1. ITC contributes Rupees 1 crore on the sale of every four-classmate notebooks to its rural development initiative that supports, among other projects, primary education in villages. It uses eco-friendly and chlorine free paper for the production of its notebooks. Identify the management objective that ITC is trying to achieve.
2. “Each course will have many variables which have to be weighed against each other”. Mention the step in planning which ensures this.
3. Yash has set up a small-scale manufacturing unit for making different varieties of low cost detergents. In order to market his product he has employed a team of five sales men. Each sales man has been assigned specific areas in the city. He holds a meeting every month for determining the objectives to achieve during the coming month. A sales target is predetermined for each month which is mutually agreed by both Yash and his sales team. If the sales men succeeds in reaching this target a bonus is paid out to all of them along with the monthly salary.
From the above paragraph Identify the style of leadership adopted by Yash?
4. Give 2 examples of Semantic barrier for an effective communication.
5. Storage Solutions Limited is a large warehousing network company operating through a chain of warehouses at 40 different locations across India. The company now intends to undertake computerisation of its owned warehouses as it seeks to provide better value added and cost effective solutions for scientific storage and preservation services to the market participants dealing in agricultural products including farmers, traders, etc. In context of the above case how is the decision to undertake computerisation of owned warehouses likely to affect the fixed capital requirements of its business.
6. Veekay Limited is a renowned multiplex operator in India. Presently, it owns 234 screens in 45 properties at 20 locations in the country. Considering the fact that there is a growing trend among the people to spend more of their disposable income on entertainment, two years back the company had decided to add more screens to its existing set up and increase facilities to enhance leisure, food chains etc. It had then floated an initial public offer of equity shares in
order to raise the desired capital. The issue was fully subscribed and paid. Over the years, the sales and profits of the company have increased tremendously and it has been declaring higher dividend and the market price of its shares has increased manifolds. Name any one financial decision taken by the company by quoting lines from the paragraph.
7. The SEBI has imposed a penalty of Rupees 7,269.5 crore on Pearls Agrotech Corporation Limited and its four directors- Tarlochan Singh, Sukhdev Singh, Gurmeet Singh and Subrata Bhattacharya who had mobilised funds from the general public through illegal collective investment schemes in the name of purchase and development of agriculture land. While imposing the penalty, the biggest in its history, Securities and Exchange Board of India said the company deserved “maximum Penalty” for duping the common man. Its Prevention of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Regulations provides for “severe to severe penalties” for dealing with such violations. As per SEBI norms, it can impose a penalty of Rupees 25 crore or three times of the profit made by indulging in fraudulent and unfair trade practices and in the present case, the regulator has imposed a fine equivalent to three times of the illicit gains. From the above lines:
State any two objectives of setting up SEBI.
8. Anjali purchased a machine for Rupees 1.5crore from a company and found it defective. Defect was not rectified in spite of repeated complaints to company. Suggest to him the appropriate authority where he could file a complaint under Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
9. Differentiate between Delegation and Decentralisation on the basis of :
a) Scope
b) Status
c) Purpose
10. The monthly production target of a company for the year 2015 was 5000 units. The Production Manager had two supervisors under him. He gave them the task of maintaining the daily production statements so that they can easily identify whether the work is going in the right direction or not. The Production Manager had weekly meeting with the Supervisors to know about the deviations, if any and to decide the future course of action. Since, the supervisors had one to one interaction with the workers daily, so the production manager always took into consideration the suggestions given by the Supervisors. Explain the importance of Supervision.
11. ‘Anshwetha’ is a company enjoying market leadership in the food brands segment. It’s portfolio includes three categories in the Foods business namely Snack Foods, Juices and Confectionery. Keeping in line with the growing demand for packaged food it now plans to introduce Ready-To-Eat foods. Therefore, the company has planned to undertake investments of nearly Rupees 450 crores for its new line of business. As per the current financial report, the
interest coverage ratio of the company and return on investment is higher. Moreover, the corporate tax rate is high.
As a financial manager of the company, which source of finance will opt for debt or equity, to raise the required amount of capital? Explain floatation cost and stock market condition as a factors affecting the choice of capital structure .
12. Rastro Incorporation is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, personal computers, servers and computer software. The company also has a chain of retail stores known as Rastro Stores. Despite high competition, Rastro has succeeded in creating demand for its products, giving the company power over prices through product differentiation, innovative advertising and ensured brand loyalty.
a) Identify the component of promotion mix being used by the company by quoting lines from the paragraph.
b) What is product differentiation?
c) Name any one function of marketing that facilitates product differentiation.
13. Ms. Sadhna went to purchase an electric rod. In a bid to save Rupees 500, she bought a rod without the standardisation mark. She also did not bother to take a cash memo from the seller. Later on, mishandling the product, she suffered injuries due to electric shock. List the consumer responsibility that Sadhna has violated.
14. Briefly discuss the impact of Government policy changes on business and industry. (Any four points).
15. Wazir Ahmed joins ‘Ashiyana Limited’ a company dealing in real estate, as a human resource manager. Through a series of interactions with his team during lunch breaks, he comes to know that quite a few managers at middle and senior levels have recently left the organisation as their promotions were overdue. Therefore, in order to reinstate the confidence of the staff, he lays out a clear cut plan consisting of a set of general guidelines for both time bound and
performance related appraisals of the managers at all levels. Moreover, he develops standardized processes containing a series of steps specified in a chronological order for its implementation.
In context of the above case:
Identify the two different types of plans that Wazir Ahmed proposes to implement in order to reinstate the confidence of the staff by quoting lines from the paragraph.
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