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Information Systems for Managers

1. The recent Covid-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down with several businesses shutting shop owing to mounting losses. Yet, in these pandemic times, e-commerce is one twinkling star that has been gathering strength after strength. How has Direct Selling Experience via Amazon India helped small scale manufacturers of handicrafts or any other item of your choice during these pandemic times. As an external consultant, try to analyse the reasons behind the success of these small-scale manufacturers. Provide some statistics on how technology has made the lives of small-scale manufacturers simpler? In your opinion, do you see this as a future once the Covid-19 crisis gets over or do you see manufacturers trying to sell their handicraft/other products face to face again? (10 Marks)

2. There has been a greater emphasis being placed on E-Governance in India which refers to the usage of e-commerce and e-business technologies by governments & their departments to conduct their own business. Choose your own city/town municipality & write down the salient features of any Government to Citizen (G2C) initiative conducted in your area recently. Also highlight the key benefits of this G2C initiative in your area to the common man. How has it changed the life of a common citizen? Support the benefits section with some statistics or Quantitative data (For example: Number of citizen complaints fell down by 65%). (In case you are living in a rural area, please choose the nearest city of your region, in case you are living abroad, you are free to choose your local foreign city to explain) (10 Marks)

3. The city of Leh is the joint capital & the largest town of the union territory of Ladakh in India. Leh is at an altitude of 3,524 metres (11,562 ft), and is connected via National Highway 1 to Srinagar in the southwest and to Manali in the south via the Leh-Manali Highway. You have been invited as an external IT consultant by Government of India with a mandate to convert Leh into a “Smart City”

a. Which “Smart” city in the world will you choose as a benchmark to emulate some of the best practices of that city into Leh? Provide atleast 3 reasons with brief descriptions behind your choice of choosing that particular city as a benchmark? (5 Marks)

b. Suggest & describe atleast 2 innovative technology enabled services that you will introduce into Leh so that it can be called as a “Smart city”?

 

Organisational Behaviour

1. Explain how GLOBE study has helped managers across the world understand the complex relationship between culture and organizational success.

2. What problems do you usually encounter in teamwork at your organization? What is your approach to overcome them? (10 Marks)

3. Essex Enterprises is a renowned logistics company which has spread its operations in 7 countries across the globe. They are recognized as the best learning organization due to their policies and processes and systems. One of the reasons for their success is that they have successfully applied the Reinforcement Theory of Learning since their inception.

a. Why is Reinforcement Theory also called as Behaviour Modification Theory? (5 Marks)

b. How can reinforcement be administered effectively?

 

Financial Accounting & Analysis

1. Discuss and analyze the following transactions for X Ltd, using the concept of accounting equation (Assets, Liabilities and Equities).

1. Purchased Furniture for Rs675000

2. Capital Introduced by the business Owner by depositing 12 Lakhs in the bank account

3. Goods purchased on credit from Aman Enterprises for Rs105000

4. Goods sold on credit for Rs 400000. The cost of the goods sold was Rs 300000

5. Purchased goods from Sneha Enterprises for Rs 600000 and made the payment from the business's bank account

2. Love Doddle is a gifting enterprise of Ms. Dorati. The enterprise generates inflows by arranging gift hampers for the customer's loved ones. The inflows arises from the sale of gift hampers Rs 505000 and from bank interest, dividend receipt Rs4200. Ms. Dorati is confused on how to record these inflows. She would like to understand from you about the concepts Revenue from operation and other income, so that she can record the information so as to prepare the profit and loss statement of the enterprise. Define, share examples, and elaborate on your understanding towards the terms Revenue from Operation and Other Income (10 Marks)

3. The following information is given with respect to the ratio's of two companies Aman Ltd Roger Ltd

Current ratio 2:01 1.60:1

Quick Ratio 1.35:1 1:01

Return on investment 15% 13%

Debt Equity Ratio 2.5:1 1:01

a. Define the concepts of Current and Quick ratio’s and also, reflect on your understanding towards the financial performance of the companies by looking to the above information (2marks for defining and 3 marks for interpretation and reasoning) (5 Marks)

b. Define the terms- Return on Investment and Debt equity ratio and also, reflect on your understanding towards the financial performance of the companies (2marks for defining and 3 marks for interpretation and reasoning) (5 Marks)

 

Business Economics

1. From the give table calculate Elasticity of Price, Total Revenue and Marginal Revenue. Also, explain the relationship between AR and MR?

