Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MB0039 –Business Communication- 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1622)
Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks)
Note: Answer all questions (with 300 to 400 words each) must be written within 6-8 pages. Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60
Q1. List the barriers to effective communication. What are the ways in which an organisation
can overcome the barriers to communication? 5+5 = 10 marks
Q2. Explain the different types of verbal communication. 10 marks
Q3. Write short notes on:
a. SQ3R technique of reading
b. Memo 5+5= 10 marks
Q4. Explain some of the approaches for handling customer complaints and listening to customers.
10 marks
Q5. What are some of the consequences of spelling and punctuation errors, redundancies, clichés
and misuse of words? 10 marks
Q6. Explain the different delivery styles that speakers can select for their presentation. 10 marks
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MB0041 –Financial and Management Accounting- 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1624)
Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks)
Note: Answer all questions (with 300 to 400 words each) must be written within 6-8 pages. Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60
Q1. An accountant finds that the trial balance of his client did not tally and it showed an excess credit of Rs. 69.74. He transferred it to a suspense account and later discovered the following errors.
a) Rs. 44.37 paid to Anand has been credited to his account as Rs. 34.37.
b) A purchase of Rs. 145.50 has been posted as Rs. 154.50 to the purchases account.
c) An expenditure of Rs. 158 on repairs has been debited to the buildings account.
d) Rs. 80 was allowed by B as discount which has not been entered in the books.
e) A sum of Rs. 125.05 realised on the sale of old furniture has been posted to the sales account.
Give journal entries to rectify the errors and show the suspense account as it would appear after adjustments
Hint: Total of suspense a/c = 78.74
Q2. Distinguish between management accounting and financial accounting.
Q3. Draw the Balance Sheet for the following information provided by Sarawath Ltd..
a. Current Ratio : 2.50
b. Liquidity Ratio : 1.50
c. Net Working Capital : Rs.300000
d. Stock Turnover Ratio : 6 times
e. Ratio of Gross Profit to Sales : 20%
f. Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio : 2 times
g. Average Debt collection period : 2 months
h. Fixed Assets to Net Worth : 0.80
i. Reserve and Surplus to Capital : 0.50
Hint: B/S total 1100000
Q4. Following is the balance sheet for the period ending 31st March 2006 and 2007. If the current year’s net loss is Rs.38,000, calculate the cash flow from operating activities.
31st MARCH
2006 2007
Short-term loan to employees 15,000 18,000
Creditors 30,000 8,000
Provision for doubtful debts 1,200 -
Bills payable 18,000 20,000
Stock in trade 15,000 13,000
Bills receivable 10,000 22,000
Prepaid expenses 800 600
Outstanding expenses 300 500
Hint: Net cash lost in operating activities (69800)
Q5. The following data are related to the manufacture of a standard product during the month of July 2009.
Raw materials consumed Rs.15,000
Direct wages Rs. 9,000
Machine hours worked 900 hours
Machine hours rate Rs.5
Administrative overheads 20% of works cost
Selling overheads Re.0.50 per unit
Units produced 17,100
Units Sold 16,000 @ Rs.4 per unit
Prepare a cost sheet from the above to show:
a. The cost per unit
b. The profit per unit sold and profit for the period
Hint: Profit = 24000
Q6. Write the differences between absorption costing and management costing.
Spring 2013
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MB0043 –Human Resource Management - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1626)
Assignment (60 Marks)
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
Q1. Explain the scope of and functions of Human Resource Management (HRM). (10 marks)
Q2. Define wage and salary.
What are the factors for effective wage administration? (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Q3. What are the different types of on-the-job and off-the-job training? (10 marks)
Q4. What is the need for performance reviews?
What are the benefits of carrying out performance appraisal in organisations? (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Q5. Explain the impact of globalisation on HRM. (10 marks)
Q6. Ms. Swapna is the HR Manager of ABC Pvt Ltd. She wants to ensure that employee discipline is well maintained. What are the important principles that have to be observed in the maintenance of discipline? (10 marks)
Spring 2013
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MB0038 –Management Process and Organizational Behaviour - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1621)
Assignment (60 Marks)
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
Q1. Describe the concept of vision and mission in an organisation. (10 marks)
Q2. (a) Define planning.
