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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2012 IV Sem Securities Analysis And Portfolio Management Question Paper PDF Download

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce (Autonomous)

End Semester Examination- April 2012

MIB – IV Semester

 SECURITIES ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Duration:  3 Hours                                                                                         Max. Marks: 100

Section – A

  1. Answer ANY SEVEN questions.                                                         (7×5=35)
  1. Mr. Kishor buys 1050 shares of SBI in July 2001 for INR 250 and sells it for INR 480 in April 2002. What kind of an investor is he? What are the various styles of investing?
  1. Arun is an Investment consultant with rich experience in equity research and portfolio management. He was requested by a client to give a presentation on equity valuation. You as an executive assistant prepare for him the following:

 

  • The equity stock is currently selling for INR 30 per share. The dividend expected next year is INR 2.00. The investor’s required rate of return on this stock is 15%. If the constant growth model applies, what is the expected growth rate?

 

  • The equity share is expected to provide a dividend of INR 2.00 and fetch a price of INR 18.80 a year hence. What price would it sell for now if investors’ required rate of return is 12%?

 

  1. (a) ABC Co. has a Days Sales Outstanding ratio of 60 days. Total credit sales for the year were $2,400,000. What is the balance in accounts receivable?

 

  • If a firm has interest expenses of $10,000 per year, sales of $700,000, a tax rate of 40%, and a net profit margin of 7%, what is the firm’s times interest coverage ratio?
  1. Write a note on Fund of Funds.
  2. Write a note on Markowitz model.
  3. Differentiate between CAPM & ABT.
  4. Give a summary of the option payoff patterns.
  5. What do candlestick charts and points and figure charts represent?
  6. What do SML and CML represent?
  7. Who are the different types of traders in the derivative market?

 

Section – B

  1. Answer any THREE (3×15=45)
  1. Explain Porter’s Model in the light of Industry Analysis.
  2. The returns on the equity stock of Auto Electricals Limited and the market portfolio over a 11 year period are given below:
 

Year

 Return on

Auto Electricals Ltd. (%)

 Return on

Market Portfolio (%)
1 15 9
2 16 12
3 10 6
4 -15 4
5 -5 16
6 14 11
7 10 10
8 15 12
9 12 9
10 -4 8
11 -2 12

Calculate the beta for the stock of Auto Electricals Limited.

  1. (a) Consider the following information of three mutual funds A,B and C and the market.
  Mean Return Standard Deviation (%) Beta
A 12 18 1.1
B 10 15 0.9
C 13 20 1.2
Market Index 11 17 1.0

The mean risk free rate was 6%. Calculate the Treynor measure and Sharpe measure to evaluate the MF performance.

  • In deciding whether to use forward, futures, or options contracts for hedging, what are the points which a firm should consider?

(8+7)

  1. (a) Differentiate between forwards & futures.
  • What are the various methods of classification of Mutual Funds on the basis of structure of schemes?

(8+7)

  1. (a) Assume Rs. 1000 is invested each month for 6 months in the units of a certain SIP. The next table shows the declining prices of the units of the scheme from January through June.
Date of Investment Monthly Investment       Price        Units
1st Jan 1000 32 31
1st Feb 1000 22 45
1st Mar 1000 22 45
1st Apr 1000 18 56
1st May 1000 16 63
1st Jun 1000 11 91

Explain how the concept of RCA helps an investor?

  • How are Dividend Discount and Constant Growth Model valued?

(8+7)

Section – C

  1. Case study – Compulsory Question.                                                      (20 marks)

CASE STUDY

Tata Steel:

The Tata Group of Companies has business operations (114 companies and subsidiaries) in seven defined sectors – Materials, Engineering, Information Technology and Communications, Energy, Services, Consumer Products and Chemicals. Tata Steel with its acquisition of Corus has secured a place among the top ten steel manufacturers in the world and it is the Tata Group’s flagship Company. Other Group Companies in the different sectors are – Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata Communications, Tata Power, Indian Hotels, Tata Global Beverages and Tata Chemicals.

As an investor wanting to conduct fundamental analysis what are the qualitative factors and quantitative factors that he has to consider? What are the important ratios he needs to calculate to give him an idea about the progress of the company?

 

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2012 IV Sem International Logistics And Supply Chain Management Question Paper PDF Download

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ST.JOSEPSH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMUS)

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – APRIL 2012

M I B – IV SEMESTER

International LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

 

TIME: 3 hours                                                                                               Max.    MARKS: 100

 

Instructions:

Please manage time and write answers to the point. Avoid unnecessary and lengthy answers. Please write neatly and legibly.

Please use charts, graphs, examples to explain concepts

 

SECTION – A

  1. Answer any SEVEN Questions out of NINE.              (7×5=35)

 

  1. Explain JIT manufacturing and state the limitations of JIT?
  2. What are the golden rules of returns management?
  3. Explain the factors that influence the delivery function in SCM?
  4. State the different business models in reverse logistics?
  5. What are the important drivers to efficient and effective supply chain performance? Explain with an example?
  6. State the advantages of 3PL?
  7. What are the variables that need to be considered to improve customer service and how do you manage them?
  8. Define and Explain Value Chain Management?
  9. Explain with examples, how demand can be segregated into different categories.

 

SECTION-  B

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

 

  1. What is Lean thinking and manufacturing? How is it different from agile manufacturing? Describe the 7 wastes?
  2. Define and Discuss MPS / MRP / CRP and DRP as planning concepts of manufacturing in managing supply chain?
  3. Define warehouse planning and operations process? Describe the different formats of warehouses?
  4. What are the common reasons for out sourcing the SCM function? Why do these relationships fail?
  5. Explain the concept of category sourcing? How can you segment the sourcing process to develop a strategy and mitigate the risk?

