mba ay 10-11 i year (1)
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TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITYChennai - 25
School of Management Studies
SPOT ASSIGNMENT
COURSE MBA COURSE CODE YEAR
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONSAND BEHAVIOUR
MSP - 10 AY 2010 2011
Time: 1 Hour Total Marks: 25
Part A (2 x 5 = 10 Marks)
Answer any two questions. Each question carries equal marks.
1. Explain the need and importance of Departmentation.
2. Why is Feed back important as a control tool.
3. Briefly outline the determinants of Personality.
Part B (1 x 15 = 15 Marks)Answer any one question.
4. Why do managers plan? Explain the various types of Plans.
5. Discuss about the OD process. Explain any three OD techniques practiced in
the organizations.
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TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITYChennai - 25
School of Management Studies
SPOT ASSIGNMENT
COURSE MBA COURSE CODE YEAR
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS MSP - 11 AY 2010 2011
Time: 1 Hour Total Marks: 25
Part A (2 x 5 = 10 Marks)
Answer any two questions. Each question carries equal marks.
1. Define Managerial Economics and explain its scope.
2. Differentiate between Monopolistic and Monopoly competition.
3. What are the difficulties in measuring National Income?
Part B (1 x 15 = 15 Marks)
Answer any one question.
4. Explain the law of demand. Discuss the various methods of demand forecasting.
5. Define BEP and briefly explain the assumptions under lying BEP. Explain its role in
the management of an organisation.
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TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITYChennai - 25
School of Management Studies
SPOT ASSIGNMENT
COURSE MBA COURSE CODE YEAR
FINANCIAL & MANAGEMENTACCOUNTING
MSP - 12 AY 2010 2011
Time: 1 Hour Total Marks: 25
Part A (2 x 5 = 10 Marks)
Answer any two questions. Each question carries equal marks.
1. Discuss the nature of accounting information and the usefulness in managerial
decision making with suitable illustration.
2. Mention any three financial ratios and explain its significance
3. Write short notes on (a) P/V Ratio (b) Margin of safety.
Part B (1 x 15 = 15 Marks)
Answer any one question.
4. On 31.12.2001 the following Trail Balance was prepared from the books of Raju:
Dr. (Rs.) Cr. (Rs.)
Sundry Debtors
Sundry Creditors
Bills ReceivablePlant & Machinery
Purchases
Capital
Freehold Premises
Salaries
Wages
Postage and Stationery
Carriage In
Carriage Out
50,600
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5,00075,000
90,000
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50,000
11,000
14,400
750
750
1,000
10,000
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70,000
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Bad Debts
Bad Debts Provisions
General Charges
Cash at Bank
Cash in Hand
Bills Payable
ReserveSales
Closing Stock
950
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1,500
5,300
800
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30,000
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350
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5,000
20,0002,31,700
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Total 3,37,050 3,37,050
The following adjustments are required:
1. Raju gets a salary of Rs.9,000 p.a.
2. Allow 5% interest on capital.
3. Bad Debts provision to be adjusted to 2 % on sundry debtors.
4. 2% of the net profit to be credited to Reserve.
5. It was discovered in January 2001 that stock sheets as on 31.12.2000 were
overcast by Rs.1,000.
You are required to prepare Trading and Profit and Loss account for the year ended
31st December, 2001 and a Balance Sheet as at that date.
5. The Balance Sheet of National Co. as on 31st December, 1999 and 31st December
2000 are as follows:
Liabilities &
Capital
1999
Rs.
2000
Rs.
Assets
Rs.
1999
Rs.
2000
Rs.
Share Capital
Profit & Loss
General Reserve
Sundry Creditors
Bills PayableExpenses O/S
5,00,000
1,00,000
50,000
1,53,000
40,0007,000
7,00,000
1,60,000
70,000
1,90,000
50,0005,000
Land and Buildings
Plant and Machinery
Stock
Debtors
Cash
80,000
5,00,000
1,00,000
1,50,000
20,000
1,20,000
8,00,000
75,000
1,60,000
20,000
8,50,000 11,75,000 8,50,000 11,75,000
Additional Information
1. Rs. 50,000 depreciation has been charged on Plant and Machinery during
2000.
2. A piece of Machinery was sold for Rs. 8,000 during the year 2000. It had cost
Rs.12,000 ; depreciation of Rs.7,000 had been provided on it.
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Prepare a Schedule of changes in Working Capital and a Statement showing the
Sources and Application of Funds for 2000.
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TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITYChennai - 25
School of Management Studies
SPOT ASSIGNMENT
COURSE MBA COURSE CODE YEAR
QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES MSP - 13 AY 2010 2011
Time: 1 Hour Total Marks: 25
Part A (2 x 5 = 10 Marks)
Answer any two questions. Each question carries equal marks.
1. Mention any five applications of Statistics in business.
2. If A =
69
57
41
B =
1282
7514
find AB and BA. Is AB=BA?
3. What is correlation Analysis? Explain the rank method for computation of the co-
efficient of Correlation.
Part B (1 x 15 = 15 Marks)
Answer any one question.
4. ABC Director of School of Management conducted an entrance examination for
MBA admission. This score along with the respective candidates university mark in
their UG programme is given below. Find the Co-efficient of correlation.
Sl.No Mark Score Sl.No. Mark Score
1 68.8 3.72 9 61.6 3.45
2 64.7 3.44 10 59.4 3.33
3 65.2 3.21 11 56.7 3.07
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4 60.8 3.29 12 54.2 2.86
5 68.0 3.91 13 55.1 2.91
6 617 3.28 14 57.3 2.99
7 55.7 3.0215 71.8 3.88
8 59.9 3.13
5. A logistic company estimated its time required (in days) to deliver goods and the
distance it has covered (in miles) to effect the delivery under ten different
shipments. The data is given below. By fitting a suitable straight line, estimate the
time required to deliver a consignment to a distance of 750 miles.
