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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce B.B.A. 2015 International Finance (Elective: Finance) Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)  
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT. 2015  
B.B.M. – V SEMESTER  
FIN 505: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (ELECTIVE: FINANCE)  
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                             Max. Marks: 100  
SECTION – A  
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                        (10×2=20)  
  1. Why buying a put  differs from selling  a call? What do they believe in?  
  2. Mention any two methods of Option valuation.  
  3. Write a note on Purchase Parity formula to calculate future spot rate for the  first year  and  4th year.  
  4. How do you minimize Exchange risks?  
  5. What are the cash outflows for the overseas investment  projects?  
  6. What is the importance of Swap points in the determining  a forward rate?  
  7. Is it possible to have bid and ask rates same?  
  8. I buy a put at strike price of Rs. 500 per share  at a premium of Rs. 80 per share for 100 share holdings. The market price on the expiry date is Rs. 450 per share. How much the option writer gain/lose?  
  9. I sell a call at strike price of Rs. 350 per share  at a premium of Rs. 50 per share for 100 share holdings. The market price on the expiry date is Rs. 370 per share. How much the option writer gain/lose?  
  10. From the following data calculate forward rate after a year:

Spot rate of  of  Euro 0.87= 1 $

Annualized interest rate $ is 8.3%

Annualized interest rate on Euro is 10.5%

  
SECTION – B  
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                                      (4×5=20)  
  11. Explain interest rate swap and currency swap.  
  12. The overseas funding of project in India from USA is Rs.30,00,00,000 (1$= Rs.66.67). The parent company acquires this funds in the ratio of 60: 40 (debt: equity). The equity costs 12% and debt costs 9%. The US tax benefits on debt funds is 30%.

a) Calculate Debt and equity in dollars.

b) Calculate WACC for the purpose of discounting cash flows.[Workout nearest to 10)

  
  13. Explain the following:

a)      Exchange rate fluctuation

b)     Expropriation

 

  
  14. Two countries, the United States and England, produce only one good, wheat. Suppose the price of wheat is $3.25 in the United states and Pound 2.35 in England.

a)      According to the law of one price, what should the $:Pound exchange rate be?

b)     Suppose the price of wheat over the next year is expected to rise to $3.5 in the United States and to Pound 1.6 in England. What should be the one $:Pound forward rate be?

 

  
  15. Explain any five take off strategies with diagrams  
  16. Give the sketch on the cash outflows and inflows to evaluate a project from the overseas investor point of view?  
SECTION – C  
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                             (3×15=45)                                                                                                   
  17. a) Calculate the arbitrage possible on Rs.10,00,000 from the middle rates given below. Assume there are no transaction costs?

Rs. 76.200 = Pound 1 in London

Rs. 46.600 = $1 in Delhi

$1.5820 = 1 Pound in New York.

 

b) One year Forward rate is  US$0.8 = Australian Dollar 2.0.  Interest rate of  Australia is 6% and US 4%.

Convert them into direct quote from US and Calculate Spot rate one year before.

  
  18. Explain the following terms:

a)      ADR issue procedure

b)     Differences between futures and forwards contract

  
  19. Write brief notes on  the following:

a)      Direct quote and Indirect quote with examples.

b)     Cross rate  and Bid and ask rate relationships.

c)      Differences between ADR and GDR.

  
  20. Explain  FDI policy of Government of India which is effect from 12th May 2015.  
  21. a) Spot rate is Rs. 64.09/$. Three month forward rate is Rs. 65.20/$. Speculator’s own estimate is that the future spot rate  after three months should be Rs. 64.60/$. Will the speculator go for a forward contract if he has $ 20,000 at his disposal?

 

b)Plant is set up in India by a multinational corporation for Rs.20,00,000. The life of the plant is for three years. The rate of depreciation is 15% and additional depreciation is 20% for the first year only. If the plant is expected to be sold at the end of third year for Rs. 6,00,000, What is the terminal cash inflow? Assume corporate tax rate is 30%(including surcharge and educational cess)

 

 

  
SECTION – D  
IV) Case Study                                                                                                           (1×15=15)                                                                                            
  22. During 2002, the yen went from $0.0074074 to $0.0084746.

On July 2, 1997, the Thai baht fell 17% against dollar.

In April1, 1998, was an ill fated date in Yugoslavia. On that day, government devalued the Yugoslav dinar, setting its new rate at 10.92 dinar to the dollar, from 6.0 dinar previously.

The Afghanistan’s currency has perverse tendency to go up whenever sitting government fall. So as soon as commentators labeled Osama bin Laden the Prime suspect in the September 11 World Trade Centre attack, currency traders figured the Taliban would become a target of the United States, bringing prospects of the new government and perhaps, the economic development – and a rise in the afghani’s value. So it has. Under the Taliban, the exchange rate –quoted as the number of Pakistani rupees it takes to buy 1,00,000 afghanis – fell to 85 rupees. September 11 galvanised the market. By mid –November 2001, the military gains by the Northern Alliance opposition pushed the exchange rate up to 165. Similarly between September 11 and mid November, the dollar went from 78,000 to 34,000.

Since April 2015  to September 2015 Indian rupee against dollar fell down from 63.97 to 66.67 even though world crude oil price went down from $110 to $56 in the international trade.

China Yuwan appreciated last year, suddenly devalued by China government to increase the export. Therefore appreciation and depreciation of one currency is not depending on the local government policies rather how the whole world looks at your economy.

Required:

a)      By how much did the yen appreciated?

b)     By how much has the dollar appreciated against baht?

c)      By how much has the dollar appreciated against the dinar?

d)  By how much has the afghani appreciated against the rupee?

e)   By how much appreciation /depreciation did the dollar against the           afghani during the this two month period?

f)   How much the afghani appreciated/depreciation?

 

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce B.B.A. 2015 Accounting And Information Systems (Elective : Accounts) Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT. 2015
B.COM– V SEMESTER
ACC 505: ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

(ELECTIVE : ACCOUNTS)
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                             Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                        (10×2=20)
  1. Differentiate between IS Vs IT with two differences with an example.
  2. EIS maintains the database of resources. Explain in brief?
  3. What are test of controls?
  4. How can black box been stated as by the auditors?
  5. Where can you host the websites? Give some of the names in industry where these services can be offered
  6. Name the components of EDI with the significance in exchanging the information?
  7. Define Cryptography with an example.
  8. Differentiate between DES and AES.
  9. Name some of the four voucher types in tally.
  10. Identify the shortcut key which can

–          Select a Purchase Voucher

–          Navigate between Accounting Reports
SECTION – B
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                                      (4×5=20)
  11. Explain in detail the typical applications where TPS can be of use in Management.
  12. What do you mean by Collaborative Commerce? Quote one example.
  13. How can CAAT benefit the organization when compared to the GAAS?
  14. Write about the EDI Business Cycle with an Industrial Example.
  15. Brief about the use of

–          Server Security

–          Message Privacy

–          Message Integrity
  16. Name three Important Techniques of Encryption which is of use.
SECTION – C
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                                (3×15=45)                                                                                                 
  17. Explain in detail about the ERP concept and the benefits what an organization gets by implementing ERP with an Example.
  18. What are the factors that can influence AIS and quote some of the sub-systems of AIS.
  19. Brief in detail about the conceptual framework and its significance in implementing E-Commerce.
  20. What are the Security Requirements needed to be in place which setting up an Ecommerce Website?
  21. a) Differentiate between cash flow and funds flow statement with respect to Tally ERP 9.0?

b) Write about the different types of vouchers in Tally and steps involved in creating Voucher?

 
SECTION – D
IV) Case Study                                                                                                              (1×15=15)                                                                                          
  22. Sudesh and Company, with four plants, sixteen assembly departments, eighteen cloth-cutting hi centers and more than 200 machine centers has installed an integrated information system. The operations are characterized by a nation-wide distribution network. The project moves through 38 branch offices and 312 authorized distributors all of which maintain some inventory. Authorized distributors generate 37 per cent of the orders but account for only 24 per cent of the sales. Most of the business is done through the branch offices. The product line is large; products are classified into 176 family groups, representing 12,000 finished goods.

Approximately 1,500 new items enter the product line annually and a similar number are discontinued. The 12,000 finished goods require 25,000 in components, of which 6,600 are carried in inventory and 18,400 are made to order. The integrated system has already paid substantial in dividends and refinements continue to increase the benefits. In the seventies, Sudesh and Co. was achieving a 60 per cent customer service level (i.e. 60 per cent of the orders were being delivered according to original customer request with no delays or adjusting of dates). The sales/ inventory ratio was a respectable 4.2 per cent. However, the production cost variance avenged 16.3 per cent. Clerical expenses ran up to 36 per cent of sales. This was not good enough in a highly competitive business. Since the primary asset a company has (in addition to high quality reliable products) is customer service, an improvement in customer service was given top priority.

Three areas of cost control were also given high priority. They were:

(i) Production costs, especially those associated with a nationwide disbursement of inventory, must be controlled within reasonable limits, relative to the needs of customer service. (ii) Distribution costs, especially those associated with a nationwide disbursement of inventory must be controlled within reasonable limits, relative to the needs of customer service, (iii) Clerical costs in a growing business must be contained and if possible, reduced.

A computerized integrated management information and control system was instituted. By the early eighties, performance in the following four areas of high priority greatly improved.

(i)                             (i) Customer Service: Up to 72 per cent of orders were now filled as requested, as against the earlier 60 per cent, showing substantial improvement.

(ii) Inventory Turnover: The sales/inventory ratio was 6.2, a 50 per cent increase over the previous performance. More improvement was expected. (iii) Production Cost Variant: This category had all but disappeared, being controlled with a 1 per cent tolerance. This was possible because timely and accurate information now was available when needed.(iv)Clerical Expense: The ratio of clerical expenses had dropped to 2.8 per cent, an unusual achievement in a rapidly grow-ing business that had to face increasing rates of clerical labour.

Of late, the company realized that they should enter into custom manufacturing, as its initial mass production techniques had pushed it into standardized products, long product life cycles. Rigid manufacturing emphasized efficiency and low cost, but not true customer satisfaction. Customers want quality, value and products specially tailored to their needs — at the lowest possible price. Custom-manufacturing uses state-of-the-an information technology to produce and deliver products and services designed to fit the specifications of individual customers. Companies can customize products in quantities as small as one with the same speed and low cost as mass production methods. In custom-manufacturing, software and computer networks are used to link the plant floor tightly with orders, design and purchasing to finely controlled production machines. The result is a dynamically responsive environment in which products can be turned out in greater variety and easily customized with no added cost for small production runs. Huge manufacturers can be as agile as small firms. Custom-manufacturing systems take information from the customer and apply it behind the scenes to control the flow of goods.

 

Questions:

 

a. Are you impressed with the improvement in customer service, inventory turnover, production cost variance and clerical expenses? Justify your answer.

b. How could custom-manufacturing change the way the company did its business?

c. Which activity areas was the focus of IS operational control, management control or strategic planning? Do you agree with the emphasis?

 

 

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce B.B.A. 2015 Consumer Behaviour Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT.2015
B.B.M.– V SEMESTER
MKT 506: CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                             Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                        (10×2=20)
  1. Differentiate between the terms “Customer” and “Consumer”.
  2. Name the different roles that could be played by a consumer in the act of purchaseing of a product.
  3. Highlight the features of an ‘other oriented’ and ‘self-oriented’ cultural characteristic
  4. Name four types of sub-cultures that could exist in a society, which would affect buying behaviour.
  5. Name at least four factors which determine the social class of a person
  6. ‘Consumers do not just buy products or services.  Instead they buy motive satisfaction or solutions to problems’.  Mention the names of at least four motivational theories to explain this.
  7. Which theory on personality gives a lot of importance to the ego and super ego concept?  Which theory talks about cultural ‘archetypes’?
  8. What are ‘cues’?  How are they used by advertisers to affect consumer behaviour?
  9. What is meant by the diffusion process?
  10. Name four product factors and four human factors which could influence customer satisfaction.
SECTION – B
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                                      (4×5=20)
  11. The type of products purchased and the consumption pattern of a young person with disposal income as compared to a retired person is quite different.  Explain with examples
  12. The principles of classical conditioning and cognitive learning is used in advertising.  Explain with examples how this is used in the context of

a)      Positive re-enforcement and

b)     Negative re-enforcement
  13. Enumerate the different types of reference groups that could have an influence on a customer who is in her/his early twenties
  14. How is VALS psychographic segmentation used as a marketing tool to explain consumer behaviour?
  15. Young people tend to be early adopters of technology driven products.  Explain the reason and highlight the features of the five categories of adopters in the diffusion process.

 

 
  16. “Marketers need to understand the perception, influence the learning and change the attitude of consumers”.  Explain with examples.

 
SECTION – C
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                                (3×15=45)                                                                                                
  17. “Growth of consumerism has both positive and negative effects”. Explain, outline the steps taken by the Government of India to protect consumers.
  18.  “Demographic, technological, political and ethical issues have made sweeping changes in last century”.  In this context explain emerging trends in consumer behaviour.
  19. Describe the stages in the consumer decision making process.  Elaborate the factors that affect the amount of effort that goes into decision making. Give examples of the different types of decision making
  20. Explain some of the reasons why consumers may feel dissatisfied.  When a consumer is dissatisfied what could be his possible responses?  How does this influence marketers?
  21. The type of products that a customer will buy is influenced by the background of his cultural and social class.  His demographic and psychological characteristics also influence his buying behaviour.   In this context describe the impact of these factors on consumer buying behaviour.
 

SECTION – D
IV) Case Study                                                                                                              (1×15=15)                                                                                           
  22. FMCG Ongoing War

The major players involved in the ongoing war of the detergent industry are Hindustan Lever Ltd., Proctor and Gamble and Nirma.  Over the years, there has been a continuous tussle between HLL and P&G for the top slot and the top position has frequently changed hands with Nirma staying on the top of consumer rankings for lower end of the market segment.  Of late, there has been a full-fledged action by Nirma to jump into the premium section.

 

Today, Nirma is a professionally managed entity with substantially decentralized management with the sole aim of providing the best value for the consumers’ money Nirma is fast changing its image, among the customers as a synonym for quality by developing a phosphate free, environment friendly detergent.