 

SECTION – C

  • COMPULSORY question – Case Study               (20 marks)

 

Mr.Ashok Thampi, the owner of Bangalore Electronic Hardware Audio and Video Enterprises (BEHAVE) was happy to receive the “Best Retailer Award”. BEHAVE sold 300 Samsung television sets in the month of March 2012. This was an all time record as BEHAVE normally use to sell about 100 TV’s a month in the past. BEHAVE clocked a turnover of Rs.30 Lakhs in March, a 200% jump against the normal monthly turnover of Rs.10 Lakhs.

Samsung Electronics had unleashed a marketing blitz and demand had suddenly shot up. George the Marketing Manager at Samsung – Bangalore estimated that he would sell about 50000 TV’s in the year (April 2012 to March 2013) and expected BEHAVE to sell about 3600 TV’s in this period. This all round optimism of good sales was fuelled by IPL, Wimbledon, Olympics, New family drama’s, Latest Movies and also a reduction in the sales tax for TV’s.

 

Samsung wanted to achieve an all time record of 1 million Televisions in a year and wanted to beat stiff competition from players like LG, Phillips, Sony, Panasonic and other local players. Samsung had informed all its managers in India that the factories would take 15 days to service orders in the normal course but with the sudden spurt in demand there could be a delay of 10 days.

 

In order to motivate the retailers, Samsung offered a special 20% margin against the normal 10% that the television industry offered to trade. They also added other goodies like a fully paid holiday in Thailand for the retailers who achieved targets, plus cash incentives to sales staff at the retailer stores, etc. It was also decided to reduce the service level from 95% to 90%. To give all this Samsung wanted the retailers to accept cash on delivery as the new terms of trade.

 

All retailers had absolute confidence in Samsung to pull off their ambitious goal of 1 Million Televisions. George explained that he would be affecting 4 equal lots of the annual estimated sales for each retailer, so that no retailer would miss the win-win situation. Samsung charges its retailers Rs.10000 for each delivery irrespective of lot size.

 

Ashok realised that his company would be under tremendous pressure to bring in additional working capital by way of investment in stocks, and he would need larger warehousing capabilities, insurance etc. Ashok found out that he was currently incurring an annual cost of 19% for warehousing, insurance, security etc. Ashok felt it would be a good idea to get a new godown, spend a little more on upgrading the showroom, insurance, security systems etc, but this would increase his annual cost by 25%.

 

To achieve the annual sales plan, investments in a new showroom, godown, better profits, etc, Ashok realised that he had to manage his inventory cost very efficiently. Ashok felt that Samsung should affect 6 equal lots instead of 4.

 

QUESTIONS:

 

  1. What is the total inventory holding cost of BEHAVE as per Samsung’s delivery plan?
  2. Will the total inventory holding cost be different as per Ashok’s delivery plan?
  3. What method can BEHAVE adopt to reduce cycle stock. What are the methods by which Samsung can positively influence safety stock?
  4. Discuss two basic models of order cycle management? Please provide an example.
  5. Why is the EOQ model unrealistic?
  6. Is it sensible for Ashok to invest in a new showroom, godown, etc? Will this additional investment give Ashok some relief in inventory holding cost? Please quantify your answer in Rupees.

 

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2012 IV Sem International Human Resource Management Question Paper PDF Download

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  1. Joseph’s College of Commerce (autonomous)

 END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – April 2012

 MIB – IV Semester

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

 

Time: 3 hours                                                                                                 Marks: 100

Section – A

  1. Answer any seven of the following.                (7×5=35)

 

  1. Explain any five modes of business entry by MNC’s critically.
  2. Compare the work cultures of US and Japan.
  3. Explain major dimensions of IHRM causing differences from domestic HRM.
  4. Bring out important organizational structures for International Business.
  5. Explain different staffing approaches.
  6. On what criteria should you select a candidate for international assignment?
  7. Explain repatriation process.
  8. Bring out five important objectives of International compensation.
  9. Explain the methods of settlement of industrial conflicts.
  10. Explain Going rate approach of compensation.

Section – B

  1. Answer THREE questions out of five.                               (3 x 15 = 45)

 

  1. Explain IHRM activities and issues.
  2. Explain areas of Global Training.
  3. Explain complexities of international compensation management.
  4. Bring out the challenges of performance appraisal in IHRM.
  5. Explain the concern and influence of Trade unions on HRM Practices of MNC‘s.

SECTION – C 

  • Compulsory -Case study                                                                     (1 x 20 = 20)

WAL-MART DISCRIMINATES WOMEN IN PAYMENT

Wal-Mart will face a lawsuit claiming pay discrimination against more than a million female US employees after a court approved the action. Federal appeals court upheld a 2004 ruling giving the lawsuit class action status, sanctioning claims from up to 1.5 million to current and former staff. Should it lose the case, the world’s largest retailer could have to pay damages worth billions of dollars. Wal-Mart has said it did not have a policy discriminating against women. The world’s largest retailer said it would appeal against the verdict.

