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Monday, 18 June 2018

NMIMS PGDFM NEW SEPT 18 ASSIGNMENTS- 9967480770


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Internal Assignment Applicable for SEPTEMBER 2018 Examination

Course: Industrial Relations & Labour laws

1. An industry in a rural part of Gujarat, has employed a total of 500 workers, which are spread over 3 units. The workers have faced different labour problems at various occasions. There is a manager who supervises the work carried in these 3 units. The employers travel to the industry once in 4-6 months. The employees find it difficult to meet the management. The manager also is incapable to effectively communicate the problems of the employees. The manager suggested that the employees to start a trade union and register it. The employees agree with the suggestion but are not convinced to register the union. The manager informs them that forming a trade union would be beneficial for them and registering the trade union would give them a legal status. Advise the workers. (10 Marks)

2. An employee filed a complaint against a cable manufacturing factory over alleged safety-related lapses at its manufacturing facilities at Solapur, in Maharashtra. Two persons were burnt to death in fire that broke out in one of the unit's at night. The deceased, were badli workers. They were carrying materials to the unit, when electrical sparks led to the fire which spread rapidly. According to the complaint filed, the occupier did not comply with the statutory safety provisions and accused him of using unskilled workers for skilled jobs. The company suspended the existing occupier pending the decision of the complaint filed and appointed a new occupier and instructed him to comply with all the statutory safety norms. Advise the occupier as to the statutory safety norms. (10 Marks)

3a. A workman drawing a monthly wage of Rs. 3000 meets with an accident while working on a machine and died on 12th April,2018. He was born on 14th July, 1982. Calculate the amount of compensation payable to the employee. (5 Marks)
b. An employee was murdered in communal riot when he was on his way to the workplace. His wife and children were depending on the wages earned by the employee. The employer refused compensation on the ground that he did not die in the workplace. Are the wife and children entitled to compensation? (5 Marks)

Course: Performance Management System

1. Neerja is a First Time Manager and is bring trained on goal setting. You are her HR Coach. As her coach you are required to explain the concept of goal setting to Neerja along with 5 examples of goals covering the following functions / departments, i.e. HR, Accounts, IT, Sales and Operatoins. (10 Marks)
2. Sandeep is the Operations Head of Arihant Enterprises, an organization that manufactures fans and motors. Sandeep is always rated ‘’excellent’’ in his domain, i.e. operations. He is, however, an impatient, hasty person and a common complaint by all his team members is that he does not invest time to give them performance feedback. He rushes through the annual performance feedback process in less than 5 minutes. If you are to being about a change in Sandeep’s approach, what is the advice you would give him on performance feedback process. (10 Marks)
3. Natraj industries is a 5-year old company with apparel stores across major cities in India. The store has 500 retail staff who interact with customers. You are the HR manager at Natraj industries.
a. What steps will you take before introducing 360 degree feedback process (5 Marks)
b. Provide 2 illustrations of 360 degree questions for feedback from customers. (5 Marks)

Course: Taxation – Direct and Indirect

1. Mr. Kumar is a small trader. His annual turnover has never exceeded Rs. 1500000 during the last 5 years. In the earlier indirect tax regime, he did not have any VAT or Service Tax registration. He is undecided whether to register for GST, and has approached you for guidance. Prepare a detailed report, advising him regarding benefits of GST Registration. (10 Marks)
2. Ravi has two houses, both of which are self occupied. The particulars of the houses for Previous Year 2017 – 18 are as under:
Particulars
House I
House II
Municipal Value per annum
100000
150000
Fair Rent per annum
75000
175000
Standard Rent per annum
90000
160000
Date of Completion
31.03.1999
31.03.2001
Municipal taxes paid during the year
12%
8%
Interest on money borrowed for repair of property
NIL
55000
Compute Ravi’s income from house property for the Assessment Year 2018 – 19 and suggest which house should be opted by Ravi to be assessed as self occupied to minimize his tax liability. (10 Marks)
3. A) Joseph, a foreign citizen, visits India since 1995 every year for a period of 100 days. Determine the residential status of Joseph for the assessment year 2018-19? (5 Marks)