Price	Quantity	Total Revenue	Marginal Revenue
6	0
5	100
4	200
3	300
2	400
1	500
0	600

2. Demand forecasting is not a speculative exercise into the unknown. It is essentially a reasonable judgement of future probabilities of the market events based on scientific background. Explain the statement by elaborating different qualitative and quantitative methods of demand forecasting. (10 Marks)

3.a. Define elasticity of supply and find the price from the given statement:

If Es of a good is 2 and a firm supplies 200 units at price of Rs 8 per unit, then at what price will the firm supply 250 units. (5 Marks)

3.b. Calculate the elasticity of supply if a 15 %increase in the price of soya bean oil increases its supply from 300 to 345 units

 

Marketing Management

1. As a newly appointed Product Manager by Balaji wafers, you are asked to develop New Product Planning for new flavor of potato wafer. How would you develop new product planning process? (10 Marks)

2. Health and Nutrition Start-Up, Habbit makes consumer debut with a range of innovative & delicious Products. Habbit Wise Creams are the lowest calorie ice creams in the world. Every serving has less than 50 calories, which is less than half an apple. Available in 6 gourmet flavours such as Blueberry Crumble, Salted Caramel, Lychee Blush, etc. Wise Creams contain zero added sugar and are keto + diabetic friendly. Prepare an appropriate Segmentation Strategy for the new launch. Considering that they have entered in consumer market for the first time, how should the brand be positioned in the market? (10 Marks)

3. Read the following Case & solve the questions given:

Mr. Ramesh of Unique Industries is contemplating to enter the men’s top end shirts category. The company already has a brand “CLINGERS” in the middle segment (₹350-700). The brand is very popular amongst the target audience. Having got the volumes, Mr. Ramesh now wants to play the value game and enter the top end (₹700+) category. He knows there are some formidable brands like Farow etc. that will make life extremely difficult for Unique Industries. But there are certain advantages which Unique Industries enjoys. It has one of the best retail networks in the country. They have their own factory, which ensures regular quality supply. They are the pioneers of branded shirts in India.

Mr. Ramesh has decided to keep the brand name as “Clingers Gold”. He has decided to allocate ₹10 crores for sales promotion and advertising budget. Unique Industries is simultaneously entering the readymade trousers market and shoes market. Mr. Ramesh has decided to keep the same brand name “CLINGERS” to leverage the success of the brand name to the two new categories.

a. Do you think the brand name “Clingers Gold” is right for the top end segment? Justify your answer. (5 Marks)

b. Which factors you think needs to be studied before making such entry in the market?

 

Management Theory and Practice

1. Tanishq Jewellers want to set up MIS in their organization in order to manage the information better across the organization. Can you guide them about the same along with the characteristics, components, advantages and limitations? (10 Marks)

2. Premier Automobiles plans to set up a base in various countries across Europe. Can you please explain that how can they analyze the culture using Hofstede’s five dimensions of culture before setting up a base in those countries? (10 Marks)

3. A two-year-old start-up company dealing in 3D Printing is undergoing a major overhaul due to COVID 19 and require your help

a. They are facing a lot of resistance to the changes being implemented and want to understand the reasons for this resistance? (5 Marks)

b. Can you help them manage these resistances to change?

 

Essentials of HRM

1. In your experience what are the barriers which prevent oneself from being an effective communicator? What were the challenges you faced? Suggest some ways to handle such challenges. (10 Marks)

2. Suppose that you are the HR manager at a firm where hiring-freeze has been declared due to the ongoing pandemic. The plan is to downsize through attrition. What steps would you take to ensure that you reap the advantages of this strategy while minimizing the disadvantages.