‘EVIDENCE’

The original lawsuit was filed in 2001 by six women who either worked for Wal-Mart or had done so in the past. A lawyer representing the women said they had “been waiting years for this decision”. In a split two-to-one verdict, the San Francisco court ruled that the country’s largest class action lawsuit against a private employer could proceed. Judge Martin Jenkins said sufficient evidence existed of discriminatory practices dating back to 1998 to support the case going to trial. “Factual evidence, statistical evidence and anecdotal evidence present significant proof of a corporate policy of discrimination and support plaintiff’s contention that female employees nationwide were subjected to a common pattern and practice of discrimination,” he said.

But in his dissenting opinion, Judge Andrew Kleinfeld said the only evidence of discrimination provided was the fact that the number of female managers at Wal-Mart stores was disproportionately lower than the total number of female staff. “This case poses a considerable risk of enriching undeserving class members and counsel, but depriving thousands of women actually injured by sex discrimination of their just due,” he argued. Whatever the outcome of Wal-Mart’s appeal, the case – first heard in 2003 – is unlikely to come to trial for some time. The lawsuit only applies to women employed by Wal-Mart since 26 December 1998. At any future trial, the plaintiffs will need to establish that Wal-Mart had a company-wide policy of paying female staff less than men and that workers had no right to argue their individual cases.

‘Confident’

Lawyer Brad Seligman, who is representing the women who brought the case, said the merits of the case had now been recognised twice. “We fully expect Wal-Mart to keep appealing but we are very confident now that two courts have upheld this certification,” he said. Wal-Mart has argued that granting the lawsuit class action status is inappropriate because its 3,400 stores operate as individual businesses and that issues of pay and promotion are decided locally. It said workers who believed they were victims of discrimination could sue individual stores. Criticised in the past for poor employment practices, something which it has always denied, Wal-Mart has launched a host of diversity and environmental initiatives in recent years. But last year the retailer was ordered to pay at least $78m in compensation to workers after a court found it had broken the law by not paying staff for working during breaks.

Questions:

  1. Discuss the strategies of Wal-Mart in paying discriminatively for women employees.
  2. Discuss the problems that Wal-Mart encountered due to payment of low salaries for

women employees compared to that of men employees.

  1. What strategies do you suggest for the future compensation practices for Wal-Mart?

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2012 IV Sem German Language Question Paper PDF Download

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St.Joseph’s College of Commerce (Autonomous)

End Semester Exam.  26 MAR. 2012

 

MIB-IV SEMESTER

German Language

Time: 1½ hrs.                                                                         Total Marks:     80*

 

 

  1. Welcher Beruf passt zu Ihnen? Warum erlernen Sie einen Beruf? (10)

(a)  Schreiben Sie vier Sätze über dieses Thema.

(b)  Was ist typisch für Sie?  Schreiben Sie drei Ihrer Qualitäten

(c)  Was ist Ihnen bei Ihrer Arbeit wichtig? Schreiben Sie drei Sätze.

 

 

  1. Management – Wortschatz: Übersetzen Sie ins Englische. (10)

 

  1. das Unternehmen
  2. die Geschäftsführung
  3. der Vorgesetzte
  4. die Angestellte
  5. die Mitarbeiterin
  6. der Bewerber
  7. verantwortungsvoll,
  8. einsatzfreudig,
  9. selbständig,
  10. zuverlässig,

 

III. Berufliuche Ausdrücke – Übersetzen Sie ins Deutsche.                         (10)

 

  1. What do you do for a living?
  2. I work as a teacher, part-time.
  3. He will soon receive our pension.
  4. What would you like to become some day?
  5. I would like to become the MD of my own firm.
  6. I am an intern.
  7. I do not earn much.
  8. That is my boss.
  9. I have nice colleagues.
  10. I am looking for a job.

 

  1. Im Postamt: Sprechen Sie Deutsch! (10)

 

  1. Where is the nearest post office?
  2. Where is the nearest mail box?
  3. I need a couple of stamps, for a card and a letter.
  4. How heavy is the package?
  5. Can I send it by air mail?
  6. Where can I make a call?
  7. Where is the nearest telephone booth?
  8. Do you have a telephone directory?
  9. Do you know the area code for Austria?
  10. The line is always busy.

 

 

 

 

 

Page – 2

 

 

  1. Bei der Bank: Sprechen Sie Deutsch! (10)

 

  1. I would like to open an account.
  2. And here is my address.
  3. I want to deposit money in my account.
  4. I want to withdraw money from my account.
  5. I want to cash traveller’s cheques
  6. What are the Bank charges?
  7. I’m expecting a money transfer from India.
  8. Here is my account number.
  9. I need US-Dollars.
  10. Is there a cash-point / an ATM ?

 

  1. Mündliche Prüfung – Fragen & Antworten (30)            

   

  1. Wie heißen Sie?

 

  1. Wie alt sind Sie?

 

  1. Wie geht es Ihrer Familie?

 

  1. Woher kommen Sie?

 

  1. Wo wohnen Sie?

 

  1. Wohnen Sie bei Ihren Eltern?

 

  1. Haben Sie Geschwister?

 

  1. Wie heißt Ihre Hochschule?

 

  1. Wo liegt Ihre Hochschule?

 

  1. Was studieren Sie?

 

  1. Was machen Sie zur Zeit?

 

  1. Wollen Sie weiter studieren oder arbeiten?

 

  1. Was möchten Sie gerne trinken?

 

  1. Was möchten Sie gerne essen?

 

  1. Wie ist das Wetter in Bangalore?

 

 

 

* The Total assessed Marks of 80 will be reduced to 50 pro rata!