 

Nirma has chosen to use its product portfolio to enhance the company’s image.  Accordingly, in January 1996, it introduced mid-priced version of its flagship economy detergent brand Nirma, called Super Nirma detergent powder (Rs.38.30 per kg), besides scaling the portfolio upwards, Nirma is also widening it.  The image revamp started one and half years ago when Nirma commissioned its advertising agency, FCB-ULKA to gauge, how the consumers perceived the company.  Much to their consternation research revealed that Nirma was perceived merely as a manufacturer of low cost products. The company had humbled the likes of HLL which was selling detergent at Rs.13 per kg., Nirma challenged it with an economy detergent priced at Rs.3.50 per kg.  Unfortunately for the company, consumer perceptions were still found to be heavily influenced by the coup Nirma pulled off in the detergent market more than a decade ago.

 

Although research indicated that consumers were ready to use any product offered under the Nirma brand name, they were unaware of the fact that Nirma was the No. 1 detergent brand in India.  Clearly the Unique Selling Proposition (USP) of low price began to after the corporate image of the company.  “Nirma’s strong presence in the lower end of the market went against the company’s image, to reach out to the higher end of the market.”

 

Due to the low price of its product, the common perception of the company was highly distorted.  Most people are still unaware that the company has a sales turnover of Rs.1,000 crore.  Ironically enough, despite graduation to the premium segment, price continues to be the primary weapon in the company’s arsenal.

 

Advertising has been an important ingredient of the Operation Face Lift at Nirma.  Just before it started rolling out products in the premium segment in late 1996, Nirma ran a corporate campaign beginning September to ease the perception bottleneck.  The campaign comprised of a three ad series in print and a 40 second TVC.  The ad objective was encapsulated in a tagline- Better products, Better value, Better limit.  The company spent Rs.27 crore in 1997 on promoting the new products and its new image.

 

Nirma, which has taken the multinational consumer product giant HLL headlong in the detergent market by its unique value for money proposition, became the undisputed leader in the detergent market with a share of over 43 percent in the early nineties.  But lately Nirma seems to be trapped in its own brand image.

 

Unlike most of the other FMCG companies, Nirma has not created any new brand.  Rather it has launched new products like soaps, shampoos and toothpaste under the same umbrella brand.  Though Nirma has saved the cost of new brand launch and promotion, this has resulted in a wrong consumer perception.  To an average consumer, Nirma still means a cheap detergent and they don’t associate it to any premium product.  But Nirma is trying to change the perception.

 

The brand ward has gained momentum of late with most of the companies furiously introducing new brands, most of them adopt new technology, spending steeply for advertising each brand.

 

Long after the Nirma phenomenon had finished being envied in marketing circles, few could foresee the technology wave that was headed towards Indian shores.  That year, the market was place at 1.3 million tonnes, growing at 5 per cent a year.  Rural penetration was the main game, and all action was at the lower end.  At the top end, Hindustan Lever’s Surf and Rin ruled unchallenged, though Godrej was a key player in the West.

 

The early stages of liberalization brought a player that shook Lever like none other could P & G.  It was more than a mere ripple in the pond.  In 1992, P&G launched Ariel, a compact detergent that forced Lever-flushed with technology inputs from its Anglo-Dutch parent to respond with Surf Ultra.  The two brands fought for the urbane housewife’s attention, even as Henkel, a German company, came in with Henko and other brands.

 

Since then the action has been riveting with both the main players pressing their R&D to develop economy.  The challenger moved swiftly, entering segments that had been Lever’s playing field for years.  Perhaps P&G’s biggest move came in 1994 when it launched Ariel Super Soaker, a high tech product developed to upgrade Nirma users at the low end.  Today, this product’s success is unparalleled.  Lever’s innovations have been no less, and Nirma is rushing to move upscale too.  Henkel has not got very far.

 

The market’s value has steeply gone up, the excise duties are down.  Urban opportunity may have expanding distribution too, still very much on the agenda of all detergent players.  Lever is issuing VSAT communications to keep its complex logistical operations in order.   Efficiency levels are higher than ever before.

 

India is the world’s second largest market for detergents, the USA being the largest, consuming some 3 million tonnes.  But the breadth of products available here is far more impressive.  Demographic and psychographic heterogeneity makes it all the more challenging to listen to consumers.  And that, in today’s market, is a strategic necessity.

 

Questions for Discussion:

 

  1. Outline the factors that affect Indian consumer behaviour while purchasing detergents.  Discuss in the light of market segmentation.
  2. How did Nirma become a victim of its own marketing strategy that it formulated against the multinational giants?
  3. Explore the marketing strategies that could be taken by Nirma to face the challenges of competition?

 

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce B.B.A. 2015 Human Resource Development (Hr Elective) Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT. 2015
B.B.M. –V SEMESTER
HRM 506: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (HR ELECTIVE)
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                             Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                        (10×2=20)
  1. Give the meaning of QWL.
  2. “Teams add value to the organization”. Explain the benefits of having Teams.
  3. Give the meaning of TQM.
  4. Give your reasons for “Resistance to Change”.
  5. Define “ Emotional Intelligence”.
  6. “Change is inevitable and always for the good”. Comment.
  7. “Training is not always effective”. Give reasons.
  8. What do you mean by Quality Circles?
  9. Differentiate between Work Team and Work Group.
  10. Define HRD.
SECTION – B
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                                      (4×5=20)
  11. Explain Kurt Lewin’s model of change.
  12. Give the meaning of HRIS. Explain the steps in designing HRIS.
  13. Write a short note on, “Five dysfunctions of a Team”.
  14. Write a brief note on, “Sexual harassment at workplace”.
  15. Give the meaning and types of OJT.
  16. Explain Berne’s concept of the ego states.
 

SECTION – C
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                                (3×15=45)                                                                                                
  17. Explain the nature and scope of Human Resource Development.
  18. Define OD. Explain its Objectives. Also, explain the three stages of Organization Development.
  19. What is Management Development? Why is it required? Explain the modern approaches to Management Development.
  20. Explain the three Stages of  training need analysis, and explain the Kirkpatrick’s model of training evaluation.
  21. How do we measure the outcomes of our interactions? Explore the role of strokes in transactional analysis theory and explain the concept of the stroke economy.
 

 

 

 

SECTION – D
IV) Case Study                                                                                                              (1×15=15)                                                                                           
  22. Harsha and Franklin both of them are post graduates in management under different streams from same B-School. Both of them are close to each other from the college days itself and the same friendship is continuing in the organisation too as they are placed in the same company, Hy-tech technology solutions. Harsha placed in HR department as employee counselor and Franklin in finance department as key finance executive. As per the grade is concerned both are at same level but when responsibility is concerned Franklin is holding more responsibility being in core finance.

By nature Harsha is friendly in nature and ready to help the needy. Franklin is silent in nature ready to help if approached personally and always a bit egoistic in nature. They have successfully completed 4 years in the organization. And management is very much satisfied with both of them as they are equally talented and constant performers.

Harsha felt that now a days Franklin is not like as he used to be in past. She noticed some behavioral changes with him. During general conversations she feels that Franklin is taunting her that she is famous among the employees in the organisation in the other hand he is not even recognised by fellow employees.

One morning Mr. Mehta General Manager Hy-tech technology solutions shocked while going through the mail received from Franklin about his resignation. Mr. Mehta called Harsha immediately and discussed about the same as she is close to Franklin. By hearing the news Harsha got stunned and said that she do not know this before she also reveled her current experience with him. Mr. Mehta who do not want to loose both of them promised her that he will handle this and he won’t allow Franklin to resign.

In the afternoon Mr. Metha took Franklin to Canteen to make him comfortable after some general discussion he starts on the issue. Franklin, after some hesitations opened his thinking in front of Mr. Mehta. The problem of Franklin is 1) when he comes alone to canteen the people from other departments don’t even recognize him but if he is accompanied by Harsha he get well treated by others. 2) one day Both of them entered the company together the security in the gate wished them but the next day when he came alone the same security did not do so. 3) Even in meetings held in the office the points raised by Harsha will get more value so many a times he keeps silent in the meeting.

It happens to Franklin that he has to face such degradation in each day of work which totally disturbs him. Franklin also questioned that ”Harsha and myself have same qualification, from same institute, passed out in the same year both with first class. We have same number of experience in this organisation. More over the responsibilities with me are more valuable than that of Harsha. After all this things if I am been ignored or unrecognized by the fellow employees my ego does not allow me to continue here”.

By listening this statement Mr.Metha felt that it is not going to be very difficult to stop his resignation. Mr. Mehta explained Franklin the reasons for such partial behavior of the employees.

After listening to Mr. Mehta Franklin said sorry for his reaction and ready to take back his resignation. And he called Harsha and spoke with like before.

Questions:

a.      Find the reason that Mr. Mehta would have given to Franklin.

b.      According to you, who is having a better standing Harsha, or Franklin, and why?

 

 

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce B.B.A. 2015 Advanced Financial Management (Finance Elective) Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT.2015
B.B.M. –V SEMESTER
FIN 506: ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (FINANCE ELECTIVE)
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                             Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                        (10×2=20)
  1. What is Reverse bid?
  2. What motivates an M &A deal?
  3. Compute the value of equity share if the normal ROI is 10%, 14%, 16% from the following information-

  1. Profits/ Earnings to equity shareholders = Rs. 1, 74, 000
  2. No. of equity shares                                     = 20, 000
  4. Is it true that “Post- merger EPS will have an impact on the firm’s value? If so, then reason it out with a brief explanation.
  5. As a budding entrepreneur which form of Project Finance would you choose to finance your project? Give suitable reasons to support your choice.
  6. What is ROCE? Explain its importance. What do financiers derive from this?
  7. What is Free Cash Flow?
  8. Explain the concepts of Asset Strapping and Boot Strapping.
  9. YG Enterprises is expected to generate future profits of Rs. 50, 00, 000. What is the value of business if investments of this type are expected to give an annual return of 18%.
  10. What is Expected Value?
SECTION – B
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                                      (4×5=20)
  11. Determine the risk adjusted net present value of the following projects:

Particulars Project X Project Y Project Z
Net Cash Outlays in Rs. 2, 10, 000 1, 20, 000 1, 00, 000
Project Life 5 years 5 years 5 years
Annual Cash Inflow in Rs. 70, 000 42, 000 30, 000
Coefficient of Variation 1.2 0.8 0.4

The company selects the risk-adjusted rate of discount on the basis of the coefficient of variation:

Coefficient of Variation Risk-Adjusted Rate of Return P.V.Factor 1to 5 years at Risk- Adjusted Rate of Discount
0.0 10% 3.791
0.4 12% 3.605
0.8 14% 3.433
1.2 16% 3.274
1.6 18% 3.127
2.0 22% 2.864
More than 2.0 25% 2.689
  12. The profits of Zoya Ltd for the year ending were Rs.60, 00, 000. After setting apart amounts for interest, taxation and other provisions, the net surplus available to the shareholders is estimated at Rs.15, 00, 000. Company’s capital base is 1, 00, 000 shares of Rs.100 each, Rs. 50 paid up per share and Rs.25, 000, 12% Cumulative preference shares of Rs. 100 each. Enquiries in the stock market revealed that shares of companies engaged in similar business and declaring dividend at 15% on equity shares are quoted at a premium of 10%. Find the value per share.
  13. Consider the data given the following table. The information shows the probability distribution of 5 possible outcomes of the project. Compute the Standard Deviation.

Year Likely Outcome in Rs. Probability
1 25, 000 0.15
2 36, 000 0.20
3 74, 000 0.15
4 92, 000 0.20
5 1, 00, 000 0.30
  14. Following are the Balance Sheet of Jai Ltd and Veer Ltd

Liabilities Jai Ltd in Lakhs Veer Ltd in Lakhs
Equity share capital of Rs.10 each 4 1.8
P/L a/c 3 0.8
Reserves 5 1
Debentures 3.5 Nil
Bills payable 0.5 0.4
Creditors 2 1
     
Assets Jai Ltd in Lakhs Veer Ltd in Lakhs
Investments 5 Nil
Fixed Assets 7 3
Current Assets 6 2

The Board of Directors of Jai Ltd approved to take over Veer Ltd. Find out the ratio of exchange of shares based on Book Values.
  15. Explain the contents of a Project Report.
  16. Write a detailed note on Decision Tree Analysis.
SECTION – C
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                                (3×15=45)                                                                                                
  17. The following information relating to Fortune India Ltd. having two divisions viz. Pharma Division and Fast Moving Consumer Goods Division. Paid up share capital of Fortune India Ltd. Is consisting of 3, 000 lakhs equity shares of Re.1 each. Fortune India Ltd. Decided to de-merge Pharma Division as Fortune Pharma Ltd.., w.e.f. 1.4.2015. Details of Fortune India Ltd..,as on 31.03.2015 and of Fortune Pharma Ltd.., as on 1.04.2015 are given below:

 

 

 

 

Particulars Fortune Pharma Ltd. (Rs.) Fortune India Ltd. (Rs.)
Outside Liabilities    
Secured Loans 400 lakh 3, 000 lakh
Unsecured Loans 2, 400 lakh 800 lakh
Current liabilities and provisions 1, 300 lakh 21, 200 lakh
Assets    
Fixed assets 7, 740 lakh 20, 400 lakh
Investments 7, 600 lakh 12, 300 lakh
Current assets 8, 800 lakh 30, 200 lakh
Loans and advances 900 lakh 7, 300 lakh
Deffered tax/ Misc Exps 60 lakh (200) lakh

Board of Directors of the company have decided to issue necessary equity shares of Fortune Pharma Ltd of Re.1 each, without any consideration to the shareholders of Fortune India Ltd. For that purpose following points are to be considered:

  1. Transfer of liabilities and assets at Book Value.
  2. Estimated profit for the year 2015-16 is Rs.11, 400 lakh for Fortune India Ltd. And Rs. 1, 470 lakh for Fortune Pharma Ltd.
  3. Estimated Market Price of Fortune Pharma Ltd.., is Rs. 24.50 per share.
  4. Average P/E Ratio of FMCG sector is 42 and Pharma sector is 25, which is to be expected for both the companies.