3. Rahul and Priyanka are partners in a content writing company named as ‘Writing4You’. Rahul says it’s quite clear whether any particular employee of the company is doing their job properly or not, as they monitor, observe and give them feedback regularly. Being a small company Rahul feels a formal appraisal process is of no use because they (both Rahul & Priyanka) can keep in touch with every employee on a regular basis. Priyanka on the other hand, feels that sitting down and giving formal feedback will reinforce what employees are doing right and get them to modify things they may be doing wrong. Now, they want you, their management consultant to advise them on what to do.

a. What performance appraisal problems will ‘Writing4You’ encounter if they continue on the course of not using formalized performance appraisals? (5 Marks)

b. What guidelines would you recommend to ‘Write4You’ partners for developing an effective appraisal system?

 

Business Communication

1. You worked as an intern at SuperEventz Event Management Solutions in the summer of 2018. You were reporting to Maneka Sharma, the head of digital marketing for SuperEventz. You are now applying for a job opportunity at Manendra & Manendra for the position of Social Media Manager. The HR department of Manendra & Manendra needs a letter of recommendation as part of their hiring process. Write an email to Maneka Sharma requesting for a recommendation. Use your creativity to make up any details you need in order to craft an effective message.

2. MaxPlus Cottons is closing its Chennai manufacturing plant amidst a slow economic climate. Mahesh Kumar, Chief Operating Officer needs to be the bearer of bad news. The silver lining is that all employees will be redeployed to other plants, and there will be no job cuts. Considering the nature of the news, Mahesh has decided to use the indirect approach while writing the email. He is thinking of an effective buffer to use in the opening paragraph. What is a buffer? Explain any 5 types of buffers, illustrate with examples. (10 Marks)

3.a. Rewrite these sentences to reflect your audience’s viewpoint or the “You” Attitude:

1. Your email order cannot be processed; we request that you use the order form on our website instead.

2. We insist that you always bring your credit card to the store.

3. We want to get rid of all our 15-inch LCD screens to make room in our warehouse for the new 19-, 23-, and 35-inch monitors. Thus, we are offering a 25 percent discount on all sales of 15-inch models this week.

4. I am applying for the position of accounting intern in your office. I feel my grades prove that I am bright and capable, and I think I can do a good job for you.

5. As requested, we are sending the refund for Rs.4500

3.b. Revise the following sentences to be positive rather than negative: (5 Marks)

1. You have not filled in every section of the questionnaire we sent you.

2. It’s clear that you have not understood the question.

3. It is very obvious that you are doing everything you can to avoid your responsibility for refunding all my costs.

4. You failed to specify the colour of the blouse that you ordered.

5. You must understand that by using the water jet cleaner without reading the instructions carefully means that you are very likely to damage the machine or possibly cause injury to yourself through incorrect operation.

 

Strategic Management

1. You have been appointed as a Strategy Consultant to an Italian Luxury Sports Car manufacturing brand namely “Pagani Huayra” wanting to enter India. Which one of Porter’s Generic Strategies would you choose to be operational in India & explain the reasons in detail behind your choice of strategy? Once the strategy has been chosen, explain the categories of customers you would target alongwith the price points?

2. Kikkoman, a Japanese soy sauce manufacturer wishes to enter India. Conduct a PESTLE analysis for Kikkoman in India & suggest whether Kikkoman should enter India or otherwise.

3. You are the Chairman of a French FMCG company in India by the name of “FrenchShine”. You are operating in the “Soaps & Detergents” category & are facing tough rivals like HUL, Nirma & P&G. You have been operating in India since 2016. During 2020, there has been a steady decline in your revenues & profitability. Your market share has also fallen from 6% to 2.5% during 2020. Your competitors are eating into your market share slowly & steadily during Covid-19 pandemic times.

a. What turnaround strategies can you suggest to arrest the decline of revenues & profitability of your company? (5 Marks)

b. In your opinion, would it be considered appropriate to pursue a Strategic Alliance or a JV Strategy or should “FrenchShine” go it alone in India? State your response with appropriate justifications & reasons. What would be the advantages & disadvantages of such a strategy?

