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GANPAT UNIVERSITY
M. B. Ae SEMES1'ER- I EXAMINATION
DECEMBER 2012
IA04MAC 1\'IANAGERIAL ACCOlJNTING
TIME: 3 HRS. Marks: 40
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Instructions:

1. It is a closed book examination.

2. Write to the point.

3. Figures to the right indicate weightage of the question.

Q#l The fol~wing is the trial balance of Avinash ltd as at march 31,20.!Q.__ (12)
Particulars Debit. Balance Credit
(in lakhs)
------ - - : - - - -
Stock(! -4-200~- ----------t-3_7_5_ _
Purchases & Sales 1225
--------------+----
Discount
-------------------+--------+-----
' FUJJ!i_!~~ & _:f!tti~------'----- 85 - - - - - - - - + - -
Rent 20
-t--------+---

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~~~!: ~:~~~~ble ------------~ ~
-·-- ~5____ _
~Profit& Loss !lfc (31-:i-20022._:=_ -·-~- _ _ _ _ 75 _ _ __

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Purchase
- - - -return
------- - -------
50 - - -
-

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Salaries
---~~==---=--il!7°5
37.5
-=----~---~-=--·
-
----~
r------ ------ - - - - - - - -·- 1 - - - --
§~ndr~~ense~------------ 3~.25 - - - - - - + - - - -- - - 1
Interim dividend ·
------------·--·-------·--·- --------
45
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De~tor~ & ~r~ditors______________ 11Z2_ _ _

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Cash at bank 231

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Devel~pmen~!~Q.~te res~rve _______ __-_.______ 28 _____
Investments
-~ ----- ---- 2250
5068 5068
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 Prepare profit & loss account for the year ended 31st march,20 10 and balance sheet
as at that date after considering the following adjustments:

1. Stock on 31 51 march 2010 was valued at Rs.840 lakhs.

2. Make a provision for income tax @ 3 5 percent.
3. Transfer Rs.lO lakhs to the development rebate reserve account on march
31,2010.
4. Write off one-third of preliminary expenses and create debenture redemption
reserve of Rs.l 00 lakl1.
5. Depreciate plant & machinery @ 10 percent, furniture & Fittings @ 10 percent
and patents & trademark @ 5 percent.
6. On march 31 ,201 0 outstanding rent amounted to Rs. 4 lakhs while outstanding
salaries totaled Rs. 4.5 Iakhs.
7. Sundry debtors include outstanding Rs. 25 lakhs for more than six months and
make a provision for doubtful debts amounting to Rs.15 lakhs.
8. The directors proposed a dividend@ 15% p.a for the year ended march3l .2010
after transfer of 5 percent to general reserve .
9. Provide for managerial remuneration @10% of the net profit before tax.

Q#2 Complete the following balance sheet and p~ofit & loss account based on the (8)
information given below :
-·
Liabilities Amount --rAssets Amount
(Rs. in (Rs.
- -----· thousands) -- - ·
thousands)
-Current ------ ?
· - - - liabilities Cash ?
J:ong_!erm debts ? Inventory ?
~~y capital 60,000 Debtors -
?
-------1
Reserves & ? Total current ?
~]u~ -- assets
Shareholder's 1,00,000 Fixed assets ?
funds
--·----- - - - - -
Total ._L. Total -

Profit & Loss account

~S_a_lc_s_ i_;-r_s -~·~---
-~---~~~~~-~==-=---- _ _,_ft_m_o-.u-n-t--(Rs_."_in-tho_u_s_an_ d_s-<-------1
Les~: cost of goods sold - - ··- - ?
Gro~_profit --------+~-------------
Less: selling ~ distribution expenses
Net Profit 1,00,000
- - · - --- - - - - - - - - - l - - - ' - - - ' - , - - - -
a. Current Ratio : 1.40 Times
b. Debt- Asset Turnover Ratio : 0.5 Times
c. Inventory Turnover Ratio : 7.5 Times
d. Debtors Turnover Ratio : 5 Times
e. Gross Margin Ratio :25%
f. Net Margin Ratio :10%

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Q#3 Human resources are the most valuable assets for a knowledge-based business, still (4)
(A) they are not treated as assets in the balance sheet. Why?

Q#3 The accounting and disclosure requirements are greatly influenced by the (4)
(B) regulations. Briefly explain the accounting environment in India.

Q#4 Explain the following : (4)

(A) a. Auditor's report
b. inflation Accounting

Q#4 Shiva Investment Ltd Had Acquired 3000 Shares Of Ram & Shyam Ltd In
(B) September 2004. They ¥/ere Being Carried In The 31-03-2006 Balance Sheet At (4)
Rs.17 ,85,000. Ram & Shyam Ltd Came Out With A Right Issue Of 1 Share Each
For Every 3 Shares Held By The Existing Shan;holders At A Price Of Rs.398 Each
In The Month Of December 2006. Assume That The Company Disposed Off Its
Holding To Laxman Finance Ltd. On A Cum Right Basis @ Rs.846 Per Share
Decided Not To Subscribe To This Rights And Therefore Renounced Them @
Rs.220 Each. Determine The Cost Of Shares To Laxman Finance Ltd Under The
Following Two Situations:
1. The market price ex-right was Rs. 775 per share
2. The market price ex-right was Rs. 694 per share.

