Internal Assignments Questions M.B.A. (II Year) (2013-2014) Director Prof. H.

VENKATESHWARLU

PROF. G. RAM REDDY CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION

(RECOGNISED BY THE DISTANCE EDUCATION COUNCIL, NEW DELHI.)

OSMANIA UNIVERSITY
(A University with Potential for Excellence and Re-Accredited by NAAC with A Grade)

HYDERABAD 500 007 (A.P.) INDIA

PROF.G.RAM REDDY CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION OSMANIA UNIVERSITY : : HYDERABAD 500 007
Date : 21-APR-2014

Dear Students,
We are giving you internal assignments Questions for each paper in MBA II year (20132014). As you are aware that every student of MBA II year has to write and submit two Assignments for each paper compulsorily. The concerned faculty evaluates these assignment papers. The marks awarded to you will be forwarded to the Controller of Examination, OU for inclusion in the University Examination marks. Without these marks your results will be incomplete. Further, you are hereby informed to pay Rs. 500/- through DD in favour of Director, PGRRCDE, OU towards Assignment fee and submit the same along with two assignments at MBA counter on or before 20-05-2014 and obtain proper receipt. Assignments without the DD will not be accepted. Assignments on Printed / Photocopy / Typed papers will not be accepted and will not be valued at any cost. Only hand written Assignments will be accepted and valued. Methodology for writing the Assignments : 1. First read the subject matter in the course material that is supplied to you. 2. If possible read the subject matter in the books suggested for further reading. 3. You are welcome to use the PGRRCDE Library on all working days and also on Sundays / Second Saturdays for collecting further information on the topic of your assignments. (10.30 am to 5.00 pm). 4. Give a final reading to the answer you have written and see whether you can delete unimportant or repetitive words. 5. The cover page of the each theory assignments must have information as given in FORMAT below. 6. Write the above said details clearly on every subject assignments paper otherwise your paper will not be valued. 7. Tag all the assignments paper wise and submit assignment number wise. 8. Submit both the assignments on or before 20-05-2014 at M.B.A counter PGRRCDE, OU on any working day and obtain receipt.

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Prof.H.VENKATESHWARLU DIRECTOR FORMAT

PAPER I ECONOMIC ENVIROMENT & POLICY (EEP)

ASSIGNMENT I
NOTE : Answer the following Questions Marks : 15

1) What are the different concepts of National Income & What Implementations do they have for Business Decisions? 2) Discuss the problems & prospects of Small Scale units. 3) Describe the present Scenario of Indian Capital Market.

ASSIGNMENT II
1) Discuss the role of Regional Trading blocks in promoting Foreign Trade. 2) Discuss the present Monetary policy of RBI and What objectives it seeks to accomplish. 3) Discuss the present Direct & Indirect Tax Environment of India.

PAPER II FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (FM)

ASSIGNMENT I
NOTE : Answer the following Questions. Each Question Carries 5 Marks
1) Define Financial Management. Discuss about objectives of Financial Management. 2) Explain DCF techniques of Capital Budgeting. 3) Write short notes on the following : a) Time Value of Money b) ARR Accounting Rate of Return c) Concept of Risk d) Wealth Maximization

ASSIGNMENT II
NOTE : Answer the following Questions. Each Question Carries 5 Marks
1) Discuss about the factors determining Capital structure of a Business 2) Calculate Market Value of Shares of X Co: ltd : Using Walter Model E.P.S = Rs 10, KO = 12%, I.R.R = 15% Payout options considered by the company are 0%, 50% and 100% which payout can be accepted? 3) Write Short notes on :a) Cost of Equity b) Tax Shield c) Capital & Financial Structure d) Working Capital Concept

PAPER III MARKETING RESEARCH (MR)

ASSIGNMENT I
NOTE : Answer all the following Questions. Each Question Carries 5 Marks 1) What is Marketing Research? Explain the importance, Scope & Limitations of Marketing Research. 2) What are the sources of Marketing Information? Explain. 3) Explain the process of designing a Questionnaire & Merits & De Merits.

ASSIGNMENT II
NOTE : Answer all the following Questions. Each Question Carries 5 Marks
1) Explain the differences between Marketing Research, Marketing Intelligence & Marketing Information System. 2) What are the Different Designs of Experiments? 3) Explain the important precautions to be taken in designing of a Questionnaire.

PAPER IV
QUANTITAIVE TECHNIQUES FOR DECISION MAKING (QTDM)
ASSIGNMENT I
1) Discuss the phases of OR. 2) Write application areas of LPP. 3) Dual of a Dual is Primal. Explain.