 

Business Law

1. List out the implied warranties under the Sales of Goods Act, 1930 and provide an example explaining each implied warranty. (10 Marks)

2. Explain in detail two (2) real-life cases of penalties being imposed for offences under Information Technology Act, 2000. Please explain the facts and the nature of the offence in detail. (10 Marks)

3. Rehan’s father died due to COVID-19 complications but Rehan felt that the negligence of the hospital authorities led to his father dying. The hospital in which his father was admitted is a government hospital. Now, Rehan wants to file a case against the hospital towards this negligence. He requested the hospital to provide the case papers of his father health records, admission records and other details of his stay in the hospital. However, the hospital refused it.

a. Under what law can Rehan apply to obtain the documents and records from the government hospital in light of the refusal of the government hospital to provide the same? Please explain the answer with reasons (5 Marks)

b. Can the government hospital refuse the provision of the documents, if yes under which law? Please explain the answer with reasons

 

Operations Management

1. What are various decision criteria for deciding a location for a business setup? Explain these decision criteria with reference to a location decision for setting up operations of a Large Hospitality Setup (like a Resort. etc). (10 Marks)

2. List down briefly the various inventory management techniques prevalent in the industry. Discuss how some of these techniques would be applicable to a Medical Store in effective management of their inventories, i.e medical supplies. (10 Marks)

3. Many business organizations have operations in which operations management is a daily and constant process. Managing a Restaurant is one such business, wherein the procurement and managing various resources is a very strategic process. Explain the following concepts (with atleast one example) in Operations of a Restaurant business, and conclude how relevant is it in the business?

a. Define Quality and list and discuss in brief the various dimensions of quality in operations

b. Bill of Material (BOM)

 

Decision Science

1. Nemi Mehta is owning 50 Hectares of land near Junagadh. On his Farm, he cultivates Giloy, which is a medicinal plant in Ayurveda. The below-given table shows the sales of ‘Giloy Vati’ that his team is preparing as per one Ayurveda script (book), and the amount they spend on the Advertisement of it. Nemi’s problem is to analyze the effect of Advertisement on sales. Firstly, He wants to understand the presence of a linear relationship between the sales and ‘amount spent in advertisement’. He also wants to run a correlation and regression to know whether he should keep spending money on Advertisements or not. If sales figures are not affected by advertisement, he should not spend money on it. So, take the EXCEL output of the following and write the interpretation.

·       Appropriate type of Graph which can exhibit the linear relation b/w variables.

·       Karl Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient

·       Regression Analysis

·       Graph that shows predicted v/s actual sales figures.

Region code	Sales (1NR 000s)	Advertising (TV spots per month) (in INR, 000s)
1	260.3	5
2	286.1	7
3	279.4	6
4	410.8	9
5	438.2	12
6	315.3	8
7	565.1	11
8	570.0	16
9	426.1	13
10	315.0	7
11	403.6	10
12	220.5	4
13	343.6	9
14	644.6	17
15	520.4	19
16	329.5	9
17	426.0	11
18	343.2	8
19	450.4	13
20	421.8	14

2. The table given below is the ‘single year age population’ (taken from census 2011). This table shows the population of people (age-wise) living in Leh at the time of the census 2011 survey. Transform this ungrouped data into Grouped data by forming age groups (only five age groups), and then find out Mean, Variance, Standard deviation, Ogive, and Histogram. Write the summary based on your calculations.

Age in Years	Popula tion	Age in Years	Popula tion	Age in Years	Popul ation	Age in Years	Popul ation	Age in Years	Popul ation
		11	1998	22	2839	33	2696	44	1652
1	1958	12	1916	23	2935	34	2781	45	1806
2	1725	13	2138	24	3601	35	2799	46	1460
3	1814	14	2139	25	4110	36	2450	47	1226
4	1768	15	2096	26	4089	37	2142	48	1225
5	1871	16	2044	27	3716	38	2114	49	1006
6	1888	17	2027	28	3702	39	1725	50	1454
7	1768	18	2065	29	3084	40	2218
8	1712	19	2013	30	3475	41	1802
9	1780	20	2459	31	2844	42	1751
10	1862	21	2594	32	2684	43	1659

 

3.a. The given table shows the rainfall of Gujarat Region. Forecast the rainfall using Exponential Smoothing. Use Alpha =0.2, 0.5 and 0.8. Data is available from 1997 to 2016, use this series for the calculation and forecast the rainfall for the year 2017. To know, what extent the prediction is correct, actual rainfall for 2017 (1024.4 millimeters) is provided. Based on MSE and MAD, find out which alpha values among the three suggestions are relatively near to actual value?