Shipment Distance Miles Delivery time
Days
1 825 3.5
2 215 1.0
3 1070 4.0
4 550 2.0
5 480 1.0
6 920 3.0
7 1350 4.5
8 325 1.59 670 3.0
10 1215 5.0
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TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITYChennai - 25
School of Management Studies
SPOT ASSIGNMENT
COURSE MBA COURSE CODE YEAR
MANAGEMENT INFORMATIONSYSTEMS
MSP - 14 AY 2010 2011
Time: 1 Hour Total Marks: 25
Part A (2 x 5 = 10 Marks)
Answer any two questions. Each question carries equal marks.
1. Discuss the scope of Management Information System.
2. Explain the characteristics of distributed system.
3. Write short notes on Outsourcing.
Part B (1 x 15 = 15 Marks)
Answer any one question.
4. Explain the types of Modern Information Systems and in organisations.
5. Discuss the application of Information System in Marketing and Sales.
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TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITYChennai - 25
School of Management Studies
SPOT ASSIGNMENT
COURSE MBA COURSE CODE YEAR
MARKETING MANAGEMENT MSP - 15 AY 2010 2011
Time: 1 Hour Total Marks: 25
Part A (2 x 5 = 10 Marks)
Answer any two questions. Each question carries equal marks.
1. With illustrations, enumerate the present Indian Marketing environment.
2. What is Product Life Cycle?
3. Write short notes on Marketing of Services.
Part B (1 x 15 = 15 Marks)
Answer any one question.
4. What is Market Segmentation? Suggest a suitable segmentation for a marketer
dealing with consumer durable product. Make suitable assumptions.
5. Explain in detail the various stages in New Product Development. Bring out the
recent trends in retailing and wholesaling in the Indian market.
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TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITYChennai - 25
School of Management Studies
SPOT ASSIGNMENT
COURSE MBA COURSE CODE YEAR
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MSP - 16 AY 2010 2011
Time: 1 Hour Total Marks: 25
Duration : 1 Hr. Max. Marks : 25 Marks
MSP 16Part A (2 x 5 = 10 Marks)
Answer any two questions. Each question carries equal marks.
1. Briefly explain the basic financial decisions.
2. What is the stable dividend policy? Why should it be followed?
3. Briefly explain the concept of working capital.
Part B (1 x 15 = 15 Marks)
Answer any one question.
4. Define cost of capital. Explain the significance in financial decision making.
5. Define operating leverage and financial leverage. How can you measure the
degree of operating leverage and financial leverage illustrate with example.
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TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITYChennai - 25
School of Management Studies
SPOT ASSIGNMENT
COURSE MBA COURSE CODE YEAR
HUMAN RESOURCEMANAGEMENT
MSP - 17 AY 2010 2011
Time: 1 Hour Total Marks: 25
Part A (2 x 5 = 10 Marks)
Answer any two questions. Each question carries equal marks.
1. Explain the concept of Human Resource Planning.
2. Write short notes on a. Promotion b. Transfer
3. Explain how rewards can be used to motivate employees.
Part B (1 x 15 = 15 Marks)
Answer any one question.
4. What is training? What purpose does it serve? Explain the various on the job
training techniques.
5. Explain the strategies and techniques adopted by the management to keep their
plants union-free.
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TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITYChennai - 25
School of Management Studies
SPOT ASSIGNMENT
COURSE MBA COURSE CODE YEAR
OPERATIONS RESEARCH MSP - 18 AY 2010 2011
Time: 1 Hour Total Marks: 25
Part A (2 x 5 = 10 Marks)
Answer any two questions. Each question carries equal marks.
1. What is degeneracy in a transportation model? How is it resolved?
2. Mention the scope and use of game theory.
3. Distinguish between risk and uncertainty in decision making?
Part B (1 x 15 = 15 Marks)
Answer any one question.
4. The manager of an oil refinery must decide on the optimal mix of two possible
blending processes of which the inputs and outputs per production run are as
follows:
Inputs Outputs
Process Crude A Crude B Gasoline X Gasoline Y
1 5 3 5 82 4 5 4 4
The maximum amounts of available crudes A and B are 200 units and 150 units
respectively. Market requirements show that at least 100 units of gasoline X and 80
units of gasoline Y must be produced. The profits per production run from process
1 and process 2 are Rs. 300 and Rs.400 respectively. Formulate and solve the
LPP.
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5. Obtain the optimal strategies for both persons and the value of the game for zero-
sum two person game whose pay-off matrix is as follows:
Player
B
Player A
1 3 -1 4 2 -5
-3 5 6 1 2 0
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TAMIL NADU OPEN UNIVERSITYChennai - 25
School of Management Studies
SPOT ASSIGNMENT
COURSE MBA COURSE CODE YEAR
RESEARCH METHODS MSP - 18 AY 2010 2011
Time: 1 Hour Total Marks: 25
Part A (2 x 5 = 10 Marks)
Answer any two questions. Each question carries equal marks.
1. Why is business research essential?
2. What is pilot study? Why is it required?
3. What is discriminate analysis? Give example where this method can be applied.
Part B (1 x 15 = 15 Marks)
Answer any one question.
4. Elaborate the considerations you have to have while designing questionnaire.
5. What is multiple regression? Give example where this technique can be used.
Explain the application of the technique.