 

 

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2012 IV Sem Advanced Computer Applications For Business Question Paper PDF Download

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  1. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)

End Semester Examinations – APRIL 2012

M.I.B – IV SEMESTER

ADVANCED COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS

 

Duration: 3 Hrs                                                                                                         Max. Marks: 100 

Section – A

 

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

 

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

( a ) E-Mail Centre

( b ) Call Centre Intelligence in the context of CRM

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

 

 

Section – B

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

 

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

 

Section – C

  • Answer ONE question out of Two                                                                  ( 10 Marks )

 

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

 

  • Explain with a Sketch the Hoshin Model of Performance Assessment

OR

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

 

 

 

 

Section – D

                                                                                                                              ( 25 Marks )

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

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

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

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

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

to start selling the Products from their Parent Plant.

 

Answer the following Questions to guide this Company :

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

 

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

What are their Functions in Manufacturing?             ( any three )

 

Section – E

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

 

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

 

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

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2012 II Sem Operations Research Question Paper PDF Download

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St. joseph’s college of commerce (autonomous)

End semester examination – MARCH / april 2012

MIB – II SEMESTER 

Operations Research

Time: 3 hours                                                                                                                           Marks: 100

SECTION – A

I   Answer any SEVEN  questions. Each carries FIVE  marks.                             (7 X 5 = 35)

  1. A city police department has the minimal daily requirement for policemen.
Time of the day

(24 hours clock)

 Period Minimum number

Of policemen required
2-6 1 20
6-10 2 50
10-14 3 80
14-18 4 100
18-22 5 40
22-2 6 30

Period1 follows immediately after period6. Each policeman works for 8 consecutive hours. Formulate the linear programming problem to find the optimum daily manpower schedule. (do not solve.)

  1. Use graphical method to solve the following Linear Programming Problem.

Minimize Z= 40x + 24y

Subject to constraints

20x+50y>=4800

80x+50y>=7200

Where x, y  >=0

  1. A company has three factories at Amethi, Bagathpur and Gwalior and four distribution centers at Allahabad, Bombay, Calcutta and Delhi. With identical cost of production at three factories and only variable cost involved is transportation cost . the production at three factories is 50 tons, 60 tons and 25 tons resp. The demand at four distribution centers is 60,40,20 and 15 tons resp. The transportation costs per ton from different factories to different centers are given below. Suggest the transportation schedule using VAM method.
Distribution Center ->

Factory

 Allahabad Bombay Calcutta Delhi
Amethi 3 2 7 6
Bagathpur 7 5 2 3
Gwalior 2 5 4 5

 

  1. Briefly explain the essential features of game theory.
  2. What is an assignment problem? How does Hungarian method arrive at optimum solution. Give a brief outline.
  3. Solve the following game by dominance principle.
            Firm B à

Firm A

 

 B1 B2 B3 B4
A1 35 65 25 5
A2 30 20 15 0
A3 40 50 0 10
A4 55 60 10 15

 

  1. Construct the network diagram for the following project. Identify the critical path and project duration.
Activity Duration

(week)
1-2 5
1-3 2
2-4 3
3-6 4
4-5 2
4-6 4
5-7 7
6-7 6

 

  1. What is queuing theory? Mention some common queuing situations describing the arrivals in queue and service process.
  2. In a petropure service station, customers purchasing petrol receive a discounted car wash depending on the quality of petrol they buy. The automatic car wash bay can accommodate one car at a time and it requires a constant time of 4 mins for a wash. Cars arrive at the car wash facility at an average rate of 10 per hour.(poisson arrival). The service station manager wants to determine the average length of the queue and the average waiting time at the car wash.
  3. Discuss the role of Simulation in Operations Research.

 

 

 

 

SECTION – B

III   Answer any THREE questions. Each carries FIFTEEN marks.                     (3 X15 = 45)

  1. Solve the following LPP by problem by Simplex Method.

Maximize Z= 10x +15y +20z

Subject to

2x+4y+6Z<=24

3x+9y+6z<=30

Where x, y,z >=0

  1. Solve the following Transportation problem using NWCM  and  MODI method. What is the minimum transportation cost? Does the problem have multiple solution? ( The numbers in the table indicate the transportation cost per unit.)
Stores  ->

Warehouses

 

 P Q R Supply
A 7 4 1 35
B 3 9 8 30
C 5 4 2 35
Demand 10 60 30 100

 

  1. Pleasant Travels has one car at each of the depots P, Q, R, S, T. A customer requires a car in each city namely A,B,C,D,E. Distance in kilometers between depots and cities are given in the following distance matrix. How should the cars be assigned to customers so as to minimize the distance travelled. Solve by Hungarian method.
Depots –>

Cities

 P Q R S T
A 160 130 175 190 200
B 135 120 130 160 175
C 140 110 155 170 185
D 50 50 80 80 110
E 55 35 70 80 105

 

  1. In a market analysis, the following information was collected.
Selling

Price

 Probability Unit

Cost

 Prob Sales

Volume

 Prob Advertising

Cost

 Prob
350 0.30 300 0.40 80,000 0.15 25 Lakhs 0.25
450 0.40 350 0.25 65,000 0.45 20 Lakhs 0.25
500 0.20 400 0.15 50,000 0.30 18 Lakhs 0.25
550 0.10 450 0.20 45,000 0.10 15 lakhs 0.25

Workout the average profit and probability of profit more than Rs.50,000.