SUBDIVISION YEAR ANNUAL (in MM)

Gujarat Region 1997 1068.9

Gujarat Region 1998 1070

Gujarat Region 1999 568.4

Gujarat Region 2000 550.6

Gujarat Region 2001 849

Gujarat Region 2002 637.2

Gujarat Region 2003 1160.3

Gujarat Region 2004 1005.8

Gujarat Region 2005 1316.4

Gujarat Region 2006 1478

Gujarat Region 2007 1178.9

Gujarat Region 2008 911.1

Gujarat Region 2009 641.6

Gujarat Region 2010 1088.7

Gujarat Region 2011 890.5

Gujarat Region 2012 714

Gujarat Region 2013 1118.6

Gujarat Region 2014 705.7

Gujarat Region 2015 622.9

Gujarat Region 2016 764.9

Source: Data.Gov.in

3.b. A new gas-electric hybrid car has recently hit the market. The distance traveled on 1 gallon of fuel is normally distributed with a mean of 65 miles and a standard deviation of 4 miles. Find the probability of the following events. (show the concerned region by z curve)

1. The car travels more than 70 miles per gallon.

2. The car travels less than 60 miles per gallon.

3. The car travels between 55 and 70 miles per gallon.

 

Business: Ethics, Governance & Risk

1. We are all concerned with the serious health impacts of the escalating pollution problem in a country like India where regulation oversight is comparatively lax and penalties & punishments too few and far? Identify and select any one pollution reducing/mitigating initiative practiced and embedded in its business by a listed company that impresses you. Explain this initiative along with the short term & long term positive impact of the same on the environment & people. (refer to Sustainability Report and/or Business Responsibility Report of the company) (10 Marks)

2. If business ethics is understood under the concept of universal values then most of the conflict among ethical values, the laws of state and the codes of the corporate world could be eliminated. Any individual, professional, corporation or small & medium business can make one or more of these universal values the focal point of their business; be it trust, integrity, fairness, compassion etc and the rest of the values will follow. Identify which two universal values influence you OR your organization/business and discuss how this influence & focus has led to ethical decision making and a better reputation for you OR your organization (Write about any ONE - yourself or your organization). (10 Marks)

3a. Gender bias is one of the ills of our society and thus impacts our workplace too. Most progressive businesses are moving towards gender neutral policies for talent acquisition & talent management. Explain how are businesses doing it? (5 Marks)

3b. How has the study of Business Ethics as a subject helped you make ethical decisions & choices to navigate your professional life better.

 

Research Methodology

1. Last Week When Suryadev Menon went to the Byculla market for purchasing Fruits, he has observed that most of the vendors are using WhatsApp. He has observed that these traditional vendors have started using WhatsApp for their business-related communications. One question came to Suryadev’s mind that “How WhatsApp can be useful to these WhatsApp-users who are running their fruit shops in Byculla, Mumbai?”. He wanted to survey this. During the literature review process, Suryadev found TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) as a suitable framework. Help him to design a questionnaire accordingly. Also, cite the material (if any) being used for gaining insights for the formulation of questions. (10 Marks)

2. Rewrite the Literature for your Research by referring to the mentioned paper, this can be a part of your literature study. Imagine you wanted to work with the following research question: “In India, which factors motivate the vendors (running small/ micro firms) to utilize WhatsApp?”.

Instruction: Imagine yourself working on the above research, and refer the mentioned paper as a major part of your literature study. Cite most of the past researches mentioned in this paper and prepare a literature write-up not exceeding 1000 words. Make sure your literature write-up is aligned with the research question mentioned above. For more information about any research that has been referred by Modak and Mupepi, you may download it using NMIMS digital Library. Download this paper: Dancing with WhatsApp: Small businesses pirouetting with social media

Link: www.sba.oakland.edu/Faculty/Fliedner/mwdsi/Proceedings Archive/2017

MWDSI Proceedings Final - April 30.pdf#page=51

Note: the mentioned paper is available on page 51.