Q#S Satluj cements limited purchased a machine costing RS.15 million. As per suppliers (4)
warranty, the physical life of the machine is estimated to be eight years. However,
the management would like to replace the machine after five years. At that time the
machine is expected to fetch a residual value of Rs.5 million.
a. What will be the annual depreciation if the company follows the straight
line method of charging depreciation?
After depreciating the machine for three years using SLM in the fourth year satluj
cements decided to change the method of depreciation to WDV at 20% per annum.
How will the change affect the profit & loss account and balance sheet of the
company?

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GANPAT UNIVERSITY
/ M.B.A SEMESTER- I EXAMINATION
December 2012
IA03 MEC MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
TIME: 3HRS. Marks: 40
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Instructions:
1. Figures to the right indicate marks of each question.
2. Show necessary calculation as a part ofyour answer.
3. Answers should be to the point.

Q#l Managerial Economics is the discipline which deals with the application of (08)
' economic theory to business management'. Comment.

Q#2 Explain the concept of Marginal Rate of Substitution (MRS). What IS (08)
significance of MRS in determining the shape of an indifference curve?

Q#3 What is the Prisoner's Dilemma and what does it have to do with Oligopoly? (08)

Q#4 Explain the concept of price discrimination. Why a seller chooses to follow this (08)
business strategy? Give two examples of price discrimination.

Q#S Below are some data for an X economy, which produces only two goods A & B. (08)

r-
Year Price of A Q .A Price ofB Q .B
r-
2010 $1 150 $2 100
2011 $2 200 $3 150
r-
2012
'--
$3 250 $4 200

Calculate Nominal GDP, Real GDP & GDP Deflator for each year, using 2010 as
a base year.

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GANPAT ·uNIVERSITY
M. B. A. SEIVIESTER- I EXAMINATION
DECEMBER 2012
IA02QTM QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN MANAGEMENT

TIME: 3HRS. WT.: 40 Marks

Instructions:
I. It is a closed book examination.
2. All the questions are compulsory.
3. Figure to the right indicates marks of the question.
4. Use of calculator is permitted.

Q# 1 A firm uses three machines in the manufacturing of three products. Each unit of product (8)
A requires 3 hours on machine I, 2 hours in machine II and one hour on machine III.
Each unit of product B requires 4 hours on machine I, one hour on machine II and 3
hours on machine III, while each unit ofproduct C requires 2 hours on each of the three
machines. The contribution margin of ihe three products is Rs 30, Rs 40 and Rs 35 per
unit respectively. The machine hours available on three machines are 90, 54 and 93
respectively.
(a) Formulate the above problem as a linear programming problem.
(b) Obtain the optimal solution to the problem. Calculate the profit.

Q#2 (8)

From sources A, B, C materials are sent to Destinations I ,2,3, and 4. Above table
represents cost matrix of transportation activity. Solve the above problem and find the
optimal solution.

Q#3 A company has four sales representatives who are to be assigned to four different sales (8)
territories. The monthly sales increase estimated for each sales representative for different
sales territories (in lakhs of rupees), are shown in the following table.

Suggest optimal assignment and the total maximum sales increase per month.
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Q#4 Manfred Baum, merchandise manager for the Grant Shoe & Sandal Company, is (8)
planning production decisions for the coming year's summer line of shoes. His chief
concern is estimating the sales of a new design of fashion sandals. These sandals have
posed problems in the past for two reasons: ( J) The limited selling seasons does not
provide enough time for the company to produced a second run on a popular item, and
(2) the styles change dramatically from year to year, and unsold sandals become
worthless. Manfred has discussed the newest design with salespeople and has formulated
the following estimates of how the item will sell:

Pairs (thousands) 45 50 55 60 65
Probability 0.25 0.30 0.20 0.15 0.10

Information from the production department reveals that the sandal will cost $15.25 per
pair to manufacture, and marketing has informed Manfred that the wholesale price will be
$31.35 a pair. Using the expected value decision criterion, calculate the number of pairs
that Manfred should recommend that the company produce.

Q#5 A recent study to how Americans spend their leisure time surveyed workers employed (8)
more than 5 years. They determined the probability an employment has 2 weeks of
vacation time to be 0.45, 1 week of vacation time to be 0.10 and 3 or more weeks to be
0.20. Suppose 20 workers are selected at random. Answer the following questions
without appendix table 3.
(a) \\'hat is the probability that 8 have 2 weeks of vacation time?
(b) What is the probability that only one worker has 1 week of vacation time?
(c) What is the probability that at most 2 ofthe workers have 3 or more weeks of
vacation time?
(d) \Vhat is the probability that at least 2 workers have 1 week of vacation time?