Use the following random numbers-

Selling price- 78, 43, 92, 87, 47, 83, 67, 19, 52, 05

Unit Cost- 23, 08, 28, 17, 73, 87, 28, 37, 32, 02

Sales volume- 58, 86, 62, 06, 03, 52, 19, 30, 29, 04

Advertising Cost- 21, 93, 15, 27, 06, 05, 57, 08, 62, 85

  1. What are the different types of Operations research models. Briefly explain any ten OR techniques.

Section – C

III) Compulsory Question.                                                                                        (1X20=20)

  1. a) State the differences between PERT and CPM.
  2. b) Draw the network diagram of the following Find the earliest and latest times of each event. Identify the critical path and expected project duration. Calculate all floats.
Activity Duration

(days)
1-2 10
2-3 2
2-5 6
3-4 12
3-7 9
4-5 8
4-6 5
4-8 10
5-8 4
6-7 0 ( dummy)
7-9 7
8-10 5
9-11 8
10-11 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5 + 15)

 

 

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2012 II Sem Impex Procedures Question Paper PDF Download

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  1. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)

end semester examination – april 2012

M.I.B   – II semester

Impex procedures

Duration: 2  Hrs                                                                                                          Max. Marks: 50 

Section – A

  Marks : 20

  1. What barriers an exporter faces after the trade barriers have been

removed? Name two of the barriers.

  1. Which country has introduced the eco testing for absence of banned

amines in textiles?

  1. Name the scheme under which developing countries extend

preferential tariff treatment for developing countries.

  1. How many countries extend preferential tariff treatment?
  2. Name 5 countries in the European Union.
  3. Name 5 countries outside E.U. that extend tariff concessions.
  4. What is DEPB?
  5. Name the organization which allots I.E.C.
  6. Name a minimum of 5 auxiliary documents.
  7. Name a minimum of 5 regulatory documents

Section – B

  Marks :10

  1. What is a documentary credit?
  2. What is an irrevocable letter of credit?
  3. Who is the role of a CHA?
  4. What is the role of a Forwarding Agent?
  5. What are the 3 types of tests carried out on products?

 

Section – C

  Marks 20

  1. 16. From the given Documentary Credit identify 5 of the commercial requirements
  2. Who is the applicant?
  3. What is the last date of shipment?
  4. Identify the nominated shipping and forwarding Agent.
  5. What is the tolerance given on quantity and value?
  6. Generate an invoice for the quantity being shipped.
  7. Fill in the G.S.P form for the quantity shipped                   

P.T.O…..

 

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2012 II Sem International Financial Institutions And Markets Question Paper PDF Download

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St. Joseph’s College of Commerce (Autonomous)

End Semester Examination- April 2012

MIB –II Semester

 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS

Duration:  3 Hours                                                                                        Max. Marks: 100

Section – A

  1. Answer ANY SEVEN                                            (7×5=35)
  1. A bank issued a demand draft on Montreal for Canadian dollar 50,000 at CAD/INR 29.4850. However, after a few days the purchaser of the draft requested the bank to cancel it & repay the rupee equivalent to him. Assuming CAD is quoted in the Singapore Foreign Exchange market as USD/CAD 1.4541/4561 and in the interbank market USD/INR is 42.5275/5350, how much the customer will gain or lose on cancellation of the draft? Exchange margin on TT buying is 0.08%.
  2. A trader writes a December put option with a strike price of $30. The price of the option is $4. Under what circumstances does the trader make a gain? What is the difference between entering into a long forward contract when the forward price is $50 and taking a long position in a call option with a strike price of $50?
  3. What are the quotation conventions adopted by ACI?
  4. Write a note on money market instruments.
  5. If the spot rate is USD/INR 45.50/45.55 and one month swap points are given as 20/30, how is the forward rate calculated and why is this mechanism followed? GBP/USD Spot: 1.5677/1.5685 and GBP/USD 1 month Forward: 1.5575/1.5585. Calculate the forward premium/discount. What does the result indicate?
  6. Write a note on products offered by International Banks.
  7. What is the importance of IMF in today’s economy?
  8. What are mortgage backed securities?
  9. Distinguish between forwards & futures.
  10. What are the different kind of bonds?

Section – B

  1. Answer any THREE (3×15=45)
  1. (a) Explain the buying & selling of options vs. underlying asset diagrammatically. What are American and European options?

(b) Today is April 3rd. Spot USD/INR:48.75/78

Spot April end: 5/8

Spot May end: 12/17

Spot June end: 20/30.

Find the quote on June 20th.

 

  1. (a) You are planning a trip to Europe and Japan and want to change USD into Euros and yen. Your bank provides the following quotes:
  Bid Ask
Euros USD 1.194 USD 1.245
Yen USD 0.009245 USD 0.00967

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

  • What is a bond? Consider an 8-year 12%coupon bond with a par value of Rs 100 on which interest is payable semi -annually. The required return is 14%. What is the value of this bond?

 

  1. Mr Gupta has retired after what can be called a very fulfilling career with a leading engineering company. His only daughter is married and well settled in US. He owns a large house in Pune — worth about INR 80 lakh (INR 8 million), but he has limited savings (including PPF and EPF) of INR 10 lakh (INR 1 million) to generate any major income. He is not expecting any pension either. His worry now is to pay for his modest monthly expenses of INR 15,000. The only option he had earlier was to rent his house and move to a smaller house himself or to sell his house altogether and invest the proceeds to earn a higher monthly income. Either way, in his old age, he will be forced to look around for accommodation and keep on worrying about the rising rents — not a very happy prospect.

Is there a better way out for him?