Calculate:

  1. The ratio in which shares of Fortune Pharma are to be issued to the shareholders of Fortune India Ltd.
  2. Expected Market Price of Fortune India Ltd.
  3. Book Value per share of both the companies immediately after demerger.
  18. (a) Write the assumptions, advantages and limitations of CAPM.

(b) A Ltd. Wants to acquire T Ltd.., and has offered a swap ratio of 1:2(0.5 shares for every one share of T Ltd.) Following information is provided:

Particulars A Ltd. T Ltd.
Profit after tax Rs. 18, 00, 000 Rs. 3, 60, 000
Equity shares outstanding (nos.) 6, 00, 000 1, 80, 000
EPS Rs.3 Rs.2
PE Ratio 10 times 7 times
Market Price per share Rs. 30 Rs. 14

Required:

i.                    The number of equity shares to be issued by A Ltd.., for acquisition of T Ltd.

ii.                  What is the EPS of A Ltd. After the acquisition?

iii.                Determine the equivalent earnings per share of T Ltd.

iv.                What is the expected market price per share of A Ltd. After the acquisition assuming its PE multiple remains unchanged?

v.                  Determine the market value of the merged firm.
  19. Explain the various sources of finance for a project.

 
  20. The following is the Balance Sheet of P Ltd. As on 31.03.2012

Liabilities Amount in Rs. Assets Amount in Rs.
Share capital

10,000 12% preference shares of Rs. 10 each fully paid

 1, 00, 000 Sundry assets 5, 48, 000
30,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 3, 00, 000 Preliminary expenses 5, 000
Reserves 10,000 Discount of Debentures 2, 000
Debenture Redemption Fund 20, 000 P&L 35, 000
Depreciation Fund 15, 000    
10% Debentures 50, 000    
Creditors 95, 000    
Total 5, 90, 000   5, 90, 000

The debenture interest is due for 6 months and preference dividend is arrears for one year. Assuming assets are worth their book values. Show value per share if –

a)      Preference shares are preferential as to capital and arrears

b)      Preference shares are preferential as to capital only.
  21. A project with an initial outflow of Rs. 1, 00, 000 has a four year life and a 10% discount rate. The annuity cash flow is Rs.40, 000.

  1. Compute NPV
  2. Measure sensitivity of the project to size, cash flow, life and discount factor.
SECTION – D
IV) Case Study                                                                                                              (1×15=15)                                                                                          
  22. Reliable Industries Ltd. (RIL) is considering a takeover of Sunflower Industries Ltd. (SIL) The particulars of 2 companies are given below:

Particulars Reliable Industries Ltd. Sunflower Industries Ltd.
Earnings after tax Rs. 20, 00, 000 Rs. 10, 00, 000
Equity shares Outstanding 10, 00, 000 10, 00 ,000
Earnings per share 2 1
P E Ratio 10 times 5 times

Find the following:

i.                    What is the market value of each company before merger?

ii.                  Assume that the management of RIL estimates that the shareholders of SIL will accept an offer of one share of RIL for four shares of SIL. If there are no synergic effects. What is the market value of the post merger RIL? What is the new price per share? Are the shareholders of RIL better or worse off than they were before the merger?

iii.                Due to synergic effect, the management of RIL estimates that the earnings will increase by 20%. What is the new post merger EPS and Price per share? Will the shareholders be better off or worse off than before the merger?

 

 

 

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce B.B.A. 2015 V Sem Advanced Financial Accounting (Accounts Elective) Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT.2015
B.COM – V SEMESTER
ACC 506: ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (ACCOUNTS ELECTIVE)
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                       Max. Marks:100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                (10×2=20)
  1. Distinguish between Holding and Subsidiary Company.
  2. What is Price Level Accounting? What does it achieve which conventional accounting fails to achieve?
  3. Calculate EVA with the help of the following information of Hypothetical Limited:

NOPAT = Rs. 98 Lakhs

Capital Structure = Equity Capital Rs. 170 Lakhs; Reserves and Surplus Rs. 130 Lakhs and Debentures Rs. 400 Lakhs.

Cost of Equity = 17.5%

Income Tax Rate = 30%.
  4. Give the meaning of Brand Valuation.
  5. How are fictitious assets treated in the balance sheet of a subsidiary company?
  6. What is social accounting?
  7. State the four approaches to Price Level Accounting.
  8. H Ltd. purchased from S Ltd. goods of the value of Rs. 50,000 on which S Ltd. has charged a profit of 25% on cost and goods worth Rs. 20,000 remained unsold at the end of the financial year. Calculate the unrealized profit and how it will be treated in the Consolidated Balance Sheet?
  9. Explain the difference between Realized Holding Gain and Unrealized Holding Gain.
  10. Define Human Resource Accounting.
SECTION – B
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                             (4×5=20)
  11. From the following information, ascertain the cost of sales and closing inventory under Current Purchasing Power Method if the organization follows: (1) FIFO system and (2) LIFO system.

Particulars Historical Cost (Rs.) General Price Index
Inventory on 31.12.2014 80,000 100
Purchases during 2015 6,20,000 110 (average for 2015)
Inventory on 31.12.2015 1,00,000 115
  12. “The most valuable capital is that which is invested in human beings”—In

the light of this statement, bring out the main benefits of Human Resource Accounting.
  13. A summary of Balance Sheet of Birman Dublin Company is given below:

 

 

(Amount in Rs.)

Cash and Accounts Receivables 10,00,000 Current Debts 6,00,000
Plant & Equipment (net of depreciation) 17,00,000 Long Term Debts 10,00,000
    Owners’ Capital 11,00,000
Total Assets 27,00,000 Total Liabilities 27,00,000

Additional Information:

The current price index is 280. The Plant and Equipment and Long Term Debts were acquired when the price index was at 140.

You are required to revise the summary balance sheet in term of current rupees. How will you treat the monetary gain or loss, if any?
  14. “Discharge of social responsibilities by a business unit is not something opposed to earning profits”—In this context discuss the various responsibilities of business towards the society.
  15. From the data below, calculate the gearing adjustment required under Current Cost Accounting Method:

Particulars Opening (Rs. in 000’s) Closing (Rs. in 000’s)
Convertible Debentures 200 240
Bank Overdraft 120 160
Cash 20 60
Paid up Share Capital 300 400
Reserves 100 160

Additional Information: (in 000’s)

Cost of Sales Adjustment  = 40

Monetary Working Capital Adjustment = 30

Depreciation Adjustment = 10

Total = 80
  16. Discuss the advantages of Environmental Accounting.
SECTION – C
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                            (3×15=45)                                                                                                 
  17. Following are the liabilities and assets of H Ltd. and its subsidiary S Ltd. as at 31st March, 2015:

Liabilities H Ltd. S Ltd. Assets H Ltd. S Ltd.
Equity Shares Fully paid of Rs. 10 each 6,00,000 2,00,000 Machinery 3,90,000 1,35,000
General Reserve 3,40,000 80,000 Furniture 80,000 40,000
Surplus A/c 1,00,000 60,000 80% Shares in S Ltd. at Cost 3,40,000 —-
Creditors 70,000 35,000 Stock 1,80,000 1,20,000
      Debtors 50,000 30,000
      Cash at Bank 70,000 50,000
  11,10,000 3,75,000   11,10,000 3,75,000

 

Additional Information:

a. Surplus A/c of S Ltd. stood at Rs. 30,000 on 1st April, 2014 whereas General Reserve has remained unchanged since that date.

b. H Ltd. acquired 80% shares in S Ltd. on 1st October, 2014 for Rs. 3,40,000 as mentioned above.

c. Included in Debtors of S Ltd. is a sum of Rs. 10,000 due from H Ltd. for goods sold at a profit of 25% on cost price. Till 31st March, 2015 only one half of the goods had been sold while the remaining goods were lying in the godown of H Ltd. as on that date.

You are required to prepare Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2015. Show all calculations clearly.
  18. Following figures for a period were called out from the books of Value for Value Corporation:

Particulars Amount Particulars Amount
Sales 24,80,000 Advertisement 25,000
Purchase of Raw Materials 10,00,000 Salaries & Wages 6,30,000
Agent’s Commission 20,000 Postage & Telegrams 14,000
Consumable Stores 25,000 Contribution to Provident Fund 60,000
Packing Material 10,000 Director’s Sitting Fees & Travelling Expenses 40,000
Stationery 10,000 Subscriptions Paid 2,000
Audit Fees 4,000 Carriage 22,000
Staff Welfare Expenses 1,58,000 Interest to Loans taken 18,000
Insurance 26,000 Dividend to Shareholders 30,000
Rent, Rate & Taxes 16,000 Depreciation provided 55,000
Managing Director’s Remuneration 84,000 Income Tax provided 1,00,000
Travelling Expenses 21,000 Retained Earnings 1,25,000
Fuel & Oil 9,000 Opening Stock:

Raw-Materials

  

85,000
Electricity 5,000 Finished Goods 2,00,000
Materials used in Repairs:

Plant & Machinery

  

 

24,000

 Closing Stock:

Raw Materials

  

1,08,000
Buildings 10,000 Finished Goods 2,40,000

From the above you are required to prepare a Statement detailing the Source and Disposal of Added Value. Does your statement verify the assertion of the Chairman of the Company in the Annual General Meeting that 75% of Added Value is accounted by Employees’ Costs?

 
  19. The Balance Sheet of a trader as on 1.4.2014 and Income Statement for the year ending 31st March, 2015 are given below:

 

 

 

Balance Sheet as on 1.4.2014

Liabilities Amount Assets Amount
Capital 20,00,000 Fixed Assets 17,00,000
Creditors 7,50,000 Closing Stock 3,00,000
    Debtors 2,50,000
    Cash 5,00,000
  27,50,000   27,50,000

Income Statement for the year ending 31st March, 2015 is below:

Particulars Amount Amount
Sales   50,00,000
Less:Cost of goods sold:

Opening Stock

  

3,00,000

  
Add: Purchases 35,50,000  
  38,50,000  
Less: Closing Stock 3,50,000 35,00,000
Gross Profit   15,00,000
Less: Operating Expenses 8,20,000  
Depreciation on Fixed Assets 2,45,000 10,65,000
Net Profit   4,35,000

Additional Information:

Debtors and Creditors balances remained constant throughout the year. The general price index was as follows:

On April 1, 2014  = 150

Average for the year = 160

On March 31, 2015 = 180

You are required to prepare the final accounts for the year ending 31st March, 2015 after adjusting for price level changes under Current Purchasing Power Method.
  20. (a) Write short notes on Approaches for Valuation of Human Resources:

– Historical Cost Approach

– Replacement Cost Approach

– Opportunity Cost Approach

– Standard Cost Approach                                                                  (8 marks)

 

(b) Explain in brief the various methods of measurement of social costs and benefits for accepting or rejecting a project.                                      (7 marks)
  21. Following are the Balance Sheets and Profit and Loss A/c of a firm prepared on the basis of Historical Cost Accounting.

Balance Sheet as on 1.4.2014

Liabilities Amount Assets Amount
Capital 10,00,000 Fixed Assets 10,00,000
Profit & Loss A/c 3,00,000 Inventory 4,00,000
Sundry Liabilities 5,00,000 Debtors 3,00,000
    Cash 1,00,000
  18,00,000   18,00,000

 

 

 

Balance Sheet as on 31.3.2015

Liabilities Amount Assets Amount
Capital 10,00,000 Fixed Assets

Less: Depreciation 10%

 9,00,000
Profit & Loss A/c 3,00,000 Inventory 3,20,000
Sundry Liabilities 5,00,000 Debtors 4,00,000
    Cash 1,80,000
  18,00,000   18,00,000

Profit & Loss Account

For the year ending 31.3.2015

Particulars Amount Particulars Amount
To Inventory (1.4.2014) 4,00,000 By Sales 30,00,000
To Purchases 23,20,000  By Inventory 3,20,000
To Depreciation 1,00,000    
To Other Operating Expenses 3,00,000    
To Net Profit 2,00,000    
  33,20,000   33,20,000

Additional Information:

a. The current replacement cost of the goods sold on the dates sales were made amounting to Rs. 23,60,000.

b. On 1.4.2014, the replacement cost of the fixed assets was Rs. 12,00,000.

c. The current replacement cost of the inventory on 31.3.2015 is Rs. 3,50,000.

You are required to prepare Income Statement for the year ending 31st March, 2015 and Balance Sheet as on that date on the basis of Current Cost Accounting. Show all necessary calculations.
 

SECTION – D
IV) Case Study                                                                                                   (1×15=15)                                                                                          
  22. Liabilities and Assets of Finite Ltd. and Infinite Ltd. as on 31st March, 2015 are as follows:

Liabilities Finite Ltd. Infinite Ltd. Assets Finite Ltd. Infinite Ltd.
Share Capital – Shares of Rs. 10 each 5,00,000 1,00,000 Assets 5,00,000 1,70,000
Reserves 80,000 30,000 8,000 shares in Infinite Ltd. 1,40,000 —
Surplus A/c 60,000 40,000      
  6,40,000 1,70,000   6,40,000 1,70,000

Additional Information:

Infinite Ltd. had a credit balance of Rs. 30,000 in the Reserves when Finite Ltd. acquired shares in Infinite Ltd.  Infinite Ltd. decided to make a bonus issue out of post-acquisition profits of two shares of Rs. 10 each fully paid for every five shares held. Calculate the cost of control before the issue of bonus shares and after the issue of bonus shares. Also prepare the Consolidated Balance Sheet after the issue of bonus shares.

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce 2015 Fundamentals And Applications Of E-Commerce Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT.2015
BBM – III Sem
m1 14 303: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS OF E-COMMERCE
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                             Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                        (10×2=20)
  1. Introduce ecommerce with the help of any 4 examples.
  2. Explain B to B to C type of ecommerce, with one example.
  3. What is Integrated Marketing?
  4. Explain electronic white pages.
  5. What is Agile manufacturing?
  6. Mention the main components of EDI architecture
  7. Mention any two reasons for Remote servicing procurement.
  8. Describe online publishing.
  9. What is internal commerce?
  10. What is meant by Virtual Enterprise.
SECTION – B
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                                      (4×5=20)
  11. Explain the technical and non-technical limitations of ecommerce.
  12. National Association for Securities Dealers Automated Quotation was the world’s first electronic stock market, with regard to this elaborate the journey of NASDAQ.
  13. A new study indicates that by 2016 online spending may increase by more than 60%.  Elaborate the bright future forecasted for ecommerce.
  14. What is interactive product catalog, mention its merits.
  15. Briefly analyze integrated logistics.
  16. ICT plays a vital role in E-Agriculture, true or false? Justify.
 

