounted an ambitious campaign to comply with the False Claims Act. In spite of internal controls and employee training, GE has been charged with fraudulent defence contracting activities several times in recent years. One such case involved a long­time employee named Chester Walsh. He blew the whistle on a scheme designed to create payoffs and kickbacks to a GE manager and an Israeli general. During the 1980s the pair defrauded the US government of about $42 million. Mr Walsh charged that Herbert Steindler, a GE marketing official who handled Israeli accounts, conspired with Israeli Air Force General Rami Dotan to prepare and submit false invoices for payment for military equipment and services which were never provided by GE which then passed the bills on to the appropriate US defence agency. The ruse lasted for several years until Mr Walsh detected it.  Rather than report the illegal activities right away, Mr Walsh learned the details of the 1986 law and he gathered irrefutable evidence of the conspiracy. For four years he assembled documents and recorded conversations. By 1991 he had reported the abuses and he filed suit against his employer under the False Claims Act. The US Justice Department and the US Air Force investigated the charges. Eventually 24 GE employees were dismissed or disciplined, including Mr Steindler. In Israel, General Dotan was convicted of bribery and related  crimes and given a 13­year prison sentence. Mr Walsh received $11.5m of the $69m GE had to pay the federal government to end the case.

 

Questions:

 

  • Do you think that fraudulent business practices are more common in very

 

large organisations? If so, why?

 

2 )    Why did Mr Walsh wait for four years to reveal the conspiracy between

 

Mr.  Steindler and General Dotan? In your mind did he gain anything by

 

delaying his accusation?

 

3)    What are your recommendations to GE for preventing fraudulent practices

 

and encouraging ethical employee conduct?

 

 

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END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – OCTOBER 2013

M.I.B. – I SEMESTER

Mathematics and Statistics for Managers

 

Duration: 3 hours                                                                                        Max. Marks: 100

SECTION- A

 

  1. Answer any SEVEN                             (7 x 5  = 35)

 

  1. Assume that the life expectancy of women in a country follows linear relationship with respect to time. Given that in 1980 the life expectancy was 65 and in 2005 it was 75 years. Find the linear relationship between life expectancy and time. Estimate life expectancy of women in the year 2015.
  2. A student has 3 places where he can take his breakfast. The college canteen charges Rs.20 for an egg roll, Rs.10 for a cake and Rs.5 for tea. A fast food place charges Rs.15 for an egg roll, Rs.15 for cake and Rs.6 for tea. A nearby restaurant charges Rs.40 for an egg roll, Rs25 for cake and Rs.10 for tea. A student wishes to buy 2 egg rolls one cake and a tea. Represent the following information in the form of a matrix. Through matrix operations find the cost of breakfast at different places.
  3. “Each type of average has its own particular field of usefulness” Briefly discuss the characteristic features of different averages.
  4. In a single throw of two dice, what is the probability of getting a total of 9?
  5. A card is drawn from a regular pack of cards and a gambler bets that it is a spade or an ace. What are the odds in favour of his winning this bet.
  6. Explain any ten properties of a normal distribution curve.
  7. What is the difference between decision making under uncertainity and risk?

Explain the    various decision criterion under risk.

  1. Find the coefficient of correlation between the values of x and y using concurrent deviation method.
x 78 89 97 69 59 79 68 61
y 125 137 156 112 107 136 123 108

 

  1. Fit a straight line trend by the method of least squares for the following data about sales of a trading firm.

 

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Sales

’00,000 Rs.

 75 90 91 95 98

 

  1. The following table shows the gain in weight by 25 children in a year. Find the mean, median and the mode of weight gained.

 

Gain in weight

(kg)

 1.5 2 2.4 3 3.2 3.4
No. of children 4 5 8 5 2 1

 

  1. For the following data calculate Range, Inter Quartile Range, Quartile Deviation and its coefficient 10, 15, 18, 20, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 30

 

SECTION –B

 

II ) Answer any THREE questions. Each carries 15 Marks          .                                        (3×15=45)

 

  1. a) Using matrices solve the following system of equations.

3x+4y+5z=18,   2x-y+8z=13,   5x-2y+7z=20

  1. b) The total cost of production of a firm is given by the function C= 12x2 – 8x + 4

Find i)  Total cost for an output of 15 units

  1. ii)  The average cost for an output of 12 units.

iii) The marginal cost for an output of 16 units.

  1. iv) The revenue function when the price is Rs.400.
  2. v) Profit maximizing output with the above revenue function.
  3. vi) Maximum profit

vii) Profit for an output of 20 units                                                             (8+7)

 

  1. A purchasing agent obtains samples of 60 watt bulbs from two companies. He had the samples tested in his own laboratory for length of life with the following results:
  2. a) Which company’s bulbs do you think are better in terms of average life?
  3. b) If prices of both companies are same, which company’s bulbs would you buy?

 

Length of

Life (in hours)

 Samples from
Company A Company B
1700-1900 10 3
1900-2100 16 40
2100-2300 20 12
2300-2500 8 3
2500-2700 6 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. a) Given the prices and the average monthly quantities purchased by children calculate Index numbers based on Laspeyer’s, Paasche’s, Dorbish and Bowley’s and Fisher’s Method.
Item 2005 2010
Price Quantity Price Quantity
Comic Books 8 1 10 2
Toffees 1 30 2 25
Icecreams 5 5 6 10
Play-articles 10 1 15 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. b) Given the payoff table find the regret table and calculate EMV, EOL, EVPI, EPPI and identify the best decision.