3. A particular government department of Maharashtra wanted to survey “challenges faced by Companies during the Covid-19 pandemic”. A team of three belongs to that government Department, has downloaded data of all listed companies from OGD platform. Now, they strongly believe that their target group of the current study is;  ‘Active companies’. As a part of writing a basic introduction, they wanted to summarize the data they have received from OGD platform by keeping only ‘Active Companies’.

a. Simply Identify the measurement type of each column that exists in the data file and mention it along with the variable name. (5 Marks)

b. Summarize the data (prepare frequency table) only for the “PRINCIPAL_BUSINESS_ACTIVITY_AS_PER_CIN “variable and write basic interpretation along with an appropriate graph.

Data link: Company Master Data of Maharashtra upto 28th February 2019 | Open

Government Data (OGD) Platform India

 

International Finance

1. Explain different accounts maintained under balance of payments with its components. Also, explain why a stronger rupee could enlarge the India’s balance of trade deficit and why a weaker rupee could affect the India balance of trade deficit. (10 Marks)

2. A US based IT firm required GBP 100000 in 180 days. The company feels that exchange rates are expected to fluctuate in the next 6 months. Their near accurate estimate based on a good quality research were as below:

Current Rate of GBP = USD 1.50

180 days forward rate for GBP = USD 1.48

Call premium USD 0.02 (strike price of USD 1.50 for 180 days)

Interest Rates in London for deposits – 4.5% and for loans – 5.1%

Interest Rates in New York for deposits – 4.5% and for loans – 5.1%

A fair estimate of exchange rate after 180 days is expected to be USD 1.44 with a probability of 20%, USD 1.46 with a probability of 60% and USD 1.53 with a probability of 20%.

Advise the company on a good hedging strategy. Make suitable assumptions if required and state the same (10 Marks)

3. Conduct the below exercise

Step-1: Click the link

https://www.imf.org//media/Files/Publications/WEO/2021/Update/January/English/data/WEOJan2021update.ashx

Step-2: Answer the below questions

a. What do you understand by Real GDP? What is the Real GDP Growth Rate of India and China in 2019? What is the estimated real GDP growth rate of India and China in 2020? What is the projected real GDP growth rate of India and China in 2021 and 2022?

b. What is the estimated 2022 GDP Loss (in percentage) in comparison to pre-covid levels (January 2020 forecast) in China and Other Emerging Economies in Asia other than China?

 

Strategic Financial Management

1. Compute Discounted Payback Period, Net Present Value and Profitability Index of a project which costs Rs 50,000, cost of capital is 8% and is expected to generate following cash inflows:

Year Cash inflows(Rs)

1 12,000

2 15,000

3 25,000

4 28,000

5 20,000

6 22,000

On the basis of Net Present Value and Profitability Index, suggest if the project is to be accepted or not. (10 Marks)

2. Crown Ltd has the following book value capital structure. Equity capital (shares of Rs 10 par value each) Rs 15 crore, 12% Preference capital (Rs 100 par value each) Rs 1 crore. Retained earnings Rs 20 crore, 11.5% Debentures (Rs 100 par value each) 10 crore and 11% Term loan Rs 12.5 crore. The next year expected dividend on equity is Rs 3.6 per share and has an expected growth rate of 7%. The market value is Rs 40/share. Preference stock, redeemable after 10 years is currently trading at Rs 75 per share. Debentures, trading at Rs 80 are redeemable after 6 years. Corporate tax rate is 40%. Calculate the WACC as per book value weights. Comment on the relevance of calculation of WACC. (10 Marks)

3. Walter and Gordon model analyse the impact of distribution of dividends on the valuation of the firm but the formula used in both the cases are different. Company ABC Ltd wanted to evaluate the price of the share in both cases. The company earns ₹ 50 per share and expects the same for the next year. The cost of capital to the firm is 11%. The company earns return on investment of 15% and the firm is planning dividend payout ratio of 60%. Calculate:

a. Price of the share using Walter Model. Comment on the relationship between return on investment and cost of capital in the case above and decision of the firm whether dividend is to be declared or not. (5 Marks)

b. Price of the share using Gordon model. Comment on the relationship between return on investment and cost of capital in the case above and decision of the firm whether dividend is to be declared or not.