SECTION – C
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                                (3×15=45)                                                                                                
  17. Write short notes on :

a) Product and service digitization

b) Information Search & retrieval

c)  Broker based service.
  18. What is information filtering?  Explain the different types of information filtering.
  19. Elucidate today’s Etailing environment and the vision for electronic retailing Industry.
  20. In the ecommerce industry how do the companies schedule fulfill and deliver orders received.
  21. What is Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)? Explain its architecture.
 

 

 

SECTION – D
IV) Case Study                                                                                                              (1×15=15)                                                                                          
  22.  Tourist arrivals: eTV

 

The number of tourists availing of electronic tourist visa (eTV) from Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia could tell a story the government might have missed. These countries were among the 12 moved from a visa-on-arrival (VoA) platform (which enabled tourists to land in India without any prior paperwork) to eTVs (for which a tourist has to complete the paperwork in his home country but which helps in grant of tourist visa within 96 hours).

Data on tourists from these countries show after the e-visa facility was extended, the number of arrivals has dropped for four of the five countries named. While the number of tourists from Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines and Indonesia during December 2014 to April 2015 declined, compared to the previous period (when visa on arrival was applicable), the number of tourists from Singapore has risen marginally. Under the VoA policy, these were among the countries accounting for a considerably large number of tourists to India, with healthy year-on-year growth.

Some countries with a lower base, such as Cambodia and Laos, have shown a decline in tourist numbers in December 2014-April 2015 (this coincided with a switch from visa-on-arrival to e-visa). However, Finland, Vietnam, Myanmar and Luxembourg, countries with a low base of tourists to India, have shown an increase after the visa was introduced.
But the tourism ministry maintains there’s been 1,000 per cent year-on-year growth in tourist numbers in three of the five months since introduction of the e-visa regime. The government data is based on a comparison between tourist arrivals from the 12 countries that had a visa-on-arrival system till November 2014 with those from 46 countries for which e-visa has been allowed subsequently. An expert said introduction of e-visas ‘hadn’t led to a boom in tourism, though government numbers suggested so’.

The eTV facility was introduced in India in November 2014 for 46 countries, now grown to 76 countries. Official data, suggesting a 1,000 per cent rise in tourist numbers, fallaciously compares the visa on arrival and e-tourist visa platforms. The confusion extends to nomenclature, too. E-tourist visas were earlier called Tourist Visa on Arrival enabled by Electronic Travel Authorisation; politicians and bureaucrats often termed these ‘tourist visa on arrival’. The confusion in the name led to deportations, too.

“There have been many instances in which people had to be deported because of the assumption of the new policy being the same as the VoA (visa on arrival) policy. A friend from New Zealand flew down after the VoA policy had been scrapped. As he was without the required paperwork, he was deported,” said Subhash Goyal, president, Indian Association of Tour Operators.

Since then, these visas were renamed e-tourist visas and the VoA facility was formally scrapped. India-bound flights had been instructed not to let people board without e-tourist visa validation, Goyal said.

According to documents reviewed by Business Standard, in the five months since the introduction of e-visas, about 32,000 tourists from the US alone visited India. Together, the 12 countries in the now-defunct VoA list sent about 19,000. In 2013, India recorded about seven million foreign tourist arrivals, with over a million from the US. The government’s 1,000 per cent increase in figures can be simply traced to the addition of countries with a history of higher tourist inflow to the eTV list.

“The e-tourist visa performs the role of a facilitator; it is not a means unto itself for increasing foreign tourist arrivals. Unless the country’s infrastructure and tourism is promoted to international standards, it will not amount to much. Since a large portion of the tourists from Japan were solo female travelers and female groups, Japan’s marked decline in particular could be attributed to the perception of India being unsafe,” said an analyst.

In the past five months, the top five countries in terms of tourist arrivals are the US, Germany, Russia, Australia and Ukraine. But documents reviewed by this newspaper show 14 per cent of those from the US who were granted e-visas to India have dropped their plans. Germany follows with 12 per cent; nine per cent of Russians decided against visiting India after e-visa approval.

“The new e-tourist visa policy encourages the impulse of travelling to India at a moment’s notice,” says Parvez Dewan, former tourism secretary, under whom the e-visa policy was formalised. Perhaps that is the only silver lining, as foreign tourist arrivals invariably translate into foreign exchange inflow.

 

  1. Has the introduction of eTV helped countries gain popularity?
  2. Critically analyze eTV and VoA.
  3. List any 5 tourism websites and the services they have to offer.
     

 

 

 

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce B.B.A. 2015 Production And Operations Management Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT. 2015
B.B.M. –III SEMESTER
M1 11 306:PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                             Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                        (10×2=20)
  1. What is meant by material handling?
  2. Enumerate examples for Job, Batch, Mass and Flow Production shops.
  3. Reason out why an industrial location depends on cost and service location on revenue?
  4. What are Value Engineering and Value Analysis?
  5. Mention four goals and objectives of P&OMgmt.
  6. What is Automation?
  7. Are Contracting and Sub Contracting the same? Explain.
  8. What are the important elements of SQC?
  9. Explain the three ways of production.
  10. What do you understand by Industrial Sanitation?
SECTION – B
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                                      (4×5=20)
  11. What are the functions of Production Management?
  12. Mr. Sharma is Senior Production Officer in United Confectionary Ltd for the past five years. The department has not come across any issues since then. Explain how Mr. Sharma must be managing the relationship of production department with other functions/departments.
  13. List the benefits a Bio- chemicals company will enjoy if it shifts its base from a village in Karnataka to Bangalore Bio-Technology Park.
  14. Write a note on Quality Circles.
  15. Explain ABC ANALYSIS with relevant illustrations.
  16. Explain Production Planning and Control.
SECTION – C
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                                (3×15=45)                                                                                                 
  17. Heavy engineering companies consume maximum raw materials in their manufacturing process. Explain how and why purchasing is important to these companies. Also, throw light on the various purchasing policies in existence.
  18. Explain the types of production system?
  19. Any company has to make two crucial decisions while setting up a plant. One being the different types of plant layout and the other being various cost analysis methods on selection of a plant. Explain about these two areas in detail supporting your answer with suitable examples and diagrams.
  20. Write a detailed note on Vendor Rating.
  21. Explain the types of maintenance.
 

SECTION – D
IV) Case Study                                                                                                              (1×15=15)                                                                                          
  22. You have the opportunity to invest INR 100 billion for your company to develop a jet engine for commercial aircrafts. Development will span 5 years. The final product costing Rs. 500 million / unit could reach a sales potential, eventually of Rs. 2500 billion. The new engine can be placed in service 5 years from now, but only if it qualifies four years from now for various certifications clearing commercial use. Certification also has to be obtained from India’s Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). There is competition from other world-class manufacturers who are developing competing engines. If you decide to proceed with the project, you must also determine where the new engines will be produced and develop the manufacturing facilities. If you decline to proceed, your company could invest its resources elsewhere and based on its track record, get attractive returns.

 

a)      Explain your line of action if you decide to proceed with the project.

b)     Explain your line of action if you decide to invest in alternative projects.

c)       In case of lengthy product design and development time, what kinds of   risks are involved?

 

 

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  1. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT. 2015

B.B.M. – III SEMESTER

M1 11 305: SERVICES MANAGEMENT

Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                       Max. Marks: 100

 

SECTION – A

  1. Answer ALL the questions. Each carries 2 marks.                                       (10 x2 =20)

 

  1. Mention the classification of services with examples on the basis of level of tangibility.
  2. Identify core services and peripheral services in hotel industry.
  3. What is service blue print?
  4. State any four reasons for failure of service product in market
  5. What is “zone of Tolerance”?
  6. Give any two strategies for reinforcing customer loyalty.
  7. Mention any four benefits of customization.
  8. Give the meaning of augmented product.
  9. Mention two pricing strategies suitable for tourism industry?
  10. In the “80/20 pyramid” what constitute the “20”?

 

SECTION – B

  1. Answer any FOUR Each carries 5 marks.                                  (4×5=20)

 

  1. Pricing plays a  key role in the marketing activities of a service firm. What are the factors that influence a pricing decisions?
  2. “The fifth P- People is a key component in service marketing as services are intangible” Justify the statement with an example
  3. ‘Mountain mist’ is a four star resort situated  in Ooty. Chart a guest cycle .
  4. Give a brief explanation on categories of service process
  5. Critically analyse the challenges in the marketing of the Fitness industry.
  6. How does heterogeneity of services impact its marketing?

 

 

 

 

SECTION – C

 

III)      Answer any THREE questions.    Each carries 15 marks.                    (3×15=45)

 

  1. India’s services sector has the largest share in the GDP, accounting for 57% in 2015, up from 15% in 1950. Validate the above fact with relevant examples.
  2. Service organizations often face the problem of balancing demand and capacity. Analyze the reasons and suggest ways to resolve the situation.
  3. What is the Gap Model? Discuss the various gaps in service quality?.
  4. Discuss the SERVQUAL model developed by Zeithamel in measuring the service quality
  5. Mr. Bean is planning to start an Event management company. Develop suitable marketing mix strategies for his company

 

SECTION – D

  1. IV) Case study- Compulsory questions.             (15 marks)
  2. Cinepolis, Mexico’s biggest movie exhibition company and world’s fourth largest, made its debut in India in the year 2007. Now, Cinepolis India has 34 screens across five cities and is likely to clock Rs 100 crore in revenues by the end of 2012. There’s one person who has his eyes peeled on every move that Cinepolis makes in India. Ajay Bijli, the chairman and managing director of PVR Cinemas, started the multiplex culture at Saket, New Delhi, 15 years ago. Today, Bijli’s high quality product will be challenged by a global player with a formidable reputation of bringing in cutting-edge innovations.
    When it comes to value added services Cinepolis is known to be fussy about every little detail: Leg space between seats, big screen size, and sophisticated air conditioning. Cinepolis auditoriums typically have about 10 percent fewer seats compared to its peers so that there is enough space for food to be served at the seat. And they’ve been known to pull out of the mall if the developer doesn’t have enough space for parking. While entering Bangalore, Cinepolis chose to avoid the city center and headed to the outskirts of the city in the Royal Meenakshi Mall.In many ways, that’s what helps them get repeat customers. In India, Cinepolis has gone digital from its very first screen. This enables even a screen in smaller places like Amritsar to hold the screening of the latest movie at the same time as, say, Mumbai. This was not possible earlier as the prints had to be transported.
    PVR is also not less in their strategies. They have the highest margins in the business. And  also undertaken an initiative to go completely digital. Last year, Bijli increased stakes by launching PVR’s ultra-premium offering Director’s Cut, targeted at the cream of his customers. Tickets are priced over Rs 1,000 and a customer, while watching the movie, can order food from a digital menu in a customized luxury chair. But Director’s Cut could face direct competition from Cinepolis’ VIP the company’s equally premium product that will soon debut in India. However, unlike his peers, Bijli has stayed away from mindless expansion and focused on profitability

 

 

and building his PVR brand. At the same time, Bijli has also taken the game to another level by planned investment in the “retail entertainment” space, that will add ice-skating rinks, F&B outlets, gaming concepts and bowling alleys under one roof. Bijli says that retail entertainment will become “at least a Rs 200 crore” business in the next two years from over Rs 15 crore now.

Questions:

  1. a) Analysis the key strategies of PVR and Cinepolis in marketing their product.
  2. b) Setting up world class theaters with value added services require huge investments which is reflected on ticket prices. In a country like India where majority of population belongs to the rural area and middle class what are the future opportunities for multiplexes.

 

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce B.B.A. 2015 Human Resource Management Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT. 2015
B.B.M. –III SEMESTER
M1 11 304:  HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                             Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                        (10×2=20)
  1. Name any two out of the three phases that make up the process of the feedback exercise.
  2. “The third element of Succession Planning is creation of a Congenial Environment where the employees can work at their best.” Explain the term.
  3. Distinguish between Training and Development.
  4. “Recruitment and Selection are synonymous terms”? Explain
  5. “Training is not always effective”. State any 4 reasons.
  6. What do you mean by statutory and non-statutory welfare activities?
  7. Define Social Security.
  8. Explain the Time and Piece wage plan.
  9. Give the meaning of financial and non-financial rewards.
  10. Define HRM.
SECTION – B
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                                      (4×5=20)
  11. “Performance appraisal acts as a force which tends to motivate the employees of the organization to work towards the attainment of the organizational and personal goals.”Explain the purpose of conducting Performance Appraisal.
  12. “High attrition rate adds positive value to the organization”, True or False? Justify your answer.
  13. “Career Planning encapsulates four concepts(phases).” Explain
  14. Is it important to maintain good Industrial Relations? Yes or No? Comment
  15. Give the meaning and types of OJT with examples.
  16. “Various factors determine compensation and pay rates.” Explain.
SECTION – C
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                                (3×15=45)                                                                                                
  17. “Man power Planning suffers from some shortcomings.”Comment. Also give the Suggestions to make MPP effective.
  18. Explain the meaning, methods and importance of Job Evaluation.
  19. “Human resource Planning translates the organization objectives and plans into the number of workers needed to meet the pre-set objectives.” In the light of the above, explain the need, importance and limitations of HRP.
  20. Explain the three Stages of  training need analysis, and explain the Kirkpatrick’s model of training evaluation.
  21. Explain the advantages of promoting employees from within the organization rather than employing outside persons.
 

SECTION – D
IV) Case Study                                                                                                              (1×15=15)                                                                                           
  22. Joe Black was trying to figure out what to do about a problem salary situation he had in his plant. Black recently took over as president of Acme Manufacturing. The founder and former president, Bill George, had been president for 35 years. The company was family owned and located in a small eastern Arkansas town. It had approximately 250 employees and was the largest employer in the community. Black was the member of the family that owned Acme, but he had never worked for the company prior to becoming the president. He had an MBA and a law degree, plus five years of management experience with a large manufacturing organization, where he was senior vice president for human resources before making his move to Acme.