ASSIGNMENT II
1) Explain the applications areas of AP & TP. 2) Explain the Operating Characteristics of a Queuing System. 3) AP & TP are special cases of LPP . Explain

PAPER V
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS)
ASSIGNMENT I Max Marks : 15
1) Define Information Systems? Explain the concepts & frame work of IS with suitable Examples. 2) A) What is DBMS? Explain the strategic uses of DBMS? Discuss various components of DBMS. B) Explain the Normalization Process of your Own example. What are the advantages of Normalization Process. 3) What is SAD? What is SSAD? Explain the process of SSAD.

ASSIGNMENT II Max Marks : 15

1) What is SRS? Discuss various tools that are required for SRS design & implementations. 2) A) What is Operational Information System? B) What is Tactical Information System? C) What is Strategic Information System? 3) Visit any library of your choice including PGRRCDE, Osmania University & design case study on any one of the following Information Systems? a) Financial IS b) Marketing IS c) HRM IS.

PAPER VI
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION (BC)
ASSIGNMENT I
NOTE : Answer the following Questions. Each Question Carries 5 Marks
1) Explain the concept & the process of Communication. 2) What are the different types of Communication normally used in Organizations. 3) Short notes : a) Grapevine b) Body Language c) Kinesies d) Barriers to Communication.

ASSIGNMENT II
NOTE : Answer the following Questions. Each Question Carries 5 Marks
1) Explain the ingredients of an Effective Presentation. 2) Draft Bio data for the post of a Finance Executive in large sized retail Co. 3) Short notes :a) Group Presentation b) Business Report c) Stress Interview d) Feed Back in Communication

PAPER VII
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING & CONTROL (MAC)
ASSIGNMENT I
1. What you understand by leverage ratios and explain their significance. 2 (a). Find out the fixed assets, gross profit and cost of sales from the following information. Sales Rs. 5,00,000; Gross Profit Margin 20%; Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio is 4 times. (b). Calculate the gross profit ratio from the following data. Particulars Amount in Rs. Particulars Amount in Rs. Sales 10,00,000 Purchases 6,00,000 Sales Returns 1,00,000 Purchases Returns 1,50,000 Opening Stock 2,00,000 Closing Stock 50,000 3. The financial information of a company is as below. 9% preference shares of Rs. 10/- each Rs. 3,00,000. Equity shares of Rs. 10/- each Rs. 8,00,000. Profit after tax Rs. 2,70,000 : Depreciation Rs. 60,000 : Tax Rate 30% : Equity dividend paid is 20% : Market price of equity shares is Rs. 40. You are required to find the dividend yield, earnings per share and price earnings ratio.

ASSIGNMENT II
1. Write about the applications of CVP analysis in business decisions and outline its limitations. 2. Calculate the material cost variance from the following information. Standard price of material per kg = Rs. 8/Standard usage of materials = 1,800 Kgs. Actual usage of materials = 2,920 Kgs. Actual price of material per Kg = Rs. 3/Actual cost of materials = Rs. 8,760/Standard cost of materials for actual production = Rs. 5,200/3. The sales of a company during two successive years are 7,000 units and 9,000 units. The selling price per unit is Rs. 100/-. During these periods the company has incurred a loss of Rs. 10,000/- and earned a profit of Rs. 10,000/- respectively. You are required to calculate, (a) the amount of fixed expenses, (b) the number of units to break even, and (c) the number of units to earn a profit of Rs. 40,000/-.

PAPER VIII
PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (POM)
ASSIGNMENT I
NOTE : Answer the following Questions. Each Question Carries 5 Marks
1) Write a detailed note on various Production technologies with suitable examples. 2) Find the sequence that minimizes total elapsed time & identify the idle times. A denote the time in minutes for processing of that job on machine 1 and B denote the time in minutes for processing of that job on machine 2. Job 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 12 17 16 23 9 10 6 9 B 15 14 18 26 14 19 10 6 3) The following is the data on the number of items inspected & the number of defectives found for 10 samples. Construct appropriate control chart & comment. Sample number Number of items Number of defective inspected components 1 120 16 2 100 9 3 100 10 4 150 15 5 120 17 6 100 15 7 150 21 8 200 25 9 150 12 10 120 9

ASSIGNMENT II
NOTE : Answer the following Questions. Each Question Carries 5 Marks 1) What is the purpose of work study? Distinguish between method study & time study? 2) What is integrated Materials Management? What is the role of sources of supply in efficient
materials Management? What are the determinants of Vendor rating? 3) Annual demand for an item is 4800 units. The ordering id Rs.500 per order & the inventory carrying cost is Rs.24% of the purchase price per unit, per year. The following price breaks are offered. a) Find the optimal order size b) If the ordering cost is changed to Rs.300 per order find the optimal order size.

Quantity Price (Rs.)

1-1199 10

1200-1999 9

2000 and above 8