  1. What is a letter of credit? Explain its working in the light of it being a product offered by international banks.
  2. On 27th December 2008,  Gitanjali Jewellers required State Bank of India to remit FFR 300,000 to France in payment of import of diamonds under an irrevocable LC. However due to the bank’s strike, State Bank of India could remit only on 4th January 2009. Interbank rates were as follows:
PLACE 27th December 2008 4th January 2009
Delhi                    (INR/USD)

USD per INR 100

 4.10/4.15 4.07/4.12
London               (GBP/USD) 2.7250/60 2.7175/85
Paris                     (GBP/FFR) 4.9575/90 4.9380/ 90

 

State Bank of India wishes to retain an exchange margin of 0.125%.  How much does Gitanjali Jewellers stand to gain or lose due to the delay?

 

 

 

 

Section – C

  1.  Compulsory Question.                                                             (20 marks)

CASE STUDY

Suppose Mr Patel wants to open a shopping complex and is in need of funds for the same. To raise funds, Mr X can sell his future cash flows (cash flows arising from sale of movie tickets and food items in the future) in the form of securities to raise money. In the light of the above example explain the process of securitization.

 

 

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St.Joseph’s College of Commerce (Autonomous)

End Semester Exam.  26. Mar. 2012

MIB-  II Semester

German Language

Time: 2 hrs.                                                                                      Total Marks: 100

 

  1. Zahlen: Schreiben Sie die Zahlen. (Write down the numbers in words) ( 7)
  2. 112 einhundertzwölf
  3. 234
  4. 386
  5. 417
  6. 599
  7. 645
  8. 763
  9. 980

 

  1. Telefonnummern: Wie heißt die Telefonnummer? (Write down the numbers in digits)
  2. zweihunderteins neununddreißig: 201 39 80                                                  ( 3)
  3. null einundachtzig zweiundvierzig – zweihundertvierundsechzig dreißig:

 

  1. siebenhundertsechzehn neunundachtzig:
  2. dreihundertfünf vierhundertzehn:

 

III.  W-Fragen: Ergänzen Sie „wie“ oder „wo“                                                       ( 4)

  1. a) Wo    wohnt Karin Beckmann?
  2. b) _____ ist die Adresse von Vera?
  3. c) _____ arbeitet Vera Barbosa?
  4. d) _____ bitte?  _____ schreibt man das?
  5. e) _____ ist die Telefonnummer von Michael?

 

 

  1. Wie heißen die Berufe auf English? Wie sind die Femininformen? (10)

     (What are the professions called in English? What are the feminine forms?)

        

Beispiel (Example:) Friseur                    Hairdresser           Friseurin

 

Beruf (m):              Englisch:              Beruf (f):

  1.          Lehrer
  2.          Kellner
  3.          Polizist
  4.          Reiseleiter
  5.          Nummer
  6.          Arzt
  7.          Pilot
  8.          Schüler
  9.          Fahrer
  10. Flugbegleiter

 

  1. Konjugieren Sie, wie üblich, die folgenden 5 Verben: (10)

     (Conjugate the following 5 verbs in the usual way.)   

 

 helfen, sprechen, nehmen, essen, haben

 

ich     du      er/sie/es     ihr     wir     Sie/sie

 

                                                Page – 2

 

  1. Wo passt das? Ordnen Sie die passenden Sätze zu.           ( 5)

         (Where does that belong? Match the sentences)     

 

  1. Name                                       a) Welche Staatsangehörigkeit haben Sie?
  2. Vorname                                  b) Haben Sie noch andere Namen?
  3. Sonstige Namen                        c) Sind Sie verheiratet?
  4. Ingenieur                                 d) Haben Sie Kinder?
  5. Familienstand                          e) Wann sind Sie geboren?
  6. Anzahl der Kinder                     f)  Wo sind Sie geboren?
  7. Staatsangehörigkeit                  g) Wo wohnen Sie?
  8. Geburtsdatum                          h) Wie heißen Sie?
  9. Geburtsland                             i)  Was sind Sie von Beruf?

10.Adresse                                    j) Wie ist Ihr Vorname?

 

 

  1. Ergänzen Sie die Verben in der richtigen Form. ( 7)

     (Use the right conjugated form of verb)

 

  1. Ich ________________ meinen Freund. (besuchen)
  2. Du ________________ einen Bleistift. (bringen)
  3. Ihr ________________ meine Fragen. (antworten)
  4. Er/sie _____________ den Satz. (diktieren)
  5. Es _______________ um 10 Uhr.                            (beginnen)
  6. Wir _______________ den Lehrer.                           (begrüßen)
  7. Abhishek und Ameen __________ die Tür. (schließen)

 

VII.  Schreiben Sie mindestens 10 verschiedene Sätze aus folgenden Wörtern.    (10)

        (Write at least 10 different  sentences using the following words)

 

seid

nehmen

trinken

lebt

arbeitet

aus Spanien

ihr

studiert

Medizin

trinkt

ist

nehme

wir

ich

19 Jahre alt

ein Bier

Eva

In Dortmund

lernen

studiere

bei VW

bin

arbeite

wohne

kommen

seid

Deutsch

wohnen

er

Kaffee

trinke

bestelle

einen Salat

sprechen

bestellt

 

VIII.   Übersetzen Sie ins Deutsche!     (Translate into German)                           (10)

 

  1.  Good Day!
  2.  How do you do?
  3.  What is your name, please?
  4.  What is your first name?
  5.  What is her name?
  6.  Where do you come from?
  7.  How old are you?
  8.  Where would you like to go?
  9.  What is your profession?
  1. Excuse me, are you Mrs. Rao?