A short time after joining Acme, Black started to notice that there was considerable inequity in the pay structure for salaried employees. A discussion with the human resources director led him to believe that salaried employees pay was very much a matter of individual bargaining with the past president. Hourly paid factory employees were not part of this problem because they were unionized and their wages were set by collective bargaining. An examination of the salaried payroll showed that there were 25 employees, ranging in pay from that of the president to that of the receptionist. A closer examination showed that 14 of the salaried employees were female. Three of these were front-line factory supervisors and one was the human resources director. The other 10 were non management.

This examination also showed that the human resources director appeared to be underpaid, and that the three female supervisors were paid somewhat less than any of the male supervisors. However, there were no similar supervisory jobs in which there were both male and female job incumbents. When asked, the Hr director said she thought the female supervisors may have been paid at a lower rate mainly because they were women, and perhaps George, the former president, did not think that women needed as much money because they had working husbands. However, she added she personally thought that they were paid less because they supervised less-skilled employees than did the male supervisors. Black was not sure that this was true.

The company from which Black had moved had a good job evaluation system. Although he was thoroughly familiar with and capable in this compensation tool, Black did not have time to make a job evaluation study at Acme. Therefore, he decided to hire a compensation consultant from a nearby university to help him. Together, they decided that all 25 salaried jobs should be in the same job evaluation cluster, that a modified ranking method of job evaluation should be used, and that the job descriptions recently completed by the HR director were current, accurate, and usable in the study.

The job evaluation showed that the HR director and the three female supervisors were being underpaid relative to comparable male salaried employees.

Black was not sure what to do. He knew that if the underpaid female supervisors took the case to the local EEOC office, the company could be found guilty of sex discrimination and then have to pay considerable back wages. He was afraid that if he gave these women an immediate salary increase large enough to bring them up to where they should be, the male supervisors would be upset and the female supervisors might comprehend the total situation and want back pay. The HR director told Black that the female supervisors had never complained about pay differences.

The HR director agreed to take a sizable salary increase with no back pay, so this part of the problem was solved. Black believed he had four choices relative to the female supervisors:

1. To do nothing.
2. To gradually increase the female supervisors salaries.
3. To increase their salaries immediately.
4. To call the three supervisors into his office, discuss the situation with them, and jointly decide what to do.

Questions :

 

a. What would you do if you were Black?

b. How do you think the company got into a situation like this in the first place?

c. Why would you suggest to Black to pursue the alternative you suggested?

 

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce B.B.A. 2015 Financial Management Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT /OCT. 2015
BBM – III SEMESTER
M1 11 302: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                             Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                        (10×2=20)
  1. “The Finance manager should take into consideration the time value of money in order to take correct financial decisions.”  Elucidate.
  2. What are the effects of over-capitalisation of a company?
  3. Write a note on stable dividend policy of a company.
  4. The following data relate to DEL Ltd.

EBIT                           20,00,000

Fixed Cost                 40,00,000

EBT                             16,00,000

Calculate (i) Contribution       (ii)  Combined Leverage.
  5. What is operating leverage?  How does it help in magnifying revenue of a concern?
  6. State if the following are true or false:

i.                    Ploughing back of profits results in dilution of ownership.

ii.                 Due to the merits of ploughing back of profits, a company should not pay any dividends.

iii.               Capital structure is the mix of preference and equity share capital.

iv.               Retained earnings do not involve a cost.
  7. Give a brief on two types of working capital.
  8. Inventory management is essential because investments in stocks are high.  Explain.
  9. Mention two considerations while forming the credit policy of a company.
  10. Explain point of indifference.
SECTION – B
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                                      (4×5=20)
  11. “Investment, financing and dividend decisions are all interrelated.” Comment.
  12. A firm has sales of Rs 20,00,000, variable costs of Rs 14,00,000 and fixed costs of Rs 4,00,000  inclusive of interest of Rs 1,00,000.

(i)                 Calculate its Operating, Financial and Combined Leverages.

(ii)              If the firm decides to double its EBIT, how much of a rise in sales would be needed on a percentage basis?
  13. Enlist the factors that affect the dividend policy of a company.

 

 
  14. Calculate the cost of capital in each of the following cases:

(i)                 A company issues 10% Irredeemable Preference Shares at Rs 105 each (FV=100).

(ii)              The current market price of a share is Rs 100. The firm needs Rs 1,00,000 for expansion and the new shares can be sold only at Rs 95. The expected dividend at the end of current year is Rs 4.75 with a growth rate of 6%. Also calculate the cost of capital of new equity.
  15. The earnings per share of a share of the face value of Rs 100 of PQR Ltd. is Rs 20. It has a rate of return of 25%. Capitalization rate of its risk class is 12.5%. If Walter’s model is used:

(a)   What should be the optimum payout ratio?

(b)   What should be the market price per share if the payout ratio is zero?

(c)    Suppose, the company has a payout of 25% of EPS, what would be the price per share?
  16. The company belongs to a risk-class for which the appropriate capitalization rate is 10%. It currently has outstanding 25,000 shares selling at Rs 100 each. The firm is contemplating the declaration of dividend of Rs 5 per share at the end of the current financial year. The company expects to have a net income of Rs 2.5 Lakhs and a proposal for making new investments of Rs 5 Lakhs.

Using the MM assumptions, calculate the number of new shares required for the proposed investments if the company declares dividend.
SECTION – C
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                                (3×15=45)                                                                                                 
  17. A company needs Rs 12,00,000 for the installation of a new factory which is expected to earn an EBIT of Rs 2,00,000 per annum. The company has the objective of maximizing the earnings per share. It is considering the possibility of issuing equity shares plus raising a debt of Rs 2,00,000 or Rs 6,00,000 or Rs 10,00,000. The current market price of the share is Rs 40 and will drop to Rs 25 if the borrowings exceed Rs 7,50,000. The cost of borrowing are indicated as under:

Up to Rs 2,50,000 10%
Rs 2,50,000 – Rs 6,25,000 14%
Rs 6,25,000 – Rs 10,00,000 16%

Assuming the tax rate to be 50%, find out the EPS under the three options and comment.

 
  18. PQR Co. has the following capital structure:

Equity Share Capital (5000 shares of Rs 100 each) Rs 5,00,000
9% Preference Shares Rs 2,00,000
10% Debentures Rs 3,00,000

The equity shares of the company are quoted at Rs 102 and the company is expected to declare a dividend of Rs 9 per share for the next year. The company has registered a dividend growth rate of 5% which is expected to be maintained.

(i)                 Assuming the tax rate applicable to the company at 30%, calculate the weighted average cost of capital, and

(ii)              Assuming that the company can raise additional term loan at 12% for Rs 5,00,000 to finance its expansion, calculate the new WACC. The company’s expectation is that the business risk associated with new financing may bring down the market price from Rs 102 to Rs 96 per share.
  19. A company is considering an investment proposal to install new milling controls. The project will cost Rs 50,000. The facility has a life expectancy of 5 years and no salvage value. The company tax rate is 35%. The firm uses straight line depreciation. The estimated profit before depreciation and tax from the proposed investment proposal are as follows:

Year Profit (Rs.)
1  10,000
2  11,000
3  14,000
4  15,000
5  25,000

Compute the following:

(i)                 Average rate of return.

(ii)              Net Present Value at 10% discount rate.
  20. Estallia Garment Co. Ltd. is a famous manufacturer and exporter of garments to the European Countries. The finance manager of the company is preparing its working capital forecast for the next year. After carefully screening all the documents, he collected the following information:

Production during the previous year was 15,00,000 units. The same level of activity is intended to be maintained during the current year. The expected ratios of cost to selling price are:

Raw Materials 40%
Direct Wages 20%
Overheads 20%

The raw materials ordinarily remain in stores for 3 months before production. Every unit of production remains in the process for 2 months. Finished goods remain in warehouse for 3 months. Credit allowed by the creditors is 4 months from the date of the delivery of raw material and credit given to debtors is 3 months from the date of dispatch.

The estimated balance of cash to be held: Rs 2,00,000. Lag in payment of Wages ½ month. Lag in payment of Expenses ½ month. Selling price is Rs 10 per unit. Both production and sales are in regular cycle. You are required to make a provision of 10% for contingency.
  21. Write short notes on the following:

i.                    Business Risk vs. Financial risk

ii.                 Six factors affecting Optimal Capital Structure of a company

iii.               Advantages of Bonus Issue to company and investors (3 each)

iv.               Ageing Schedule

v.                  Circulating Capital
SECTION – D
IV) Case Study                                                                                                              (1×15=15)                                                                                           
  22. ITC Limited has decided to purchase a machine to augment the company’s installed capacity to meet the growing demand for its products. There are two machines under consideration of the management. The relevant details including estimated yearly expenditure and sales are given below: All sales are on cash. Corporate Income Tax rate is 40%.

Particulars Machine 1(Rs.) Machine 2(Rs.)
Initial Investment Required 3,00,000 3,00,000
Estimated Annual Sales 5,00,000 4,00,000
Cost of Production (Estimated): 40,000 50,000
Direct Materials 50,000 30,000
Direct Labour 60,000 50,000
Factory Overheads 20,000 10,000
Administration Costs 20,000 10,000
Selling and distribution costs 10,000 10,000

The economic life of Machine 1 is 2 years, while it is 3 years for the other. The scrap values are Rs 40,000 and Rs 25,000 respectively.

You are required to find out the most profitable investment based on:

a)       ‘Pay Back Period’          b)  Discounted Pay Back Period at 10%.

 

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce B.B.A. 2015 III Sem Corporate Accounting Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT. 2015
B.B.M  – III SEMESTER
M1 11 301:  CORPORATE ACCOUNTING 
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                      Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                (10×2=20)
  1. Distinguish between calls in Arrears and calls in Advance.
  2. Who is a contributory?
  3. What are the different methods of calculating Purchase Consideration?
  4. What is External Reconstruction?
  5. State the order in which Capital Reduction Account must be used.
  6. How do you treat  Preliminary Expenses in the final accounts of company?
  7. Who is a Liquidator?
  8. What does Accounting Standard 26 pertain to?
  9. Who are preferential creditors?
  10. What is the meaning of Accounting Standard?
SECTION – B
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                              (4×5=20)
  11. Bring out the difference between two methods of accounting for Amalgamation
  12. From the following particulars, prepare Income Statement for the year ended 31st March 2014.

Particulars Amount  (Rs)
P/L A/c balance brought forward 1,00,000
Net Profit before tax (Provision for taxation 40%) 8,75,000
Transfer to Reserve Fund 1,25,000
The share capital consists of the following :

(i)                 10,000 12% preference shares of Rs. 100 each fully paid

(ii)              10,000 Equity shares of Rs. 100 each Rs. 80 paid

  
The Directors propose a dividend of 20% on equity shares.  
  13. The Balance Sheet of X Ltd and Y Ltd as on 31/12/2014 are given below:

Particulars X Ltd Y Ltd
I.                   Equity and Liabilities    
1.      Shareholders Funds:    
Share Capital

(Rs.10 each)

 1,00,000 1,20,000
General Reserve 50,000 70,000
Export Profit Reserve 20,000 30,000
2.      Non-Current Liabilities:    
14% Debenture 50,000 50,000
3.      Current Liabilities    
Creditors 20,000 10,000
Provisions 45,000 50,000
                           Total 2,85,000 3,30,000
     
II.                Assets X Ltd Y Ltd
1.      Non-Current Assets:    
Fixed Assets 1,65,000 2,10,000
Investment 50,000 ——
2.      Current Assets    
Stock 40,000 50,000
Debtors 25,000 65,000
Cash and Bank 5,000 5,000
     
                           Total 2,85,000 3,30,000

XY Ltd has been formed for the amalgamation , which took over X Ltd and Y Ltd and in exchange shares of XY Ltd . (of Rs. 10 each) were issued. To arrive at purchase consideration, fixed assets of X Ltd and Y Ltd were valued at Rs. 1,55,000 and Rs. 2,30,000 respectively  . 14% new Debentures are to be issued to the debenture holders of X Ltd and Y Ltd . Expenses for amalgamation were Rs. 1,000.

Calculate Purchase Consideration.
   
  14. Calculate liquidator’s remuneration and amount available to pay unsecured creditors:

(i)                 Balance of cash after paying preferential creditors Rs. 2,10,000.

(ii)              Other unsecured creditors are Rs. 2,50,000.

(iii)            Liquidator’s remuneration is 5% on the amount paid to other unsecured creditors.
  15. Balance Sheet of a private company stood as follows on 31/12/2014:

Balance Sheet

Liabilities Amount (Rs) Assets Amount (Rs)
19,000 Shares of Rs. 100 each 19,00,000 Land & Building 1,00,000
Creditors 1,00,000 Machinery 2,60,000
Debentures 1,00,000 Furniture    20,000
    Stock 3,70,000
    Debtors 1,80,000
    Goodwill 2,00,000
    Profit & Loss A/c 9,70,000
  21,00,000   21,00,000

The company is to be reconstructed as follows:

(a)   Shares of Rs. 100 are to be reduced to an equal number of fully paid shares of Rs. 40 each.

(b)   To issue 1,000 new shares of Rs. 40 each as fully paid up to debenture holders in full settlement.

(c)    The amount available is to be utilized in writing off the goodwill and Profit and loss A/c and the balance in writing down the value of machinery .

(d)  Authorized capital of the company is 20,000 shares of Rs. 100 each. Prepare Capital Reduction Account.
  16. What are the functions of Accounting Standard Board?
SECTION -C
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                      (3×15=45)
  17. Bharath Limited was absorbed by Indian Limited on 31/12/2014 on which date the Balance Sheet of Bharath Limited was as follows:

Particulars Amount (Rs)
I.                   Equity and Liabilities:  
1.Shareholders Funds:  
Equity Share Capital 6,00,000
5% Preference Share Capital 4,00,000
2.  Current Liabilities:  
Sundry Creditors 1,50,000
3.      Other Current Liabilities:  
-P&L Account (3,50,000)
Total 8,00,000
   
   
II.Assets Amount (Rs)
1.      Non-Current Assets:  
Buildings 4,00,000
Plant 2,00,000
2.Current Assets 2,00,000
Total 8,00,000
   

Indian Limited took over buildings at Rs. 3,00,000, Plant at Rs. 1,40,000 and Stock at Rs. 60,000 . The purchase consideration is to be satisfied by the issue of 8% Preference Shares of Rs. 100 each and Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each in 3:2 ratio.