(b) Explain the importance of planning. (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Q3. (a) Why leading is important?
(b) What are the characteristics of leading? (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Q4. (a) Define organisation behaviour (OB).
(b) What are the limitations of OB? (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Q5. (a) What is meant by emotional intelligence?
(b) What is the impact of emotional intelligence on managers? (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Q6. Suppose you are the Team Manager in a multinational company with team strength of 10 members. You are given the responsibility of ensuring that the team gives excellent performance or results. What are the key issues you have to handle in team building? (10 marks)
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MB0042 – Managerial Economics - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B 1625 )
Assignment Set -1 (60 marks)
Note: Assignment Set -1 must be written within 6-8 pages. Answer all questions.
Q1. Discuss profit maximising model in detail. 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q2. Discuss the various survey methods to forecast demand. 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q3. Describe the characteristics of Monopolistic Competition
10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q4. Explain the price elasticity of demand and also its applications. 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q5. Explain the factors determining elasticity of supply 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q6. Discuss any two law of returns to scale with example. 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Spring 2013
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MB0040 – Statistics for Management - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1731)
Assignment Set - 1 (60 Marks)
Note: Assignment Set -1 must be written within 6-8 pages. Answer all questions.
Q1. a. Explain the characteristics of Statistics.
b. What are the components of Statistics? Give a brief description of each of the components. 5 +5 = 10 marks
(200 - 250 words each)
Q2. Explain the objectives of Statistical Average. What are the requisites of a good average? 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q3. a. Mention the Characteristics of Chi-square test.
b. Two research workers classified some people in income groups on the basis of sampling studies. Their results are as follow:
Investigators Income groups Total
Poor Middle Rich
A 160 30 10 200
B 140 120 40 300
Total 300 150 50 500
Show that the sampling technique of atleast one research worker is defective. 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q4. What do you mean by cost of living index? Discuss the methods of construction of cost of living index with an example for each. 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q5. Define trend. Enumerate the methods of determining trend in time series 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q6. The following data represent the number of units of production per day turned out by 5 different workmen using different types of machines. 10 marks
MB0039 –Business Communication- 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1622)
Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks)
Note: Answer all questions (with 300 to 400 words each) must be written within 6-8 pages. Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60
Q1. List the barriers to effective communication. What are the ways in which an organisation
can overcome the barriers to communication? 5+5 = 10 marks
Q2. Explain the different types of verbal communication. 10 marks
Q3. Write short notes on:
a. SQ3R technique of reading
b. Memo 5+5= 10 marks
Q4. Explain some of the approaches for handling customer complaints and listening to customers.
10 marks
Q5. What are some of the consequences of spelling and punctuation errors, redundancies, clichés
and misuse of words? 10 marks
Q6. Explain the different delivery styles that speakers can select for their presentation. 10 marks
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MB0041 –Financial and Management Accounting- 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1624)
Assignment Set- 2 (60 Marks)
Note: Answer all questions (with 300 to 400 words each) must be written within 6-8 pages. Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60
Q1. An accountant finds that the trial balance of his client did not tally and it showed an excess credit of Rs. 69.74. He transferred it to a suspense account and later discovered the following errors.
a) Rs. 44.37 paid to Anand has been credited to his account as Rs. 34.37.
b) A purchase of Rs. 145.50 has been posted as Rs. 154.50 to the purchases account.
c) An expenditure of Rs. 158 on repairs has been debited to the buildings account.
d) Rs. 80 was allowed by B as discount which has not been entered in the books.
e) A sum of Rs. 125.05 realised on the sale of old furniture has been posted to the sales account.
Give journal entries to rectify the errors and show the suspense account as it would appear after adjustments
Hint: Total of suspense a/c = 78.74
Q2. Distinguish between management accounting and financial accounting.
Q3. Draw the Balance Sheet for the following information provided by Sarawath Ltd..
a. Current Ratio : 2.50
b. Liquidity Ratio : 1.50
c. Net Working Capital : Rs.300000
d. Stock Turnover Ratio : 6 times
e. Ratio of Gross Profit to Sales : 20%
f. Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio : 2 times
g. Average Debt collection period : 2 months
h. Fixed Assets to Net Worth : 0.80
i. Reserve and Surplus to Capital : 0.50
Hint: B/S total 1100000
Q4. Following is the balance sheet for the period ending 31st March 2006 and 2007. If the current year’s net loss is Rs.38,000, calculate the cash flow from operating activities.