 

Financial Institutions and Markets

1. Explain the way Indian Capital Markets is organized. Over the last 3 decades various reforms have taken place to make the capital markets in India more and more structured and scam-free. Explain any five such significant reforms (10 Marks)

2. Describe how the prevailing interest rates in a country affect its exchange rates with the currency of its major trading partner (10 Marks)

3. Explain different types of money market instruments. In each of the below cases, which money market instruments would you recommend and why?

a. A mutual fund manager has INR 450 million of cash, which he needs to park for a period of less than 180 days, where he will move this to equity (5 Marks)

b. An oil refining company wishes to borrow INR 1500 million for a period of 90 days to fund its settlement of invoices

 

Treasury Management in Banking

1. Risk Management is a predominant function of the Treasury unit in a Bank. Relate the concept of Risk Management and types of risks in the context of various activities of the Treasury unit in a Bank (10 Marks)

2. Cash Management unit within Bank’s Treasury has multiple functions to perform to remain profitable. Study the roles and functions of cash management and briefly describe the various direct activities within the Treasury as well as the collaborative activities with other business segments of the Bank. (10 Marks)

3. Global Banking of today calls for an efficient, effective, and profitable Treasury unit in each Bank. Assume that you have joined the Bank as a Management Trainee and you have been asked to study the Treasury unit and do the following:

a. Study and briefly document the key objectives of the Treasury unit (5 Marks)

b. Briefly describe the best practices for a typical Banking Treasury unit to be effective, efficient, and profitable (5 Marks)

 

International Banking & Foreign Exchange Management

1. ABC Ltd was a small firm and used to make goods and export it to Japan. Due to current economic condition and competition pressure in the market, firm was being forced to provide longer credit period to clients. Due to lack of capital, and delay in realization of funds from debtors it was difficult for the firm to start new production. If you are the finance manager of the firm, provide information to the firm regarding different sources through which firm can avail credit after shipping the goods and before the realization of export proceeds. (10 Marks)

2. XYZ Ltd was a well-established company in India and had borrowed money from Indian Capital Market in the form of equity. The company was planning to expand and have its presence in foreign countries as well but was not very sure about the source of funding from the international market. If you are the finance manager suggest any five sources of funding to the company from the international market. (10 Marks)

3. Neeta has completed her management education and has joined the International Banking Division of the Bank. She was supposed to deal with currencies and so it was required for her to understand the concepts of direct and indirect quote. She was little confused between direct and indirect quote so she decided to approach his manager for the same. If you are her manager explain:

a. Concept of Direct Quote with an example (5 Marks)

b. Concept of Indirect Quote with an example (5 Marks)

 

Insurance & Risk Management

1. The Indian regulator of Insurance Business IRDAI, has been very instrumental to innovate the insurance products, sales along with the regulatory control. Please describe the IRDAI’s duties and responsibilities in context with the given statement. (10 Marks)

2. Insurance is given on the trust, basis the facts mentioned in the proposal form. What is your understanding of this statement with reference to the basic principals of Insurance? (10 Marks)

3. Simran a seasoned professional working with a well-known IT company, earning around Rs. 1.50 Lacs per month. Her husband Samarjeet Singh is a Doctor and a successful practicing surgeon earning around Rs. 5.00 Lacs per month. They have a daughter, 3- year-old Simarpreet Kaur. Simran and Samarjeet are planning to buy a house for a price of Rs. 5.00 Cr. in next 2-3 months and taking a loan from a Bank. While having a conversation with them you got to know that the total Insurance Cover is only Rs 5.00 lacs in the family put to gather all the insurance and only a Health Insurance of Rs. 2 Lacs given by Simran’s company. As a consultant to Dr. Samarjeet and Simran you are expected to:

a. Do a comprehensive calculation of Human Life Value and identify the exact amount of the Insurance Cover to be given. (5 Marks)

b. As per your understanding what all Insurance Products would you like to suggest them as a complete financial protection for the family. (5 Marks)

 

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NMIMS CUSTOMIZED ASSIGNMENTS

NMIMS READY TO UPLOAD ASSIGNMENTS

NMIMS ASSIGNMENTS SOLVED MBA

NMIMS BEST QUALITY ASSIGNMENTS