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GANPA'f lJNIVERSITY
M.BcA (MARKEI'ING/FINANCE/HR) SEMESTER-I
EXAMINATION
DECEMBER 2012
IAOlPOM PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
TIME: 3 HRS. MARKS: 40
Instructions:

( 1) All questions are compulsory.

(2) Figures at right side indicate respective weightage for the question.
(3) This is close book examination.

Q#1 Discuss Henri Fayol's fundamental rules of management and Max Weber's bureaucracy. (9)

Q# 2 What is the significance of SWOT analysis in Strategic Management Process? (6)

Q# 3 Illustrate when Mechanistic structure and Organic structure are more effective. (4)

Q# 4 What is known as an ability to exert influence? Explain its sources. (6)

Q# 5 To staff your organization what sources \Vould you consider? (9)

Explain its advantages and disadvantages.

Q# 6 Explain Leadership theory which assumes that leaders are flexible and (6)
can display any leadership style under given situation.

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GANPAT UNIVERSITY
MBA (MARKETINGIFINANCE/HR) SEMESTER-I
EXAMINATION
DECEMBER 2012
IA07RDM RESEARCH DESIGN FOR MANAGEMENT
Time: 3Hrs Marks: 40
Instructions:
l.It is a closed book examination.
2.All the questions are compulsory.
3. Figure on the right side indicates the marks of the question.
Q # 1 A production manager is concerned about the low output levels of his employees. The 04
articles that he read on job performance frequently mentioned four variables as important
to job performance: skill required for the job, rewards, motivation and satisfaction. In
several of the articles it was also indicated that only if the rewards were attractive to the
recipients did motivation, satisfaction and job performance increase, not otherwise. Given
the above situation, do the following:
1) Define the problem.
2) Develop at least four hypotheses.

Q# 2 What is qualitative research and how is it conducted? Explain any three types of 06
projective techniques with suitable examples.

Q#3 Define research design in your own words and differentiate between exploratory and 06
conclusive research.

Q#4 Explain cluster and stratified sampling with suitable example. What is the key distinction 06
between cluster sampling and stratified sampling?

Q# 5 What is measurement? Explain primary scales of measurement with suitable examples. 06

Q# 6 What are the differences between primary data and secondary data? Explain published, 06
computerized and syndicated sources of secondary data.

Q# 7 Explain the following terms related to questionnaire design: 06

1) Unstructured question
2) Leading question
3) Dichotomous question
4) Structured question
5) Filter question
6) Pretesting

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GANPAT UNIVERSITY
M.B.A. SEMESTER- I EXAMINATION
DECEMBER 2012
IA06MCO MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION
TIME: 3 HRS. Marks: 40
Instructions:

• This is a closed book examination.

• Figure on the right side indicates marks.
• Answers should be to the point

Q#l Discuss the network of communication in your organization with which you are (8)
familiar. Discuss and explain the Principles of Communication with illustrations.
Q#2 You want to pursue your summer internship in the area of Financial Management at (8)
the end of your 151 Year. You are interested to do your summer internship in a well
known KPO - SNL Financial Ltd, Opp Himalaya Mall, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad.
Write a resume and a cover letter to them expressing your interest and highlighting
your strong points.
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(A) You are the HR head for your company. Write an email asking for their feedback
on the induction I training session they attended recently.
(B) A TV Cable company wants to inform a customer of a rate increase. Write a letter
to the customer. Make friendly contact at the beginning. Make sure that goodwill is
maintained throughout.
Q#4 What qualifies as "bad news" and "good news" in business communication? What (8)
techniques are adopted to convey bad news to employees and clients?
Q#S What are the five steps in the negotiation process? How does culture influence (8)
negotiations?

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GANPAT UNIVERSITY
M.B.A SEMESTER- I EXAMINATION
December 2012
lAOS OBE ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
TIME: 3HRS. Marks: 40
Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory
2. Figures to the right indicate marks of each question.
3. Close book examination.

Q#l Define (OB) organizational behavior. What new developments in the present (07)
environment have made the role of OB more crucial?

Q#2 Does behavior always follow from attitudes? Why or why not? Discuss the (07)
factors that affect whether behavior follows from attitudes.

Q#3 "Leadership is situationaL" Comment on the above statement and discuss the (07)
significance of leadership in management.

Q#4 What is difference between group and a team? Explain four types of teams? (07)

Q#S Is change culture bound? Quote examples from two MNCs- one from Japan and (06)
other from the United States, operating in India. How are they different in their
working? What are organizations doing to reduce employee stress?

Q#6 Write short note on the following:- (06)

(a) Emotional Intelligence (b) Power and Politics

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