 

 

Retailer’s

demand

 Probability Conditional Payoffs

(‘000 Rs)

Stock per week
1000

Pairs

 3000

Pairs

 5000

Pairs
1000 pairs 0.6 50 -10 -70
3000 pairs 0.3 50 150 90
5000 pairs 0.1 50 150 250

(8+7)

 

  1. a) Let A and B be events with P(A)=3/8, P(B)=5/8, and P(A and B)=3/4 Find P(A or B), P(A/B), P(B/A), P(Ac), P(Bc), P( Ac and Bc).
  2. b) In a railway reservation office, two clerks are engaged in checking reservation forms. On an average, the first clerk checks 55% of the forms, while the second does the remaining. The first clerk has an error rate 0 .03 and second has an error rate of 0.02. A reservation form is selected at random from the total number of forms checked during a day, and is found to have an error. Using Baye’s theorem Find the probability it was checked i) by the first  ii) by the second clerk.
  3. c) An organization has two packaging machines: old and new. The new machine is more efficient if the materials are of good quality, on the other hand the old machine performs better if the materials are of poor quality. In the previous batches 80% materials have been of good quality and 20% of poor quality. The profit details are given below. Using decision tree decide which machine should be used under the condition that the quality of material is not known at this stage.

 

 

Quality

Of

Materials

 Profit
New

Machine

 Old

Machine
Good 2400 2000
Poor 800 1600

 

  1. a) Fit a poisson distribution for the following data and calculate the theoretical frequencies:

 

X 0 1 2 3 4
f 122 60 15 2 1

 

  1. b) The marks of 1000 students in an examination follows normal distribution with mean 70 and standard deviation 5. Find the number of students whose marks will be i) less than 65 ii) more than 75  iii) between 65 and 75.
  2. c) The number of  telephone lines busy at an instant of time is a binomial variate with probability 0.1 that a line is busy. If 10 lines are chosen at random, what is the probability that  i) no line is busy            ii) atmost 2 lines are busy.                                                                                                                                                         (5 + 5 + 5)

 

SECTION –C

 

III ) Compulsory Question                                                                                        (20marks)

 

16.a) A psychologist wanted to compare two methods A and B of teaching. He selected a random sample of 22 students. He grouped them into 11 pairs so that students in a pair have approximately equal scores on an intelligence test. In each pair one student was taught by  method A and the other by method B and examined after the course. The marks obtained by them are tabulated below. Find the spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Interpret the result.

 

A 24 29 19 14 30 19 27 30 20 28 11
B 37 35 16 26 23 27 19 20 16 11 21

 

  1. b)    The  general sales manager of Kiran- Enterprises, an enterprise dealing in the sale of readymade garments is trying with the idea of increasing his sales to Rs.80,000. On checking the records of sales during the last 10 years, it was found that the annual sale proceeds and advertisement expenditure were highly correlated to the extent of 0.8. The average and variance of sales and advertisement expenditure are given in the table.

Find the two regression equations. How much expenditure on advertisement would you suggest the general sales manager of the enterprise to incur to meet his target sales.

 

  Sales Advertisement

Expenditure
Average 45,000 30,000
Variance 1600 625
r=+0.8

(8+12)

 

 

 

 

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END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – OCTOBER 2013

M.I.B. – III SEMESTER

Economics for managers

Duration: 3 hours                                                                                      Max. Marks: 100

SECTION- A

 

  1. Answer any SEVEN        (7 x 5  = 35)

 

  1. Explain the term explicit and implicit cost with an example.
  2. Explain short run equilibrium of the firm under perfect competition.
  3. Differentiate between selling and social cost with a example.
  4. What are isocost curves? state through a schedule
  5. Explain increase and extension of demand through a figure.
  6. What is meant by dual pricing?
  7. What are learning curves?
  8. Differentiate between AC and MC.
  9. Explain the concept of marginalism.
  10. Differentiate between Micro and Macro economics.

 

Section – B

 

  1. Answer any THREE out of FIVE.                                             (3 x 15   = 45) 

 

  1. What is Producers equilibrium. Explain the Producers Equilibrium with the help               of a diagram.
  2. Explain Price and output determination of a discriminating monopolist.

 

  1. a) with the help of the following data calculate TVC.AC.MC.AVC.AFC
output 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
TFC 250            
Tc 350 500 800 1000 1300 1800 2500

 

  1. Explain the relationship between LAC and SAC.

 

  1. What is Price elasticity of demand? Explain the different degrees of price elasticity. state its significance.

 

 

 

  1. Explain the short run and long run equilibirium of the firm under perfect competition. explain with suitable figs

 

 

Section – C

 

  • Case Study – compulsory question.   (20 marks)

 

16.

  • Kinley associates have been manufacturing bisleri water for the last 40 years.  In the last five years they have ventured to manufacture water filters.  Each at the rate of 6500/- each year increasing the price between 10 and 12%.

 

  • A. Their sales record is as follows with the help of data calculate the trend for each of the five years and the forecast for 2013 and 2014.

Analyse their trend of sales of the water filters.                                 (10 marks)

 

Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Sales (000’s) 210 230 280 390 560

 

 

  1. The total sales for the year 2012 was 8000. Their fixed cost available indicated rs 400000/-, the variable cost being rs 2500. Price per unit was rs 5200 at the whole sale market.  Find the BEP.  Find profits or losses at 1200 unit sales.                                                                                               ( 10 marks)

              

 

 

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