The Preference Shareholders are to be settled in full by the allotment of new Preference Shares. Sundry debtors realized Rs. 1,50,000 and Rs. 1,10,000 was paid to Sundry Creditors in full settlement (There were no other current assets). Cost of liquidation Rs. 1,000.

Prepare necessary ledger accounts in the books of Bharath Limited. Opening Journal Entries of Indian Limited  and its Balance Sheet.
  18. Following are the balances of NSK Ltd as at 31/03/2014. You are required to prepare the final accounts of the company after taking additional information into consideration.

Particulars Amount (Rs) Particulars Amount (Rs)
Premises 30,72,000 Share capital 40,00,000
Plant 33,00,000 12% Debentures 30,00,000
Stock (1/4/2013)   7,50,000 P&L A/c   2,62,500
Debtors 8,70,000 Creditors 7,70,000
Goodwill 2,50,000 Sales 41,50,000
Cash and Bank 4,06,500 General Reserve 2,50,000
Calls in arrears    75,000 Reserve for DD (1/04/2013)   35,000
Interim Dividend 3,92,500    
Purchases 18,50,000    
Preliminary Expenses   50,000    
Wages 9,79,800    
General Expenses   68,350    
Salaries 2,20,250    
Bad Debts   21,100    
Debenture interest paid 1,62,000    
  1,24,67,500   1,24,67,500

Adjustments:

1.      Closing stock is valued at Rs. 10,50,000

2.      Depreciate plant at 15%

3.      Write off Rs. 5,000 from preliminary expenses.

4.      Half yearly debenture interest is due.

5.      Write off Rs. 20,000 further bad debts and unused new RDD at 5% on debtors.

6.      Transfer Rs. 25,000 to General Reserves.
  19. The following is the Balance Sheet of X ltd as on 31/12/2014

Liabilities Amount (Rs) Assets Amount (Rs)
4,000 6% Preference Shares of Rs. 100 each 4,00,000 Land 2,00,000
2,000 Equity shares of Rs. 100 each Rs. 75 paid up 1,50,000 Plant 5,00,000
6,000 Equity shares of Rs. 100 each, Rs. 60 per share paid up 3,60,000 Patents 80,000
5% Debentures 2,00,000 Stock 1,10,000
Outstanding Debenture Interest 10,000 Debtors

Cash

 2,20,000

60,000
Creditors 2,90,000 Profit & Loss A/c 2,40,000
  14,10,000   14,10,000

On the date of Balance Sheet the company went into liquidation . The dividends on preference shares are in arrears for 2 years. The arrears are payable on liquidation as per Articles of Association. The Debentures have a floating charge on the assets of the company. Creditors include a loan of Rs. 1,00,000 secured by mortgage of land. The assets realized are as under:

Land Rs. 2,40,000 ;Plant Rs. 4,00,000 ; Patents Rs. 60,000 ; Stock Rs. 1,20,000; Debtors 1,60,000.

The expenses of liquidation amounted to Rs. 21,800. The liquidator is entitled to a commission of 3% on all assets realized including cash and a commission of 2% on the amount distributed to unsecured creditors. Preferential creditors amounted to Rs. 30,000.

Prepare Liquidators final Statement of Account.
  20. The Creditors and Shareholders having agreed upon a scheme of Reconstruction for the Unsound Company Ltd. which went into voluntary liquidation . The Balance Sheet as on 31/12/2014 stood as follows:

Particulars Amount (Rs)
I.                   Equity and Liabilities:  
1.      Shareholders Funds:  
25,000 Shares of Rs. 10 each 2,50,000
2.      Non-Current Liabilities:  
8% Debentures 1,00,000
Depreciation Fund  27,000
3.      Other Non-Current Liabilities:  
P/L Account (75,000)
4.      Current Liabilities  
Trade Creditors   40,000
                             Total 3,42,000
   
II.                Assets Amount (Rs)
1.      Non-Current Assets:  
Goodwill 30,000
Factory Building 95,000
Plant 1,05,000
2.      Current Assets:  
Stock  50,000
Debtors 60,000
Cash at Bank  2,000
Total 3,42,000

The scheme of reconstruction provided:

(i)                 That a new company called Sound Ltd to be formed with a share capital of Rs. 5,00,000 in 50,000 shares of Rs. 10 each to take over from the above company stock and debtors at 20% less than the book value, Factory Buildings and Plant at Rs. 77,000 and Rs. 1,00,000 respectively.

(ii)               The Debenture holders were to be satisfied by the issue of 9% Mortgage Debentures of Rs. 1,05,000 in Sound Ltd., in exchange for the old Debentures.

(iii)             The trade creditors agreed to receive Rs. 35,000 from Sound Ltd., in full satisfaction of their claims.

(iv)             The Shareholders agreed to receive 25,000 shares of Rs. 10 each, credited with Rs. 5 per share paid-up, with a call of Rs. 2.50 per share to be made forthwith.

(v)               The Bank balance was utilised in payment of reconstruction cost.

Pass necessary journal entries to close the Books of UnsoundLtd. and also the opening entries in the Books of Sound Limited assuming that the call made on the shareholders was duly received.
  21. Briefly explain the following Accounting Standards:

a)      Accounting Standard-10

b)       Accounting Standard-6

c)      Accounting Standard -1.
SECTION – D
IV) Compulsory question.                                                                              (15 marks)
  22. a) Prakash Ltd. went into liquidation on 31.12.2014. Following information is available with the liquidator.

Creditors amount to rs.75,660 of which Rs.8,000 are preferential, 6% Debentures having a floating charge on the assets of the company amounted to Rs.80,000.  Debentures to be paid interest upto 30.6.2015.

The Assets realised as follows:

Stock Rs.84,000

Plant and Machinery Rs.60,600

Cash in hand stood at Rs.500.  Debentures were paid off on 30-6-2015 with interest.  Liquidator’s expenses amounting Rs. 1,902 and he is to be given a remuneration at 3% on the amount realised and 2% on the amount distributed to unsecured creditors excluding preferential creditors.

 

Calculate  the amount payable to unsecured creditors.

 

b)  From the following particulars prepare Income statement for the year ending 31st March 2013.

i) P&L A/c balance from last year Rs.62, 500.

ii) N/P for the year before tax 5,40,000 (provision for tax at 40%)

iii) Transfer to General reserve Rs.52,500, Dividend Equalisation fund 40,000 and development reserve 37,500.

iv)Dividend on 7.5% on preference shares 3,00,000

v) Dividend on 12.5% on 50,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- Rs.7.50 called-up (calls in arrears Rs.13,000).

 

 

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce 2015 Quantitative Techniques Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT. 2015
b.b.a.(International Students) – I semester
 QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
Duration: 1 1/2  hour                                                                                          Max. Marks: 50
SECTION – A
I) Answer any 6 of the following questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                (2×6=12)
  1. In a wrestling competition the total weight of the two contestants is 700 pounds. If twice the weight of the first contestant is 275 pounds more than the weight of the second contestant, what is the weight (in pounds)of the first contestant?. Use Analytical Geometry method.
  2. Suppose a manufacturer finds that the cost y of producing x units of a certain commodity is given by the formula y=2x+5000, what  interpretation can be given to the slope of the graph of this equation?
  3. If the third term and the 6th term of an A.P are 7 and 13 respectively, find the first term and the common difference.
  4. Insert 5 geometric terms between 9 and 576.
  5. Angel wants to buy a Jet plane which is worth Rs.23,00,000. She embarks on a saving scheme in an AP in which she first saves Rs.150,000 and increased her subsequent saving by Rs.2,000 each month.

Determine how much she will need to borrow in order to achieve her dream by the time  she has saved 8 times on a monthly basis
  6. Mr. Teghen wants to embark in a saving scheme. He decides that the minimum amount he should save in any one year should be Rs.100,000.  At the end of the first year, he saves Rs.100,000 and save an additional Rs.5000 each succeeding year. How much shall he have saved by the end of the 30th year?
  7. An investor deposits $15000 in a bank account. The bank offers an interest rate of 4.1 % per year.

a)        What is the value of the investment 4 years later?

b)       How much time is needed for the amount to double?
  8. A person wishes to buy a motorcycle worth $12000. In Order to collect this amount, he deposits an amount V at the bank, and lets it flourish for 5 years at an interest Rate of 5 %, capitalized biannually. Find V.
SECTION – B
II) Answer any Three questions.  Each carries 6 marks.                                    (3×6=18)
  7. The value V of an asset t years after purchase is V= – 100,000t + 7,00,000.

The expected life of the asset is 5 years. How much did the asset originally cost? What is the annual deduction for depreciation? What is the salvage value of the assets?
  12. Three numbers whose sum is 15 are in AP. If 1, 4 and 19 are added to them respectively, the results are in GP. Find the three numbers.
  13 A toy manufacturer is currently producing 2000 toys a week beginning in October; the manufacturer will begin to increase production each week by 500 more toys during each week of the Christmas production season. The relationship between the week w and the nos of toys produced P is linear.

a) Find the equation that describes this relationship

b) interpret the slope of the linear relationship

c) Find P when w=5, Interpret the solution in terms of toy production.
  14 The supply curve of a certain commodity is the straight line p=.002q+2(p in Rs.) and the demand curve for the same is p= -0.0005q+5.5. Determine both the quantity of the commodity that will be produced and the price at which it will sell on stabilization.
 

SECTION – C
III   Compulsory questions.                                                            (2×10=20)
  15. The demand function of a radio is Qd=3000-5p, when Qd is the quantity demanded per year and ‘P’ is the price per set of radio..

a) Construct a demand schedule and plot it on a graph at prices 150,250 and 325,400 and 500(all in Rs.)

b) Also find out at what price Qd=0?

c) And if the seller wants to sell 2500 sets what price should be fixed by the radio company?
  16.
The following table shows the hypothetical monthly demand and supply schedules for cans of macadamia nuts in Hawaii.  
Price ($) Qty demanded(in cans) Quantity supplied(cans)  
6 700 100
7 600 200
8 500 300
9 400 400
10 300 500
a. Plot this on the graph sheet to find out what is the equilibrium price of macadamia nuts in Hawaii    
b. At a price of $7 per can, is there equilibrium, a surplus or a shortage.

If it is a surplus or shortage, how large is it?

  
c. At a price of $10, how large is the shortage or surplus?  

 

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3. if the 3rd term and the 6th terms of an ap is 7 and 11 find the first term and the cd.

 

First term 3 and the CD is 2.(MARKS 1+1)

  1. Insert 5 geometric terms between 9 and 576

The terms are 18,36,72,144,288(MARKS 1 FOR WORKING, 1 FOR ANS)

  1. Sri. S.Roy borrows rs.32,760 without interest and agrees to pay back in 12 monthly installments, each installments being twice the preceding one. Find the second and the last installments.

2nd install- Rs.16 and the last installment- 16384.

12.Three numbers whose sum is 15 are in AP. If 1, 4 and 19 are added to them respectively, the results are in GP. Find the three numbers.

a-d, a and a+d are the number in AP

a-d+a+a+d=15

so a=15

a-d+1,a+4 and a+d+19 are in GP

substituting a=15 in the above, d=3 or -21

  • When d=3, the number are 2,5,28
  • When d=-21, the numbers are 26,5,-16.

 

 

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce 2015 Management Accounting Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT. 2015
B.B.A.(International Students)– I SEMESTER
 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Duration: 1 ½  Hours                                                                                  Max. Marks: 50
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                (10×2=20)
  1. Give the meaning of Management Accounting.
  2. State the various methods of financial analysis.
  3. How does Ratio analysis help to analyse data?  Give examples of two ratios.
  4. Explain any two objectives of Management Accounting.
  5. Calculate Current Assets when current ratio is 2.6:1 and current liability is Rs. 40,000.
  6. Gross Profit is 20% on sales, cost of goods sold is Rs. 3,00,000. Find out sales.
  7. Mention any four duties of a Management Accountant.
  8. What are the main types of Ratio’s?
  9. Average stock of a firm is Rs. 50,000. Its opening stock is Rs. 10,000 less than its closing stock. Find opening and closing stock.
  10. Differentiate between Financial and Management Accounting.
SECTION – B
II) Answer any TWO questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                             (2×15=30)
  11. Following is the Balance Sheet of J.K. Ltd. as on 31.3.2014 and 31.3.2015. You are required to prepare the Comparative Balance Sheet and Comment on the Financial Position of the Firm.

Liabilities 31.3.2014 31.3.2015 Assets 31.3.2014 31.3.2015
Share Capital 1,00,000 1,25,000 Building 75,000 1,50,000
Reserves & Surplus 20,000 25,000 Furniture 2,00,000 2,40,000
8% Debentures 45,000 30,000 Stock 1,00,000 35,000
Long Term Borrowings 2,00,000 2,50,000 Debtors 40,000 1,00,000
Creditors 1,25,000 1,50,000 Cash 1,32,500 1,20,000
Bills Payable 45,000 50,000      
Bank Overdraft 12,500 15,000      
  5,47,500 6,45,000   5,47,500 6,45,000
  12. Using the following data complete the Balance Sheet:

Gross Profit (20% of sales) Rs. 60,000

Share Capital Rs. 50,000

Credit Sales to Total sales 80%

Total assets turnover (on sales) 3 times

Closing stock turnover (to cost of sales) 8 times

Average Collection Period (for 360 days) 18 days

Current ratio 1.6

Long Term Debt to Equity 40%

Balance Sheet

Liabilities Amount Assets Amount
Share Capital ? Fixed Assets ?
Long Term Debt ? Stock ?
Creditors ? Debtors ?
    Cash ?
  ?   ?
   

13.

  

(a) Following is the details of M/S BSL as on 31.3.2014 and 31.3.2015. You are required to prepare the Common-Size Income Statement for the year ending and Comment on the Profitability of the concern.           (10 marks)

Particulars 31.3.2014 31.3.2015
Sales 3,50,000 4,50,000
Cost of Goods Sold 2,75,000 4,00,000
Operating Expenses 4,500 15,000
Office Expenses 4,500 15,000
Selling Expenses 2,500 3,000
Distribution Expenses 1,250 1,000
Financial Expenses 10,000 12,500
*Tax Rate is 35% — —

 

(b) Briefly show the Traditional Classification of Ratios through a chart.

