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1) a) Rationale decision
b) Manager
c) Hierarchy
d) Effective Communication
e) Uses of CPM
f) Nature of staffing
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ASSIGNMENT - 2, DEC - 2014.
EXECUTIVE M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
First and Second Years
Paper – I : PERSPECTIVES OF MANAGEMENT
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
Under pressure from the union, Mohan was reinstated in the factory in 1991.
Mohan meanwhile continued in his own union.
Mohan resumed his duties but did not perform as well as he used to before the
clash with his co-workers. When asked by his immediate supervisor Mr.
Ramesh, to explain as to why his performance had deteriorated he said that he
could not lift heavy materials because of his injury. The supervisor tried to
motivate him to improve his performance but to no effect.
Questions:
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ASSIGNMENT - 1, DEC - 2014.
EXECUTIVE M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
First and Second Years
Paper – II : BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
1) a) Legal environment
c) Liberalisation
e) Joint sector
f) Sick unit
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ASSIGNMENT - 2, DEC - 2014.
EXECUTIVE M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
First and Second Years
Paper – II : BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
4) Mahindra and Mahindra (M & M) is a major player in the tractor and certain
segments of the automobile market in India, after an impressive growth for a
few years, the tractor market in India has been stagnating during 98-99, 2000-
01.
M & M has been selling its tractor and utility vehicles in foreign markets
including USA. Some of the components for its products have been sourced
from abroad. M & M has a 100% subsidiary in USA, Mahindra USA, with a
strong network of 100 dealers. Mahindra has a five-percent market share in the
US market in the 28-30 horse power (HP) range. As a part of the strategy aimed
at building a global supply chain, Mahindra USA has signed a memorandum of
understanding (Mou) with the Korean tractor major Tong Yang, apart of the $ 2
bn Tong Yang Moolsam group, according to which Mahindra will source high
horse power (mostly 25-40 hp range) and sell them around the world under the
M & M brand name. To start with the premium range of tractors will be sold in
the US.
M & M’s current tractor range is more utility oriented and lacks the aesthetic
appeal that Tong Yang’s tractors, have, a must for a strong presence in the US
market.
Questions:
b) Demand schedule
c) Opportunity cost
d) Monopolistic competion
e) Concept of profit
f) Economics of risk
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ASSIGNMENT - 2, DEC - 2014.
EXECUTIVE M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
First and Second Years
Paper – III : MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
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1) Describe the pricing practices of firms.
4) Mr. Soma Sundaram has recently taken over as the new chief of the Marketing
division of Hilltop Refrogeratopm Ltd., a reputed manufacturer of air
conditioners of window-mount and car varieties. In the recent Board meeting
Sundaram tried to convince the Board members that at present the best way to
improve profitability of the company is through product diversification.
According to his, since it is almost always economically justifiable for the
company to expand through extending the product line, the company would do
good to start producing refrigerators, besides air-conditioners. I concede that the
refrigerator market is highly competitive and is dominated by two giants firms –
ever cool and polar bear. Both these companies are producing a variety of
refrigerators but the economy class refrigerators are their forte. It is but logical
for us to go in for the production of premium (up-scale, high price) refrigerators.
This will not only expose us to lesser competition but also fetch high profit
margins for the company. I must confess that the refrigerator sales involve
substantial discounts which vary over seasons. The MD of hilltop turned
towards the purchase manager for his opinion. He informed that, “the market
supply of good quality compressor units for the refrigerators is erratic and its
price has been found to spurt up occasionally. I believe that the refrigerator
business would be successful only when we have our own facility to produce
good quality compressors’. When the chief of the production unit asked about
his reactions was not ready to try this proposal. According to him “The
compressor production is a highly automated process. Creating compressor
production facilities in the company for the proposed refrigerator project, no
doubt, seem justified. But, there are some aspects of production which do not
justify this project. I shall study them in detail and send a detailed note to every
member within a week”.
Questions:
1. What do you think are the issues which the production manager will
highlight in this case?;
2. Can you point out some other flaws in the project proposal?; and
3. Can you suggest an alternative proposal?
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ASSIGNMENT - 1, DEC - 2014.
EXECUTIVE M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
First and Second Years
Paper – IV : ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
b) Absorption costing
c) P/V ratio
e) Conservative principle
f) Marginal cost
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ASSIGNMENT - 2, DEC - 2014.
EXECUTIVE M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
First and Second Years
Paper – IV : ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
4) From the following Trial balance and additional information, you are required
to prepare a trading and profit and loss account and balance sheet
Trial balance as on 31.12.2005
Additional information:
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ASSIGNMENT - 1, DEC - 2014.
EXECUTIVE M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
First and Second Years
1) a) Dimension of a matrix
b) Coefficient of variation
c) Pie-chart
d) Permutation
e) Standard error
2) A company has two plants to manufacture the scooters. Plant I manufactures 80% of the
scooters and Plant II manufactures 20%. At the Plant I, 85% of the scooters are rated standard
quality. At the Plant II, only 65% scooters are rated standard quality.
i) What is the probability that a scooter selected at random came from the plant I, if it is
known that the scooter is of standard quality?
ii) What is the probability that the scooter came from the plant II, if it is known that the
scooter is of standard quality.
3) Using the method of deviations from the actual Means from the data given below find
i) The two regression equations
ii) The correlation coefficient and
iii) The most probable value of Y when X = 30.
