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APPLICABLE FOR DECEMBER 2020 EXAMINATION
Capital market and
portfolio management
1. Distinguish between systematic and
unsystematic risk. Explain different mutual fund schemes for diversifying
enlisted risks. (10 Marks)
2. Given below are likely returns in case
of shares of Sun Ltd. and Moon Ltd. In the various economic conditions. Both
shares are presently quoted at Rs. 100 per share.
Economic Condition Probability Returns of
Sun Ltd.(%) Returns of Moon Ltd.(%) High Growth 0.3 100 150 Low Growth 0.4 110
130 Stagnation 0.2 120 90 Recession 0.1 140 60
Compute – Expected Return and Standard
Deviation for both stocks and provide your suggestion for suitable investment.
(10 Marks)
3. Rajesh, 35-year-old salaried individual
wishes to invest Rs. 15 lakhs in different investment avenues. He plans to
invest for the education of his two children aged 5 and 8 years old, retirement
and contingency. Assuming the role of a Portfolio Management Consultant design
a suitable portfolio for Rajesh if –
a. He is willing to take moderate risk for
his investments. (5 Marks)
b. He is a risk neutral investor. (5
Marks)
Strategic cost
management
1. “Beautiful Masks“ is a start-up
manufacturing designer masks for men and women set up in April’ 20 post COVID. It
is managed by Ms Meher. She is facing a huge demand for her designer masks from
Retail outlets and on their Online store as well. She wants to understand the
correct approach for pricing the masks. She has appointed you as the management
accountant. Please advise her regarding the key factors affecting pricing
decisions, both internal and external. Also, suggest any 3 types of pricing
methods she can choose from highlighting 2 salient features of each method. (10
Marks)
2. Mr Chopra is the CEO of Tasty packaged
Foods. They manufacture various products like potato fries, samosas etc. Post
covid, the company is under revenue pressure due to the reduced demand for
packaged food. Like every other business, the short term decision making
process in this business is also a process of selecting the best amongst
various alternatives considering the cost benefit factors and impact on overall
profitability of the firm. These could involve accepting or rejecting a special
order, making or buying decisions, product mix decisions etc. These decisions require
different analysis like Contribution margin analysis, relevant and irrelevant
cost analysis. Please describe any 3 of these short term decision strategies
with salient features. (10 Marks)
3. Make vs Buy Harish Aggarwal, A
management accountant with Car Udyog is evaluating whether a component MTR2000
should continue to be manufactured by Car or purchased from Outside Vendor
company. Outside Vendor has submitted a bid to manufacture and supply the 32000
units of MTR 2000 that Car udyog will need for 2021 at a selling price of Rs
173 Harish has gathered the following information regarding Car Udyog's costs
to manufacture 30000 units of MTR-2000 IN 2020
Direct Materials
19,50,000
Direct Manufacturing Labour
12,00,000
Plant space rental
8,40,000
Equipment leasing
3,60,000
Other manufacturing overhead
22,50,000
Total Manufacturing costs
66,00,000
Harish has also collected the following
information related to manufacturing MTR 2000: a. