GANPAT UNIVERSITY M.B.A. (Pharmaceuticals/Agribusiness/HRM & IR)/MIB/F S SEMESTER II EXAMINATION APRIL 2011 IIA01BEN Business Environment

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1 -~ Seat No GANPAT UNIVERSITY M.B.A. (Pharmaceuticals/Agribusiness/HRM & IR)/MIB/F S SEMESTER II EXAMINATION APRIL 2011 IIA01BEN Business Environment Time: 3HRS Marks:40 Instructions 1. It is a closed book examination 2. All questions are compulsory 3. Figures to the right indicate the weightage of each question. Q#1 What is Business Environment? Discuss,in detail the Internal and External environment that has bearing on business. 6 Q#2 Write Short Note on Social Audit of a business 4 Q#3 Explain the terms cultural conformity, cjitural shock and culture dynamics. What is the impact of culture and values on Business Environment? Give your arguments with some examples concerned with Ind~an Businesses. Q#4 What is Sustainable Development? Discuss the role of Indian government to impart sustainable development. Are we at par with some other country's government roles regarding Sustainable Development? 6 6 '- Q#5 Discuss the reforms that has taken place in Indian Capital Market 4 Q#6 What is Consumerism? Discuss the development of Consumerism in India with its benefits. 4 Q#7 Explain the role of Bureau of Indian Standard in imparting quality consciousness 5 among customers and sellers. Q#8 Differentiate between Public sector and Private sector. Discuss the main provisions 5 for Public Sector under IPR END OF PAPER-----

2 Seat No. -- GANP AT UNIVERSITY M.B.A. (AGRI./PHARMA./HR & IRIMIB/F5) SEMESTER-II EXAMINATION APRIL 2011 IIA02CMA COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING TIME:3HRS. Instructions: l. Figures to the right indicate marks of each question. 2. Be precise in your answer and write to the point. 3. Show necessary working as a part of your answer. MARKS:40 Q # 1 In a brass factory, the standard mixture consists of 60% of copper and 40% of zinc; the 08 (A) standard loss of production is 30%. Standard mixture and yield are Copper 60 Rs. 5 per kg. Zinc 40 Rs. I 0 per kg. Standard Yield 70 Kg The actual mixtures and yield are Copper 80 Rs per kg. Zinc 70 Rs. 8 per kg. Actual Yield 115 kg. Calculate Mi x Variance, Price Variance and Yield Variance. (B) Critically evaluate the role of standard costing in cost control and reduction. Q # 2 X and Y are two similar plants under the same ownership and the owners wish to merge 08 these two for the purpose of better operation. The details are furnished below. Particulars Plant X Plant~ Sales revenue I,00,00,000 90,00000 Variable cost 75, ,00000 Fixed cost 15, ,00000 Capacity utilization 80% 60% Required: 1. Find out the breakeven point for each plant and for the merged plant. 2. Find out the capacity of the merged plant for break even. 3. Compute the turnover that the merged plant has to earn a profit of Rs. 60 lakh. 4. Compute the profitability of the merged plant at I 00% capacity utilization. Page 1 of 2

3 Q # 3 The cost of an article at capacity level of 5000 units is given under "A" below. For a 08 variation of 20% in capacity above or below this level, the individual expenses vary as indicated under "B" below Particulars "A" "B" -- Material Rs l 00% varying Labor cost % varying Power % varying Repairs and Maintenance % varying Stores 1000 I 00% varying Inspection % varying Administration overheads % varying_ Depreciation % fixed. -- Selling overheads % varymg Total Find the unit cost of the product under each individual expense at production levels of 4000 units and 6000 units. Q # 4 A company, producing units of product M working at 80% capacity, receives an 08 (A) order from foreign dealer for I 0000 units at Rs. 50 per unit although the local sales price is Rs. 90 per unit. The present cost sheet is given below. Materials Rs. 20 Labour- Skilled (fixed) 10 Unskilled (variable) 10 Variable overheads 10 Fixed overheads -2o Total Rs. 70 per unit a. Advice the management whether to accept the foreign order or not? b. What will be your advice if the order had come from a local merchant? (B) Q # 5 Discuss the general principles to be observed while preparing reports. Explain the difference between: 1. Prime Cost and Factory Cost. 2. Fixed Budget and Flexible Budget. 3. Contribution and Margin of Safety. 4. Standard Cost and Budgetary Control 08 Page 2 of 2