X: 25 28 35 32 31 36 29 38 34 32
Y: 43 46 49 41 36 32 31 30 33 39
4) Ascertain the sum of numbers in the nth row of the following distribution of the natural
numbers:
1
2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21
.. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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ASSIGNMENT - 2, DEC - 2014.
EXECUTIVE M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
First and Second Years
1) Using the straight line method of least square, compute the trend values, and draw the line of
the best fit for the following series:
Day: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sales: 20 30 40 20 50 60 80
Also, show the curve for the original data on the same graph paper.
4) From the following observations, compute the Karl Pearson’s co-efficient of correlation by
the short-cut method between the age and the success of the candidates.
Ages: 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
No. of candidates appeared: 200 300 100 50 150 400 250 150
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ASSIGNMENT - 1, DEC - 2014.
EXECUTIVE M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
First and Second Years
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
1) a) Virus infection
b) Database
c) Placement
d) Office automation
e) CPM
f) Planning process
3) Among the various managerial skills human skills pose great challenge to
manager. Comment.
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
4) At Viacom International, the New York based parent of MTV, Nicklodeon and
other entertainment interests the CFO teamed with executives from,
sales, marketing and contracting to lead the company in new directions. Because
financial processes are so intertwined with the processes of other departments,
top managers felt that redesigning finance should ideally be part of a company –
wide comprehensive reengineering project. Viacom targeted its financial
systems to find a better way to handle the financial reporting of its wholly
owned subsidiaries which it is acquiring at the rate of about three every year.
The company plans to develop a system which reduces paper pushing and
facilitates the electronic transmission of transactions from the decision maker to
the next. Another goal of the company is to build financial systems that give
decision makers time to analyze data rather than spending their time collecting
it.
Questions:
i) Identity the reasons why financial systems are excellent tools for
facilitating decision making; and.
ii) Explain why financial information systems were at the centre of initiating
change at Viacom.
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Maximum : 25 MARKS
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1) a) EOQ
b) Liquidation rate
c) EBIT
f) Financial leverage
2) A company has annual credit sales of Rs. 10 lakh and a gross profit margin of
30%. It has current assets in accounts receivables worth Rs. 1,00,000. How
much average inventory should the company carry if the management desires
the inventory turnover ratio to be 5.2. What will be the effect on average
collection period, if management desires that the average balance of accounts
receivables per annum should remain at Rs. 75,000. (Assume 360 days in a
year).
3) State the managerial uses of BE analysis.
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ASSIGNMENT - 1, DEC - 2014.
EXECUTIVE M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
First and Second Years
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
1) a) Capacity cushion
c) Quality assurance
d) Stores management
e) Facilities layout
f) Waste management
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
4) As a cargo loader for Air India, you are charged with the responsibility of
setting a standard time (in minutes) for uploading certain electrical components.
The following study was conducted over 300 hours with 900 up loadings
performed.
Air India personal time allowance fraction is 0.10 for an 8 hour workday.
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ASSIGNMENT - 1, DEC - 2014.
EXECUTIVE M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
First and Second Years
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
b) Marketing vs selling
c) Niche strategy
e) Product addition
f) Geographical pricing
2) What are the factors that may be considered while selecting channel of
distribution?
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
4) Sriram (P) Ltd., is the nation’s largest fan manufacturer. Each fan division
(Ceiling, Pedestal, Table, Exhaust) has a separate advertising budget,
advertising staff and sales force. Advertisements are screened by Divisional
Sales Managers, General Manager the overall General Director of advertising.
General promotion plans are received by the Sriram (P) Ltd., marketing policy
group. There are also separate sales promotion budgets for dealer-incentive
contests, dealer announcement shows, posters, window displays and fan shows.
Publicity is sought each time a new model or innovation is introduced. Sriram
(P) Ltd., institutional advertising is handled by a Public Relations Department.
These advertisements stress the company’s commitment to building better
products and holding down insurance costs.
Questions:
ii) Should Sriram Private Ltd. Use the same promotion-mix for each of its
product lines?
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ASSIGNMENT - 1, DEC - 2014.
EXECUTIVE M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
First and Second Years
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
1) a) Legacy of HRM.
b) Job design.
c) Significance of HRP.
d) Outsourcing.
e) Application blank.
f) Counselling.
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ASSIGNMENT - 2, DEC - 2014.
EXECUTIVE M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION
First and Second Years
Maximum : 25 MARKS
Answer ALL questions
fifteen people, five of whom work in the factory. Three of these employees run
machines, one supervises, and the fifth moves the blank paper and finished
print by handcar. This fifth position, which demands no skill other than driving
The first is Mr. Matti Anjaiah who is thirty five, unmarried, and a Navy
veteran. Anjaiah has a poor work record. During his five years in Vijayawada
he has, worked only seasonal labour and occasional odd jobs. He drove a
from Punjab. He has done farm labour for many years and assembly-line work
for one year. His command of English is poor (but can speak the regional
language, Telugu, fluently). He resides with his mother and seems certain to
remain in the area for some time. After having run farm equipment, he should
Mr. Vangaveeti Raja is a local boy who finished high school two years ago.
references are excellent. Mr. Raja is small, but he seems quick and was a track
ii) How important is command of English to the job? How quickly could
migrant?;
iv) Should Mr. Raja get the job? How heavily should his references be
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