(5 marks)

 

 

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce 2015 Perspectives In Management Question Paper PDF Download

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce (Autonomous)

End Semester Examination – October 2015

BBM – I Semester

 M1 15MC101: PERSPECTIVES IN MANAGEMENT

Time: 3 hours                                                                                                                     Max. Marks: 100

SECTION – A

  1. Answer all the questions. Each carries 2 marks.                                    (10×2=20)

 

  1. What is a trust?
  2. Briefly explain informal leadership.
  3. What is span of control?
  4. What are the various sources of recruitment?
  5. Write any two differences between Authority and Responsibility.
  6. What is the meaning of co-ordination?
  7. Explain the meaning of morale.
  8. What is the purpose of forecasting?
  9. List out some unethical practices prevailing in an organization.
  10. Briefly explain decentralization.

 

SECTION – B

  1. Answer any four Each carries 5 marks.                                (4×5=20)

 

  1. Briefly explain the Social responsibilities of business towards various groups.
  2. Briefly explain Vroom’s valence theory.
  3. Explain the need and importance of business ethics.
  4. List and explain briefly the steps involved in managerial decision making.
  5. What are the barriers to effective communication?
  6. Briefly explain the techniques of controlling.

 

SECTION – C

  • Answer any three Each carries 15 marks.                  (3×15=45)

 

  1. Explain Fayol’s principles of Management. Do you think all Fayol’s principles

are relevant in the current scenario?

  1. Define partnership firm and list its merits & demerits.
  2. Explain the principles of delegation. What are the difficulties in delegation?

 

 

 

  1. Differentiate between Quantitative and Qualitative techniques of forecasting.

Explain the various Quantitative and Qualitative techniques of forecasting.

  1. With the help of a diagram explain Maslow’s hierarchy of needs mentioning relevant examples.

 

SECTION –D

 

  1. Case Study – Compulsory question.                                  (15 MARKS)
  2. ROUTINE WORK AND TARDINESS

 

Harish (who works for Sigma Ltd.), and Kavitha, (who works for Omega Ltd.), are employed as production managers. Last night, both of them attended a staff development meeting organized by a Production Management Institute (a professional body), of which they are members. During the tea-break, Harish and Kavitha discussed the various leadership styles that they were following in their respective organizations.

 

Harish told Kavitha that he had a friendly personality and was optimistic that he will get on well with the workers in the factory. He went on to say that a total of fifty workers are employed, with 40 of them having been employed with the business for over 20 years. The others, mostly unskilled, tend to be younger workers who stay for a year or so and then move on, since Harish thinks that they are harder to motivate. Harish is aware that new Health & Safety regulations are due to be implemented and this will require discipline in the workforce. He is thinking of adopting a more autocratic leadership style.

 

Kavitha told Harish that she was newly appointed to the role, and was relatively inexperienced. She pointed out that she manages a team of forty workers, grouped into project teams with highly skilled and experienced staff in each team. Kavitha mentioned that her predecessor was unpopular with the workforce since he adopted an autocratic style of leadership. At one stage, the Labour Relations Agency was asked to mediate in a dispute regarding management/employee relations. In view of this, she had been thinking of adopting a democratic leadership style.

 

Questions:

  1. Discuss whether or not Harish and Kavitha should adopt their proposed new leadership styles within their respective organizations.
  2. With reference to each organization (Sigma Limited and Omega Limited), discuss the role of management in motivation.

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce 2015 Business Mathematics And Statistics Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT. 2015
B.B.A. – I SEMESTER
M1 15AR104: BUSINESS MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                             Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                        (10×2=20)
  1. Statistics can be understood in two senses.  Explain both with an example.
  2. Mention the laws of division and negative indices along with an example.
  3. State if the following are true or false:

i.                    (1000)0 = 0

ii.                 (4x)2     = 4x2

iii.               x4 + x2 = x6

iv.               (9/7)5  = 95/75
  4. Explain four criterions on which data can be classified.
  5. What is an Annuity?  Explain Annuity Due and Deferred Annuity.
  6. Solve: (5/2)x + 7/3 = (5/3)x – (1/3)
  7. A man sold an article for Rs. 161, gaining 1/6th of his outlay.  Find the cost price of the article.
  8. What is coefficient of dispersion?  What purpose does it serve?
  9. Find the coefficient of variation (standard deviation), if the sum of squares of the deviation of 10 observations taken from the mean 50 is 250.
  10. If A:B = 3:4, B:C = 5:9 and C:D = 16:15, find the ratio between A and D.
SECTION – B
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                                      (4×5=20)
  11. i. A firm wishes to forecast sales data for the month of July on the basis of weighted average of the past data of four months.  It assigns 0.10, 0.25, 0.25 and 0.4 weights to the actual sales data of past four months.  Monthly sales for the months of March, April, May and June of a firm was found to be 350, 450, 400, 600 units.  Forecast sales data for the month of July by using weighted average.

 

ii. Two quantities are in the ratio 3:4 and if 10 is subtracted from each of them, the remainders are in the ratio 1:3.  What are the quantities?
  12. A stock broker firm has its head office in Mumbai and branch office in Delhi.  For the year 2010, it supplied the following information:

Mumbai              Delhi

Number of transactions done                                    5470                    1130

Average profit per transaction (Rs.)                           300                      200

From the above information calculate the average profit for the stock brokers per transaction by taking both the offices together.
  13. Municipal Corporation of Delhi collected the following amount of tax form roaming traders in a busy market:

Amount of Tax (Rs.):     25         50           75          100           200         300

No. of Traders:              135       120          90            60            55            40

From the above data of tax collections, calculate Q.D. and coefficient of Q.D.
  14. i. The average monthly income from interest for a housewife is Rs. 810 and the related median is Rs. 795.  Calculate modal interest income.

ii. Find the amount in case the principal is Rs. 10,000 and the rate of compound interest is 5% p.a. for 2 yrs. if the compound interest is paid quarterly.
  15. “Positive correlation is found between the number of children born and exports over the last decade”, comment.  Also explain the different types of correlation with examples.
  16. Ashok lent two equal sum of money to Rahul and Laxman.  While Rahul agreed to pay interest @ 5% p.a., simple interest, Laxman will pay interest @ 6% p.a., simple interest.  At the end of 10 yrs. Ashok received Rs. 1,000 more from Laxman towards interest.  How much did Ashok lend to Rahul and Laxman each?
SECTION – C
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                                (3×15=45)                                                                                                 
  17. The following table shows the number of motor registrations in a certain territory for a term of 5 yrs. and the sale of motor tyres by a firm in the territory for the same period.

Year Motor registration No. of tyres sold
1

2

3

4

5

 600

630

720

750

800

 1,250

1,100

1,300

1,350

1,500

Find the regression equation to estimate the sale of tyres when the motor registration is known.  Estimate sale of tyres when registration is 850.
  18. i. X,Y & Z start a business jointly.  Twice the investment of X is equal to thrice the capital of Y and the capital of Y is four times the capital of Z.  Find the share of X,Y & Z in an annual profit of Rs. 2,50,000.                                       (5m)

ii. A survey was conducted in a city hospital and the amount spent by 150 patients is given in the following table.  The median expenditure was found to be Rs. 909.52.  Calculate the two missing frequencies.                                   (10m)

Amount (Rs.) Number of Patients
200-400 8
400-600 14
600-800 ?
800-1000 42
1000-1200 27
1200-1400 ?
1400-1600 10
   

 

19.

  

 

Share prices of two companies A Ltd. and B Ltd. are recorded as follows:

A Ltd.:     12        13        15        14        14        14        13        17

B Ltd.:     113      114      113      115      117      114      112      114

Which company’s share prices are more variable?
  20. Following is the playing habit of certain students.  Find Karl Pearson’s correlation.  Also calculate probable error and point out whether ‘r’ is significant.

Age (years):                                              15        16        17        18        19        20

Percentage of no. of regular players:    80        75        60        40        30        15
  21. i. A and B can complete a piece of work in 12 days, A and C in 15 days, B and C in 18 days.  They work together for 5 days when A leaves.  B and C continue the work for 7 days more, when B leaves.  How long should it take for C to finish it?                                                                                                                  (8m)

 

ii. There are two numbers such that the sum of the first and three times the second is 53, while the difference between 4 times the first and twice the second is 2.  Find the numbers.                                                                           (7m)
SECTION – D
IV) Case Study                                                                                                              (1×15=15)                                                                                           
  22. i. Following table shows the distance travelled in kilometers by executives of an IT company:

Distance travelled (in ‘000s kms.) No. of executives
0-10 35
10-20 50
20-30 65
30-40 80
40-50 72
50-60 24
60-70 18

 

Calculate mode from the above figures by graphic method.                         (7m)

 

ii. A father wants to send his child for higher studies after 15 yrs.  He expects the cost of higher studies then to be Rs. 1,00,000.  How much should he save annually to have Rs. 1,00,000 after 15 years if the interest rate is 12% p.a.? (4m)

 

iii. A person bought an article and sold it at a profit of 20% on his purchase cost.  Had he bought at 20% less, what would have been the profit percentage, if the selling price had been the same?                                                              (4m)

 

 

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT. 2015
B.B.A. – I SEMESTER
M1 15AR103: MICRO ECONOMICS
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                             Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                        (10×2=20)
  1. Define Business Economics.
  2. Explain the concept of income elasticity of demand.
  3. Distinguish between a firm and industry.
  4. Is micro economics different from macro economics explain?
  5. Explain the term Opportunity cost.
  6. Define equimarginal utility.
  7. Explain marginal utility with an example.
  8. What is meant by full cost pricing?
  9. Explain selling cost.
  10. Explain monopolistic competition.
 

SECTION – B
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                                      (4×5=20)
  11. Distinguish between ordinal and cardinal utility.
  12. Explain the total outlay method of measuring elasticity only with help of mathematical problem.
  13. What are indifference Curves?  State their properties.
  14. Explain the demerits of law of demand.
  15. Briefly explain the features of a oligopoly market.
  16. Distinguish between TC, AC and MC.
 

SECTION – C
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                                (3×15=45)                                                                                                
  17. Explain the law of variable proportion.
  18. What are short run and long run curves?  State the relationship between the short run and long cost curves with suitable figures.
  19. State the equilibirium  and price and output of a monopoly firm.
  20. Explain the different degrees of price elasticity with suitable figures.
  21. What is meant by the law of diminishing marginal utility? state its importance.
 

 

 

 

SECTION – D
IV) Case Study                                                                                                              (1×15=15)                                                                                          
  22. Case of Jaguar

In the early 1980s Jaguar launched the XJ12luxury sports car , having developed a product  which was acknowledged to be of excellent quality and performance.  The price has been set at £ 3726 compared with at least  £6000 for comparable  vehicles.  At this price the company believed that the planned output of 2000 vehicles units could be sold but it continued to produce the jaguars at various factory units..  The price had been arrived at following the cost plus method, by estimating the cost per car at full capacity and then adding a satisfactory margin.   The company however sold 6000 units, as expected demand exceeded supply. By the end of 1972 there was a two year waiting list for the product and second hand cars were being sold for price  which exceeded the list price by more than 40%.  It was also known that was sold at the higher price of  £ 5226.

 

Questions:

 

  1. What pricing method did the company follow?.
  2.  What lesson would you draw from this case study?
  3. Trace any three methods of pricing for the company to follow.

 

 

 

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce 2015 Organizational Behaviour Question Paper PDF Download

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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPT/OCT. 2015
B.B.A. – i semester
M1 15 MC102: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Duration: 3 Hours                                                                                             Max. Marks: 100
SECTION – A
I) Answer ALL the questions.  Each carries 2 marks.                                        (10×2=20)
  1. What is ‘Goal succession’?
  2. What is a ‘value system’?
  3. Name the 3 components of attitudes.
  4. Give two behavioural outcomes of stress.
  5. What is ‘Locus of control’?
  6. Mention 2 features of ‘learning organisations’.
  7. Who is associated with Operant Learning theory?
  8. Give 2 examples for non financial incentives.
  9. Briefly explain the concept of ‘OB Mod’.
  10. Define ‘Organisational Climate’.
SECTION – B
II) Answer any FOUR questions.  Each carries 5 marks.                                      (4×5=20)
  11. Briefly explain some of the measures that can be taken for resistance to change.
  12. What are some of the strategies for intergroup conflict resolution?
  13. Write a short note on Groupthink.
  14. What are the various sources of power?
  15. Explain: a) Ohio State University Leadership Studies and

b) Trait theories of leadership.
  16. What are the stages of group formation?
SECTION – C
III) Answer any THREE questions.  Each carries 15 marks.                                (3×15=45)                                                                                                 
  17. What are the main implications of the Hawthorne studies?
  18. What are some of the major sources of interpersonal conflict? Which do you think is most relevant in today’s organizations?
  19. Explain the Managerial Grid, with the help of a diagrammatic representation.
  20. Explain:  a) Classical Conditioning

b) Operant Conditioning.

How does reinforcement help in this context?
  21. What are perceptual errors? Explain any 5 perceptual errors.
 

SECTION – D
IV) Case Study  –  Compulsory question.                                                             (1×15=15)                                                                                          
  22. Tony Stark had just finished his first week at Reece Enterprises and decided to drive upstate to a small lakefront lodge for some fishing and relaxation. Tony had worked for the previous ten years for the O’Grady Company, but O’Grady had been through some hard times of late and had recently shut down several of its operating groups, including Tony’s, to cut costs. Fortunately, Tony’s experience and recommendations had made finding another position fairly easy. As he drove the interstate, he reflected on the past ten years and the apparent situation at Reece.

At O’Grady, things had been great. Tony had been part of the team from day one. The job had met his personal goals and expectations perfectly, and Tony believed he had grown greatly as a person. His work was appreciated and recognized; he had received three promotions and many more pay increases.

Tony had also liked the company itself. The firm was decentralized, allowing its managers considerable autonomy and freedom. The corporate Culture was easygoing. Communication was open. It seemed that everyone knew what was going on at all times, and if you didn’t know about something, it was easy to find out.