4 r Seat No GANP AT UNIVERSITY M.B.A. (AGRII PHARMA)/ MIB/ (HR & IR) /f.5 SEMESTER- II EXAMINATION I APRIL 2011 IIA03MMA MARKETING MANAGEMENT TIME: 3HRS Marks: 40 Instructions: a. All questions are compulsory. b. No. on right side indicates total marks of the respective question. Q # 1 Define Marketing mix, critically evaluate the Marketing mix strategies (08) adopted by Uninor Tele Services. ~ # 2 'Marketing research is one of the important tools for organizations to survive (08) in today's stiff competition' justify the statement. Q # 3 Write Short Notes on: a. Marketing Concepts b. E-Marketing (08) Q # 4 As being manager of National level FMCG brand having wide range of food (08) products, draft the strategic plan for development of new product i.e. Mineral Water. Q # 5 Clarify the concept of IMC with suitable example. (04) Q # 6 Write brief note on emerging trends in marketing. (04) B st oll~ttll -----

5 Seat No: GANPAT UNIVERSITY M.B.A.(AGRIBUSINESS/PHARMACEUTICALS/ FINANCIAL SERVICES/MIB/HR & IRjtS) SEMESTER II EXAMINATION APRIL- MAY 2011 IIA04FMA Financial Management TIME: 3 HRS. MARKS : 40 Instructions: 1. All questions are compulsory. 2. It is a closed book examination. 3. Figures to the right indicate weightage of the question. Q#l The Maharaja Ltd. is proposing to sell.a 5 year bond of Rs at 8% rate of (6) interest per annum. The bond amount Will be amortized (repaid) equally over its life. If an investor has a minimum required rate of return of 7%, what is the bond's present value for him? Q#2 When can there arise a conflict between: shareholder's and manger's goals? How (6) does wealth maximization goal take care of this conflict? Q#3 Following are the information related 1 to Project B. Find the NPV and state (6) whether the project should be accepted. or not, if the expected rate of return is 10%? Year Cash flow Q#4 Explain the concept of fmancial leve~age, operating leverage and combined (6) leverage. Q#S Explain Walter's Model for dividend decision. (6) Q#6 Form the information given below and the assumption that cash balance on hand (10) on 1st January,2011 is Rs.72,500, prepare a cash budget for 6 months (January to June). Assume that 50% of the sales are cash sales. Assets are to be acquired in months of February and April of Rs.8,000 and 25,000 Respectively. It is hoped that loan ofrs. 30,000 will be sanctioned in May. It is anticipated that Page 1 of2

6 a dividend of Rs.35,000 will be paid in June. Salesmen are required to pay 3% commission on sales in each month. Debtors are allowed 1 month's credit period and creditors, and overheads are to be paid after 1 month. Other details are as follows. Month Sales Purchases Salaries Production Office and overheads and :wages selling overheads January 72,000 25,000 10,000 6,000 5,500 February 97,000 31,000 12,100 6,300 6,700 March 86,000 25,500 10,600 6,000 7,500 April 88,600 30,600 25,000 6,500 8,900 May 102,500 37,000 22,000 8,000 11,000 June 1,08,700 38,800 23,000 8,200 11,500 E~1) OF PAPER Page 2 of 2

7 GANPAT UNIVERSITY MBA (FINANCIAL SERVICES) SEMESTER II EXAMINATION APRIL 2011 IIA05BLP BANKING LAW AND PRACTICES I Time: 3HRS Wt:40% Instructions 1. It is a closed book examination 2. All questions are compulsory 3. Figures to the right indicate the weightage of each question. 4. Answers should be concise and to the point. Q#l a. Explain structure of Indian financial system and types of financial markets. 4% b. What do you mean by merchant banker? Explain various functions of merchant 4% banker. Q#2 a. Define negotiable instruments act, Explain various types of crossing of 6% cheque and kinds ofendorsements. b. Explain powers of RBI under Banking regulation act, '. 2% Q#3 Explain the relationship between banker and customer with rights and obligations 8% of bankers. Q#4 Explain various types of accounts and customers. 6% Q#5 Write a short notes on: 10% a. PMRY b. RRB c. NABARD d. DFHI e. CRPJSLR. End of paper