Course: Capital Market and Portfolio Management

1. The following data shows the return of Alpha Ltd and the market:
Year
Return on Alpha(%)
Return on Market (%)
1
50
45
2
35
30
3
30
28
4
28
30
5
25
25
Calculate the beta of Alpha Ltd and interpret. (10 Marks)

2. SBI and HDFC are two mutual funds. SBI has observed return of 15% and fund HDFC has observed return of 20%. HDFC has a beta of 1.5 and SBI has a beta of 1. The respective standard deviations are 18% of SBI and 22% of HDFC. The mean return for market index is 0.12, while the risk-free return is 9%. Suggest which fund’s performance is better based on Sharpe and Treynor ratio. (10 Marks)

3. Anita has two securities in her portfolio. The proportions, expected return and standard deviations of her securities are as given in the table. She approached her friend who was a portfolio manager to understand the total risk which was associated with her investment in the portfolio and also the return that she was expecting from the portfolio. The details of portfolio of Anita is:
Security 1
Security 2
Security Expected Return
10%
12%
Standard Deviation
13%
15%
Weight
30%
70%
Covariance of security 1 and 2 is 0.0049.
Calculate:
a) Variance of the portfolio so that Anita can estimate total risk of her portfolio.
(5 Marks)
b) Return per unit of risk of the portfolio (5 Marks)

Course: Corporate Finance

1. A company has sales of 4,00,000 units at ₹ 5 per unit, variable cost ₹ 0.60 per unit, fixed cost ₹ 2,00,000 and interest charges of ₹ 3,500. Compute degree of operating leverage and financial leverage and comment on the values of each leverage.
(10 Marks)

2. A choice is to be made between the two competing proposals which require an equal investment of ₹ 50000 and are expected to generate net cash flows as under:
Years
Project A(₹)
Project B (₹)
1
25000
10000
2
15000
12000
3
10000
18000
4
Nil
25000
5
12000
8000
6
6000
4000
Cost of capital of the company is 10%. Which proposal should be selected using NPV method? (10 Marks)

3. Gamma Corporation was a 20 years old company and its capital structure consisted of 1000 equity shares of ₹100 each, 500 preference shares(10%) of ₹50 each and 500 debentures(8%) of ₹30 each. The management of the company wanted to estimate what would be the value of EPS if the values of EBIT were changed and tax rate is 35%.
a) Calculate EPS if the level of EBIT is ₹1,00,000 (5 Marks)
b) Calculate EPS if the level of EBIT is ₹1,50,000 (5 Marks)

Course: Cost & Management Accounting

1. The Managing director of a fairly new consumer durables company has a new problem at hand. The company is finding it difficult to cope with the recently introduced GST, and has been the subject of numerous missed deadlines, demand notices and penal interest from the tax authorities. The frequency and severity of the issues have led them to be a key focus area for the management. The Managing Director has approached you to review the Management Accounting process in the company in the light of the above events. Critically analyze the issues at hand, and suggest a suitable roadmap for the company to revamp its Management Accounting process. (10 Marks)

2. A work order for 100 units of a commodity has to pass through three different machines of which the machine hour rates are given:
 Machine No. 1 — Rs. 1.25,
 Machine No. 2 — Rs. 2.50, and
 Machine No. 3 — Rs. 3.00
The following expenses have been incurred on the work order: materials Rs. 8000 and wages Rs. 500.
Machine No. 1 has been engaged for 200 Hrs, Machine No.2 for 160 Hrs and Machine No. 3 for 240 Hrs. After the work order has been completed, materials worth Rs. 400 are found to be surplus and are returned to stores. Office overheads used to be 40% of works costs, but on account of all round rises in the cost of administration, distribution and sales, there has been a 50% rise in the office overhead expenditure.
Moreover, it is known that 10% of the production will have to be scrapped as not being up to the specialization and the sale proceeds of the scrapped output will be only 5% of the cost of sales.
The manufacturer wants to make a profit of 20% on the total cost of the work order. You are required to help in determining the selling price of a unit of commodity ready for sale. (10 Marks)