The people had been another plus. Tony and three other managers went to lunch often and played golf every Saturday. They got along well both personally and professionally and truly worked together as a team. Their boss had been very supportive, giving them the help they needed but also staying out of the way and letting them work.

When word about the shutdown came down, Tony was devastated. He was sure that nothing could replace O’Grady. After the final closing was announced, he spent only a few weeks looking around before he found a comparable position at Reece Enterprises.

As Tony drove, he reflected that “comparable” probably was the wrong word. Indeed, Reece and O’Grady were about as different as you could get. Top managers at Reece apparently didn’t worry too much about who did a good job and who didn’t. They seemed to promote and reward people based on how long they had been there and how well they played the never-ending political games.

Maybe this stemmed from the organization itself, Tony pondered. Reece was a bigger organization than O’Grady and was structured much more bureaucratically. It seemed that no one was allowed to make any sort of decision without getting three signatures from higher up. Those signatures, though, were hard to get. All the top managers usually were too busy to see anyone, and interoffice memos apparently had very low priority.

Tony also had had some problems fitting in. His peers treated him with polite indifference. He sensed that a couple of them resented that he, an outsider, had been brought right in at their level after they had had to work themselves up the ladder. On Tuesday he had asked two colleagues about playing golf.

 

 

 

They had politely declined, saying that they did not play often. But later in the week, he had overheard them making arrangements to play that very Saturday.

It was at that point that Tony had decided to go fishing. As he steered his car off the interstate to get gas, he wondered if perhaps he had made a mistake in accepting the Reece offer without finding out more about what he was getting into. 
Case Questions:
a. Identify several concepts and characteristics from the field of organizational      behavior that this case illustrates.
b. What advice can you give Tony? How would this advice be supported or tempered by behavioral concepts and processes?

c.  Is it possible to find an “ideal” place to work? Explain.

 

 

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St.Joseph’s College of commerce (Autonomous)

End semester examination – Sept/Oct. 2015

B.B.A. – I SEMESTER

M1 15 1GE: GENERAL ENGLISH

Duration: 3Hrs                                                                                                 Max marks: 100

SECTION-A

 

  1. Answer  the following questions in a word phrase or a sentence        (5×2=10)

 

  1. A poem should not mean But be. What do you think is the meaning of these words?
  2. Why does Wordsworth want to be a pagan’   ?
  3. When is a relationship merely an activity according to J. Krishnamurthy?
  4. Where was the husband in the story ‘Necklace’ employed?
  5. In the story “ An astrologer’s day’ what does the word ‘ paraphernalia’ mean?

 

  1. Write short notes on any four of the following                                         (4×5=20)

 

  1. The character of Gurunayak.
  2. The ending of the story ‘Necklace.’
  3. Artist’s life as depicted in “Last leaf”.
  4. The element of satire in the poem “ Saviors”
  5. Poet Wordsworth’s dissatisfaction and its cause.

 

 

  • Answer any three of the following in about two pages each. (3×10=30)

 

  1. Write your personal response to the poem ‘Ars Poetica’.
  2. Of the two short stories “Last leaf” and “Necklace”, which do you like more? Give reasons for your answer.
  3. What are some of the chief insights of J. Krishnamurthy on the topic of relationship? Do you agree or disagree with him ? Why?
  4. In the backdrop of K. Narayan’s “An Astrologers day”, examine the authour’s attitude towards astrology and astrologers. What is your own view on the subject?

 

SECTION-B

  1. Read the following passage carefully and then answer questions set on it.

It seems that the ancient Greeks knew better than we about the subject of love, at least in regard to distinguishing its categories. They identified several varieties: The love of parents for children, love between friends, the affection of comrades who have experienced much together, charitable love for humanity in general, obsessive love, erotic love and so on and gave each its own name and story. They thought that mania, what we call infatuation was a punishment sent by the gods: and they prized philia, the love between friends above all other kinds.

Interestingly, they did not single out the only kind of love that can be and often is, genuinely unconditional asking nothing in return and getting nothing in return, and which is unquestionably a matter of biology and, more accurately biochemistry, namely maternal love

Without question maternal attachment has been a constant since our remotest ancestors lived in trees, for everywhere in mammalian nature, mothers tend and protect their young untill the latter are able to survive alone, illustrating how essential maternal attachment is, to the continuance of life itself. One of the more poignant comparisons between human mother-child bonds and their existence among our relatives in nature is provided by chimpanzees: Jane Godall discovered when she studied the chimpanzees of Gombe in Tanzania that some young chimps die of grief when they loose their mothers.

Although mother-love is biological, it is not universal because it is not guaranteed in every case, atleast among humans. This is no contradiction. Not all women have the instinct, and it is known that the processes of pregnancy and childbirth that fully activate the instinct can sometimes be disrupted.

 

  1. Answer the following in a word, phrase or a sentence.                               ( 5×2=10)
  2. What term did the Greeks use for infatuation.
  3. What is the basis of maternal instinct?
  4. Which well known primatologist is mentioned in the passage?
  5. What form of love was the highest, in the opinion of the Greeks
  6. Suggest a suitable title for the passage.

 

  1. Love is many things to many people. Based on your understanding of the passage express your views on the possibilities and the limitations of Love as a human emotion.

(10 marks)

 

 

SECTION-C

  1. Re-write a directed. (5×2=10)
  2. It started raining. People ran for shelter. (Re-write the sentence using No sooner______ than)
  3. This ________ is very beautiful (alter, altar) Choose the right word to fill in the blank.
  4. Newzeland is a very good cricket team. It has never won the world cup.     (Change into a complex sentence)
  5. This building was constructed by them two years ago. (Change into active voice)
  6. He is preparing seriously for his exams. (Identify the specific tense of the verb in this sentence)

 

 

  1. Correct the errors if any, in the following sentences.          (3×2=6)

 

  1. He is the tallest of the two brothers.
  2. She came in Rajadhani express from Delhi.
  3. There was a dramatic turn over in the last ball of the match.

 

  1. Use the any two of the following idioms correctly in sentences of your own.

                                                                                                                                       (2×2=4)

  1. To see stars
  2. To be head and shoulders above others.
  3. To run from pillar to post.

 

 

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce 2015 Additional English Question Paper PDF Download

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce (Autonomous)

End Semester Examination – October 2015

B.B.A. – I Semester

M1 15 1AE : Additional English

Duration: 3 Hrs                                                                                            Max Marks: 100

 

Note:   1.Exceeding the paragraph limit will result in loss of marks.

  1. Each paragraph should contain about six sentences.

 

PART -A

I  Answer the following question in a paragraph of about 80 words.             (3×5=15)

  1. The two essays ‘Art of Controversy’ and ‘Free Man’s Worship’, provokes a person to be sceptic about the dogmas. Is there any idea from the essays where you contested? Give opinions to support your answer.
  2. “The dream of my girlhood is over. I felt lonely and desolate.” What made Harriet Jacobs say that, her girlhood has come to an end?
  3. In the essay ‘Free Man’s Worship’, how is worship correlated with power?

 

 

PART – B

Joaquín Font, El Reposo Mental Health Clinic, Camino Desierto de los Leones, on the outskirts of Mexico City DF, January 1977.

There are books for when you’re bored. Plenty of them. There are books for when you’re calm. The best kind, in my opinion. There are also books for when you’re sad. And there are books for when you’re happy. There are books for when you’re thirsty for knowledge. And there are books for when you’re desperate. The latter are the kind of books Ulises Lima and Belano wanted to write. A serious mistake, as we’ll soon see. Let’s take, for example, an average reader, a cool-headed, mature, educated man leading a more or less healthy life. A man who buys books and literary magazines. So there you have him. This man can read things that are written for when you’re calm, but he can also read any other kind of book with a critical eye, dispassionately, without absurd or regrettable complicity. That’s how I see it. I hope I’m not offending anyone. Now let’s take the desperate reader, who is presumably the audience for the literature of desperation. What do we see? First: the reader is an adolescent or an immature adult, insecure, all nerves. He’s the kind of fucking idiot (pardon my language) who committed suicide after reading Werther. Second: he’s a limited reader. Why limited? That’s easy: because he can only read the literature of

desperation, or books for the desperate, which amounts to the same thing, the kind of person or freak who’s unable to read all the way through In Search of Lost Time, for example, or The Magic Mountain (a paradigm of calm, serene, complete literature, in my humble opinion), or for that matter, Les Misérables or War and Peace. Am I making myself clear? Good. So I talked to them, told them, warned them, alerted them to the dangers they were facing. It was like talking to a wall. Furthermore: desperate readers are like the California gold mines. Sooner or later they’re exhausted! Why? It’s obvious! One can’t live one’s whole life in desperation. In the end the body rebels, the pain becomes unbearable, lucidity gushes out in great cold spurts. The desperate reader (and especially the desperate poetry reader, who is insufferable, believe me) ends up by turning away from books. Inevitably he ends up becoming just plain desperate. Or he’s cured! And then, as part of the regenerative process, he returns slowly—as if wrapped in swaddling clothes, as if under a rain of dissolved sedatives—he returns, as I was saying, to a literature written for cool, serene readers, with their heads set firmly on their shoulders. This is what’s called (by me, if nobody else) the passage from adolescence to adulthood. And by that I don’t mean that once someone has become a coolheaded reader he no longer reads books written for desperate readers. Of course he reads them! Especially if they’re good or decent or recommended by a friend. But ultimately, they bore him! Ultimately, that literature of resentment, full of sharp instruments and lynched messiahs,

Doesn’t pierce his heart the way a calm page, a carefully thought-out page, a technically

Perfect page does. I told them so. I warned them. I showed them the technically perfect page. I alerted them to the dangers. Don’t exhaust the vein! Humility! Seek oneself, lose oneself in strange lands! But with a guiding line, with bread crumbs or white pebbles! And yet I was mad, driven mad by them, by my daughters, by Laura Damián, and so they didn’t listen.”

 

II    Answer all the THREE questions in a paragraph of about 80 words.        (3×5=15)

 

  1. In the above passage how many kinds of readers you encounter? How are they different from each other?
  2. The writer of the passage talks about different kinds books available for all kinds of emotions. Is there any particular of genre you read, for a particular emotion? Why?
  3. Comment on the tones used by the writer of the passage and Mario Vargas Llossa, in“The Premature Obituary of the Book. Why Literature?”

 

NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS.

I WAS born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot County, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant. I do not remember to have ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday. They seldom come nearer to it than planting-time, harvest-time, cherry-time, spring-time, or fall-time. A want of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood. The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege. I was not allowed to make any inquiries of my master concerning it. He deemed all such inquiries on the part of a slave improper and impertinent, and evidence of a restless spirit. The nearest estimate I can give makes me now between twenty-seven and twenty-eight years of age. I come to this, from hearing my master say, sometime during 1835, I was about seventeen years old.

I have had two masters. My first master’s name was Anthony. I do not remember his first name. He was generally called Captain Anthony—a title which, I presume, he acquired by sailing a craft on the Chesapeake Bay. He was not considered a rich slaveholder. He owned two or three farms, and about thirty slaves. His farms and slaves were under the care of an overseer. The overseer’s name was Plummer. Mr. Plummer was a miserable drunkard, a profane swearer, and a savage monster. He always went armed with a cowskin and a heavy cudgel. I have known him to cut and slash the women’s heads so horribly, that even master would be enraged at his cruelty, and would threaten to whip him if he did not mind himself. Master, however, was not a humane slaveholder. It required extraordinary barbarity on the part of an overseer to affect him. He was a cruel man, hardened by a long life of slaveholding. He would at times seem to take great pleasure in whipping a slave. I have often been awakened at the dawn of day by the most heart-rending shrieks of an own aunt of mine, whom he used to tie up to a joist, and whip upon her naked back till she was literally covered with blood. No words, no tears, no prayers, from his gory victim, seemed to move his iron heart from its bloody purpose. The louder she screamed, the harder he whipped; and where the blood ran fastest, there he whipped longest. He would whip her to make her scream, and whip her to make her hush; and not until overcome by fatigue, would he cease to swing the blood-clotted cowskin. I remember the first time I ever witnessed this horrible exhibition. I was quite a child, but I well remember it. I never shall forget it whilst I remember anything. It was the first of a long series of such outrages, of which I was doomed to be a witness and a participant. It struck me with awful force. It was the bloodstained gate, the entrance to the hell of slavery, through which I was about to pass. It was a most terrible spectacle. I wish I could commit to paper the feelings with which I beheld it.

III. Answer the following questions in a paragraph of about 80 words.      (2×5=10)

  1. What is your opinion on reading auto-biographical narratives from any other form of narratives?
  2. Both Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass write about being victims of societies’. What are the other similarities you find in their narratives?

IV    Answer the following questions in not more than two paragraphs.   (2×10=20)

  1. What is Mario Vargas Llossa’s view about Literature in the essay “The Premature Obituary of the Book. Why Literature?” What opinions does he give on people who don’t read literature? Andwhat kind of changes has technologies brought, in the felid of literature?
  2. In the essay India the wounded civilization, what is the wound, Naipaul is talking about? Has the nation recovered from its wounds? Naipaul looks the Indian society from reading R K Narayan’s Mr. Sampath, can a society be read from reading a work of fiction?

 

PART – C

History as mythology?                                                           The Hindu April24, 2015  

History, they say is always written by winners. But could this be by even winners of election? So it would seem from the workings of India’s premier institute of historical research and funding, the Indian council of Historical research, which sees a reshuffle of people and priorities every time there is a regime-change in New Delhi. S Bhattacharya who recently resigned as the Chief Editor of Indian Historical Review said, “I doubt whether you would find instances of persons nominated by the government in power regarding their position pro tem as a franchise to fantasies about history.” The comments of this reputed historians reinforce the concerns that many professional historians have warned of namely the dressing up myth and religious belief as history.

V       Answer the following question in not more than three paragraphs     (2×15=30)

  1. The above article is about what are the changes does a new regime bring to the nation. Can a state alter history according to their whims and fancies? Support your argument from reading Romila Thapar’s ‘The past and the present’.
  2. In ‘Ooru Keri’ Siddalingaiah, narrates about his unusual and daring experience of graveyard stay. Narrate an incident where you have done something unusual and daring.
  3. Answer the question in about two paragraphs.    (1×10=10)
  4. Carefully look at the below given cartoons, see what they depict and give opinions.

 

 

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