- The document appears to be an exam for an MBA degree in retail mathematics. It contains multiple choice and long answer questions.
- The questions cover topics like the functions of retailers and wholesalers, factors influencing the retail environment, forecasting developments in the Indian retail industry, sources that aid investment decisions, designing retail management information systems, ways to increase profits, the relationship between markup and profit, inventory management procedures, and designing a six month seasonal pricing plan.
- The exam is divided into four sections with varying point values and types of questions to test the students' understanding of key retail management concepts.
- The document appears to be an exam for an MBA degree in retail mathematics. It contains multiple choice and long answer questions.
- The questions cover topics like the functions of retailers and wholesalers, factors influencing the retail environment, forecasting developments in the Indian retail industry, sources that aid investment decisions, designing retail management information systems, ways to increase profits, the relationship between markup and profit, inventory management procedures, and designing a six month seasonal pricing plan.
- The exam is divided into four sections with varying point values and types of questions to test the students' understanding of key retail management concepts.
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- The document appears to be an exam for an MBA degree in retail mathematics. It contains multiple choice and long answer questions.
- The questions cover topics like the functions of retailers and wholesalers, factors influencing the retail environment, forecasting developments in the Indian retail industry, sources that aid investment decisions, designing retail management information systems, ways to increase profits, the relationship between markup and profit, inventory management procedures, and designing a six month seasonal pricing plan.
- The exam is divided into four sections with varying point values and types of questions to test the students' understanding of key retail management concepts.
Copyright:
Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
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Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
Answer any THREE questions. (3 × 10 = 30) Name of the Candidate: 2. Discuss the functions of a retailer and wholesaler. M.B.A DEGREE EXAMINATION – 2009 3. Explain the factors that influence the retail (APPLIED MANAGEMENT) environment. (SECOND YEAR) 4. Forecast the developments of retail industry in India. (PAPER - XIV) 5. Explain the sources that aid investment decisions. 272. RETAIL MATHEMATICS May) (Time: 3 Hours 6. Detail the steps in designing a retail management information system. Maximum: 75 Marks
SECTION – C (1 × 15 = 15) SECTION – A
Answer any FIVE questions. (5 × 3 = 15) 7. Elaborate the ways and means to incur huge profits. Brief the need and importance of 1. (a) What is retail buying? repricing. (b) How do you attain maximum profits? 8. Bring out the relationship of markup to profit. Explain the different types of markup in detail. (c) What is activity – based pricing? 9. Discuss the general procedures for implementing (d) Define pricing for profitability. retail method of inventory. (e) What is a store in retailing? SECTION – D (1 × 15 = 15) (Compulsory) (f) List the different store operations. 10. Detail the steps in the design of six month (g) How do you plan operations in retailing? seasonal rupee plan. Implement this plan with suitable control measures. (h) Define inventory management. %%%%%%