3. A small company produces two products, A and B. Both products need the same raw material X, and the labour force is skilled enough to work on both production lines. The following particulars are obtained from the costing records of the factory.
Particulars
A - Per unit (Rs.)
B - Per unit (Rs.)
Direct Material @ Rs.20/kg
80
320
Direct Labour @ Rs.10/hr
100
200
Variable overhead
40
80
Selling Price
400
1000
Total fixed overheads
Rs. 30000
In the recent past, the company has faced problems with inadequate supplies of raw material X, and severe labour absenteeism, which have severely hampered their production schedule. The Management has decided that henceforth in such crises, the company will focus exclusively on any one product, with the objective of maximizing profits by properly utilizing the scarce input.
a. Which product should the company focus on if they experience shortage of supply of raw material X? (5 Marks)
b. Which product should the company focus on if they experience shortage of supply of labour? (5 Marks)

Course: Marketing of Financial Services

1. Develop a Public Relations campaign for a Bank of your choice to highlight the “Digital Banking” advantage that your Bank offers. (10 Marks)

2. Your client avoids investing in equities for his long term goals. He found equity investments are too risky and is confused about the appropriate time to take an entry or exit route from the financial market. Explain some investment techniques that can help him in negating the biases involved in investing. (10 Marks)

3. You are a Financial Planner. Your client Amit Advani aged 37 years, works with an IT company earning Rs 15 lakhs per year. His wife Deepti, aged 34 years, is a homemaker. They have one daughter Rimmi aged 5 years. The couple requires your help to make some financial decisions. (You can make any assumptions to further build up your case.)
a) Amit wants to buy a Pure Risk Life Insurance cover of Rs 1.5 crore. He is confused whether he should buy a ULIP, Endowment or a Term Plan. Recommend the product best suited for his requirement. (5 Marks)
b) Amit and Deepti want your help to invest for Rimmi’s higher education which they estimate would be required after 16 years. (5 Marks)

Course: Retail Banking

Q1. A leading private bank, having presence mostly in metros and other Tier I cities has decided to open branch operations in a Tier II city (assume a city of your choice)? Discuss the various retail banking products the banks can offer in this city. (10 Marks)

Q2. Banking today has become a fiercely competitive industry due to the entry of so many foreign and private banks. Discuss how a recently established bank can reach out to customers to understand their needs and hence cater specifically to their needs so as to provide satisfactory service. (10 marks)

Q3. The banking sector (including both retail and corporate banking) has reached out to global customers crossing boundaries in recent times. With reference to retail banking briefly discuss the following aspects of globalization in retail banking
a. What are the various marketing strategies adopted by banks to attract customers across various geographical boundaries? (5 Marks)
b. Discuss how can banks offer various distribution channels for customer so as to serve them in an efficient manner, without the customer using physical branch operations and still be able to make all required financial transactions. (5 Marks)

Course: Strategic Cost Management

1. Neha was working with the strategic team of the company. The company was planning to analyse the business proposals to understand if it was beneficial for the company to go ahead or not. The company wanted to understand the steps that should be followed in order to perform the cost benefit analysis. Help Neha to prepare the report that can be presented to the management for successful strategic cost benefit analysis. (10 Marks)
2. Alpha Ltd was making losses since last two years and was thinking of changing their work style, try to improve customer service, cut operational costs, and become world-class competitors. Before they could initiate the change they wanted to understand the factors that would contribute to the success and failure of re-engineering of Business process. Discuss. (10 Marks)
3. Mr. Gupta was the head of finance and wanted to understand the relationship between contribution and sales in order to estimate the profitability of the firm. He wanted to analyse the ratio as well as estimate the changes in the ratio due to changes in variable cost or selling price. The data was provided to him by his team. Calculate:
3a) P/V ratio if Selling price ₹ 30 per unit and Variable cost ₹ 20 per unit
(5 Marks)
3b) Revised P/V ratio if 10% increase in variable cost is assumed (5 Marks)




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