8 J-.,. I GANPAT UNIVERSITY Seat No M.B.A.(Agri/Pharma/MIB/MBA) SEMESTER-~ JI EXAMINATION APRIL 2011 IIA06 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT TIME: 3HRS (Weightage:40% /MA~~') Instructions: 1. All the questions are compulsory. f\~!c.s 2. Figures in the brackets show ~ of the question. 3. Answer should be precise. Q#l Discuss the qualities of a sound personnel policy. (5%) Q#2 Compare Human Resources Management and Persom1el (5%) Management with its historical background. Q#3 Describe recruitment practice prevailing at present in India. (5%.) Q#4 Which kind of selection process will you develop for your (5%J organization to select best candidate? Describe in detail. Q#5 What key factors influence the success of Training program (5%.) in any organization?- Discuss in detail. Q#6 List different types of Performance Appraisal methods and (5~ write advantages and disadvantages of 360' Performance Appraisal System. Q#7 "It is in the benefit of any organization to develop sound (5%) grievance handling system"- Justify the sentence by grievance procedure. Q#8 Write a short note on: Fringe Benefits (5%.) END OF THE PAPER

9 Seat No. GANPAT UNIVERSITY M.B.A.(AGRIBUSINESS/P~ACEUTICALS/HR & IR) /FS M.I.B. SEMESTER II EXAMINATION APRIL/MAY 2011 IIA07BRM BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY TIME: 3HRS Marks: 40 Instructions: 1. It is a closed book examination. 2. All the questions are compulsory. 3. Students can use scientific calculator. 4. Figure on the right side indicates the marks of the question. Q # 1 Do the following questions defme the issue? Why or why not? (06) 1) Which brand of shampoo do you use? 2) How many gallons of soft drinks did you consume during the last four weeks? 3) Do you consume orange juice? 1. Yes 2. No Q # 2 For each of the following situations, suggest a specific sampling plan - probability, (06) nonprobability, or perhaps a combination: of the two - and justify your selection. Also briefly describe how the sample should be selected in each situation. 1) An independent discount departm~nt store carries 20,000 different products. The manager of the store wants to know whether store customers are experiencing any difficulty in locating the products they are looking for. 2) A political candidate for the Indian Parliament is in a very tight race with his opponent. Election Day is 10 weeks away, and this candidate wants to get a weekly. reading of how much registered voters prefer his to his opponent. Q # 3 To determine the effectiveness of the advertising campaign for a new DVD player, (06) management would like to know what percentage of the households is aware of the new brand. The advertising agency thinks that this figure is as high as 70 percent. The management would like a 95 percent confidence interval and a margin of error no greater than plus or minus 2 percent. 1) What sample size should be used for this study? 2) Suppose that management wanted to be 99 percent confident but could tolerate an error of plus or minus 3 percent. How would the sample size change? Q # 4 American Theaters knows that a certain hit movies ran an average of 84 days in each city, (06) and the corresponding standard deviation was 10 days. The manager of the south eastern district was interested in comparing the movie's popularity in his region with that in all of American's other theatres. He randomly chose 7 5 theaters in his-region and found that they ran the movie an average of 81.5 days. 1) State appropriate hypothesis for testing whether there was a significant difference in the length of the picture's run between theaters in the southeastern district and all of American's other theaters. 2) At a 1 percent significance level, test this hypothesis. Q # 5 Two different areas of a large eastern city are being considered as sites for day-care (06) centers. Of 200 households surveyed in one section, the proportion in which the mother Page 1 of 2

10 worked full-time was 0.52.in another sectipn, 40 percent of the 150 households surveyed had mothers working at full-time jobs. At the 0.04 level of significance, is there a significant difference in the proportion ofworking mothers in the two area of the city? Q#6 A brand manager is concerned that his brand's share may be unevenly distributed (06) throughout the country. In a survey in which the country was divided into four geographic regions, a random sampling of 100 consumers in each region was surveyed, with the following results: NE REGION NW SE sw TOTAL Purchase the brand Do not purchase the brand At 0.05 level of stgmficance, test whether brand share IS the same across the four regions. Q # 7 Explain ratio and interval scales with suitable examples. What are the superiorities of ratio (04) scale over other scales of measurement? END OF PAPER Page 2 of2