 

 

 

Page – 3

 

 

IX.  Ergänzen Sie die Sätze und übersetzen Sie ins Englische!                                       (11)

      (Fill up the blanks and translate all sentences into English)

Ich nehme.   wohnst du.    Ich gehe.    lernst du.    kommt.    Wir trinken.   Ich trinke.

Kennen Sie.  Kennt ihr.    Nehmt ihr.    Ich nehme.    Wir gehen.   Ich mache

 

Es klingelt an der Wohnungstür. Vera öffnet die Tür.

Vera:           Hallo! Da seid ihr ja.

Petra:                    Hallo, Vera.

Andrea:       Tag, Vera.

V:                Hier entlang!  ……..  …….. ins Wohnzimmer. Ich nehme die Mäntel

A:                 Die Wohnung ist wirklich hübsch. Wie lange ……….. schon hier?

V:                Zwei Monate. ………….. jetzt Kaffee… ist das O.K.?

A:                 Hast du vielleicht auch Tee? …………….. nämlich keinen Kaffee.

V:                Natürlich. Einen Moment…..

P:                 Was sind das für Zettel? Hier….. und da, überall.

A:                 Ich weiß nicht. Hier steht: „ der Couchtisch“.

P:                 Und hier an der Lampe: „die Stehlampe“.

A:                 Und am Fernseher…

V:                So. Der Tee …………gleich.

P:                 Sag mal, Vera, ………….. so Deutsch?

V:                Ah, die Zettel. Das ist eine gute Methode. Kennen Sie die nicht?

P:                 Vera! Wir sind doch „per du!“

V:                Per du…… ja, richtig: …………………die Methode nicht? ……………. jede Woche

zum Deutschkurs, aber ………….. immer Fehler ! Du, Sie, ihr, Ihnen,…

………………. ihr Zucker und Milch?

P:                 Ja, gerne.

A:                 …………….. nur Zucker. … Also diese Zettel, die finde ich gut. Ich kenne nur

Vokabelhefte, da lernt man nicht viel.

 

 

  1. Statistiken Sammeln. (Collect together statistics!)           ( 7)

 

Was wissen Sie über Indien? Sammeln Sie gemeinsam die Fakten über Einwohner,

Größe, Währung, Hauptstadt, Weitere große Städte. Schreiben Sie 6 – 7 Sätze.

(What do you know about India? Collect together all the facts about: Inhabitants,

 Land area, Currency, Capital city, other large cities with their inhabitants.

 Write 6 – 7 sentences.)

 

  1. Mündliche Prüfung (Oral Exam) (16)                                         
    • Die Aussprache (Pronunciation)    
    • Fragen & Antworten (Questions & Answers)

 

 

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce M.I.B. 2012 II Sem Finance For Managers Question Paper PDF Download

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  1. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)

End Semester Examinations – APRIL 2012

  1. I.B – II Semester

FINANCE FOR MANAGERS

TIME: 3 hours                                                                                  Max. Marks: 100 

Section – A

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

 

  1. Explain any five risk accounting methods.

 

  1. Compute weighted average cost of capital from the following
Particulars amount After tax cost
Equity capital(Rs.10/share 150,00,000  
Retained earnings 100,00,000  
10% preference shares 50,00,000  
26% debentures 60,00,000 13%
Term loans 24% 70,00,000 12%
  430,00,000  

Expected dividend is Rs. 2 per share.

 

 

  1. The capital structure of Enron consists of ordinary share capital of Rs. 10,00,000 (100 per share) & Rs. 10,00,000 10% debentures

The selling price is Rs. 10 p.u, variable cost Rs. 6 p.u and fixed expenses Rs. 2,00,000. Income Tax rate is 30%

The sales level is expected to increase from 1,00,000 to 1,20,000 units

Calculate FL, OL and percentage change in EPS

 

  1. Explain determinants of Receivables and the cost involved in it.
  2. Critically evaluate the issue of Bonus shares.
  3. Explain in detail the cost computation methods of different components of capital
  4. Explain the Functions of Finance Manager.
  5. Explain the importance and difficulty of Capital budgeting decisions
  6. Explain any ten determinants of Capital Structure.
  7. Critically evaluate Irrelevance theory of Dividends

 

Section – B

  1. Answer THREE questions out of Five.                          (3 x 15 = 45)

 

  1. Explain critically the objectives of financial management.

 

  1. A Performa cost sheet of a company provides the following

Particulars/Element of cost                        amount per unit

Material                                                             80

Direct labour                                                     30

Overheads                                                         60

Total cost                                                          170

Profits                                                                 30

Selling price                                                      200

 

The following further particulars are available:

  • Raw materials in stock- 1 mt
  • Materials in process- half mt
  • Finished goods in stock-1 mt
  • Credit allowed by suppliers is one month.
  • credit allowed to debtors is two months
  • Lag in payment of wages 1 1/2 wk
  • Lag in payment of overheads one month
  • 1/4 th output is sold against cash
  • cash in hand is expected to be Rs. 25,000
  • Level of activity 1, 04,000 units.

 

Compute working capital requirements.

You may assume that production & sales follow consistent pattern.

Time period of 4 weeks is equal to one month.

  1. Explain factors affecting Dividend Policy.
  2. Evaluate critically the different sources of Long term capital.
  3. Explain in detail inventory Management Techniques.

Section – C

  • Compulsory Case study                                                                              (1 x 20 = 20)

           

  1. R ltd can make either of two investments at the beginning of 2011 using the following methods evaluate the projects and suggest which investment to be made.:
  2. a) Discounted cash flow method (NPV)
  3. b) Payback period method
  4. c) Average return on average investment method.