31st MARCH
2006 2007
Short-term loan to employees 15,000 18,000
Creditors 30,000 8,000
Provision for doubtful debts 1,200 -
Bills payable 18,000 20,000
Stock in trade 15,000 13,000
Bills receivable 10,000 22,000
Prepaid expenses 800 600
Outstanding expenses 300 500
Hint: Net cash lost in operating activities (69800)
Q5. The following data are related to the manufacture of a standard product during the month of July 2009.
Raw materials consumed Rs.15,000
Direct wages Rs. 9,000
Machine hours worked 900 hours
Machine hours rate Rs.5
Administrative overheads 20% of works cost
Selling overheads Re.0.50 per unit
Units produced 17,100
Units Sold 16,000 @ Rs.4 per unit
Prepare a cost sheet from the above to show:
a. The cost per unit
b. The profit per unit sold and profit for the period
Hint: Profit = 24000
Q6. Write the differences between absorption costing and management costing.
Spring 2013
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MB0043 –Human Resource Management - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1626)
Assignment (60 Marks)
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
Q1. Explain the scope of and functions of Human Resource Management (HRM). (10 marks)
Q2. Define wage and salary.
What are the factors for effective wage administration? (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Q3. What are the different types of on-the-job and off-the-job training? (10 marks)
Q4. What is the need for performance reviews?
What are the benefits of carrying out performance appraisal in organisations? (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Q5. Explain the impact of globalisation on HRM. (10 marks)
Q6. Ms. Swapna is the HR Manager of ABC Pvt Ltd. She wants to ensure that employee discipline is well maintained. What are the important principles that have to be observed in the maintenance of discipline? (10 marks)
Spring 2013
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MB0038 –Management Process and Organizational Behaviour - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1621)
Assignment (60 Marks)
Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.
Q1. Describe the concept of vision and mission in an organisation. (10 marks)
Q2. (a) Define planning.
(b) Explain the importance of planning. (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Q3. (a) Why leading is important?
(b) What are the characteristics of leading? (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Q4. (a) Define organisation behaviour (OB).
(b) What are the limitations of OB? (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Q5. (a) What is meant by emotional intelligence?
(b) What is the impact of emotional intelligence on managers? (5 marks)
(5 marks)
Q6. Suppose you are the Team Manager in a multinational company with team strength of 10 members. You are given the responsibility of ensuring that the team gives excellent performance or results. What are the key issues you have to handle in team building? (10 marks)
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MB0042 – Managerial Economics - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B 1625 )
Assignment Set -1 (60 marks)
Note: Assignment Set -1 must be written within 6-8 pages. Answer all questions.
Q1. Discuss profit maximising model in detail. 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q2. Discuss the various survey methods to forecast demand. 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q3. Describe the characteristics of Monopolistic Competition
10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q4. Explain the price elasticity of demand and also its applications. 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q5. Explain the factors determining elasticity of supply 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q6. Discuss any two law of returns to scale with example. 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Spring 2013
Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1
MB0040 – Statistics for Management - 4 Credits
(Book ID: B1731)
Assignment Set - 1 (60 Marks)
Note: Assignment Set -1 must be written within 6-8 pages. Answer all questions.
Q1. a. Explain the characteristics of Statistics.
b. What are the components of Statistics? Give a brief description of each of the components. 5 +5 = 10 marks
(200 - 250 words each)
Q2. Explain the objectives of Statistical Average. What are the requisites of a good average? 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q3. a. Mention the Characteristics of Chi-square test.
b. Two research workers classified some people in income groups on the basis of sampling studies. Their results are as follow:
Investigators Income groups Total
Poor Middle Rich
A 160 30 10 200
B 140 120 40 300
Total 300 150 50 500
Show that the sampling technique of atleast one research worker is defective. 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q4. What do you mean by cost of living index? Discuss the methods of construction of cost of living index with an example for each. 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q5. Define trend. Enumerate the methods of determining trend in time series 10 marks
(350-400 words)
Q6. The following data represent the number of units of production per day turned out by 5 different workmen using different types of machines. 10 marks
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