The details are: Rate of return 10 %

 

 

P.T.O..

 

 

 

 

  Proposal    X Proposal  Y
Cost of the investment Rs 25000 Rs 30000
Life 5 yrs 6 yrs
Scrap Value – –

 

Net Income after Depreciation and Tax

 

Year Rs Rs
2001 600 3800
2002 1000 4500
2003 2500 5000
2004 3000 4500
2005 3500 5500
2006 – 6000

 

It is estimated that each of the alternative projects will require an additional working capital of Rs 2000 which will be received back in full after the expiry of each project life .Depreciation is provided under straight line method.

 

 

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END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – APRIL 2012

M.I.B.  – II SEMESTER.

BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

 Time: 3 hrs.                                                                                                               Max. Marks: 100

 

SECTION A

  1. Answer any SEVEN questions from the following ten:                         (7 x 5 = 35)         

(Your answers have to be precise, max. five sentences!)

  1. What is the main difference Bibliography and Reference List?
  2. What is Exploratory Research? How is it different from Pilot Study?
  3. Explain ‘Interviewer’s Bias’. Illustrate.
  4. How does Survey Research differ from Case Study?
  5. Snowball Sampling vs. Cluster Sampling.
  6. Define MRQH in Business Research.
  7. How does Applied Research differ from Pure Research
  8. Distinguish between “Error of Central Tendency” and “Error of Leniency”.
  9. What are the two main reasons for Sampling Error?
  10. Structured Interview vs. Unstructured Interview.

 

SECTION – B

II)                Answer any THREE questions from the following Five:                                 (3 x 15 = 45)

                                               

(Your answers have to be analytical and to the point!)

 

  1. Define the terms: Parameters of Interest, Variables, Population, Sampling Frame and Sample?

Illustrate your answers with examples.

A farmer divides his total land of 300 acres into 300  one-acre plots in order to study the yield of

rice per acre.He then selects at random 15 plots and examines the harvest in these 15.

Identify: (a) population, (b) sample,(c) variable under study and (d) the parameter of interest.

 

  1. How will you make out from a Box-and-Whisker plot the degree of skewness (positive and

negative)?

Draw a Box-and-Whisker plot for the following data set after leaving out the Outliers:

43, 51,39, 45, 44, 49, 50, 47, 41, 79, 46, 44, 43, 48, 44, 42, 45, 21, 44

What are the values of Q1, Q3, Median and Interquartile range?

 

  1. Explain: “Regression Analysis” and “Correlation” with an example each.

What is the main difference between Regression analysis and Correlation analysis?

What are Scatter-plots? What is meant by “goodness of fit”?

 

  1. Differentiate between a Research Abstract and a Research Article. Explain with an example the

preferred format of writing a Research Article under various headings and sub-headings.

 

  1. What are the three fundamental issues related to a well-designed Questionnaire?

Explain the issues.

Formulate and write a Covering Letter which is to accompany a Mail Survey Questionnaire used for a Study on Service Quality of  Dish TV.  Assume that you are the Marketing Chief of Dish TV. (Don’t develop the Questionnaire- only the letter!)

 

 

 

SECTION – C

III) Answer any ONE question from the following two.                                                   (1 x 20 = 20)

  1. Write a detailed essay on “Scales of Measurement” in Research Methodology?

What are the three main characteristics of good measurement?

What are the three main errors which occur in Scaling?

 

Then explain, giving examples, under what conditions the following Scales would be useful:

  • Likert
  • Itemised Scale
  • Paired-comparison Scale
  • Semantic Differential Scale

Case Study:   

Are the following Nominal, Ordinal, Interval or Ratio data? Explain your answers very briefly:

  • Temperature measured on the Fahrenheit scale
  • Military Ranks
  • Numbers on the T-shirts of footballers
  • Number of passengers on a flight from Mumbai to Delhi.
  • Number of typographical errors in a manuscript

 

                                                               OR

 

  1. What do you understand by the following terms in Hypothesis Testing?

(a) Level of Significance, (b) Decision Rule, and (c) Type I & Type II Errors.

You may draw a simplified Normal Distribution curve to explain your answers

 

Case Study: Solve the following problem using the “chi² – test”:

The Manager of a car dealership, did not want to stock cars that were bought less frequently

because of their unpopular colour. The five colours that he ordered were red, yellow, green, blue,

and white. According to him, the expected frequencies or number of customers choosing each

colour should follow the percentages of last year. He expected that 20% would choose yellow,

30% would choose red, 10% would choose green, 10% would choose blue, and 30% would choose

white. He now conducted a poll, took a random sample of 150 customers and asked them their

colour preferences.

 

Colour Preference for 150 Customers polled by the Car Dealership

 

Category Colour        Customers’ Colour Preferance        Expected Frequencies

Yellow                                     35                                                        ?

Red                                          50                                                        ?

Green                                       30                                                        ?

Blue                                         10                                                        ?                                              White                                     25                                                        ?                                             

(A) State Ho and H1 for the given problem.

(B) Draw the necessary tables and work out the problem systematically.

(C) Will the Manager pay attention to the results of the poll or go by last year’s trend?

 

Help:

(i)  The chi² formula can be written as: chi²  = Σ(O –E) ² ÷ E

(ii) The Table of Critical Values for chi² shows that with D.F. = 4, the Critical Value of chi² is 9.49 at

alpha = 0.05

 

 

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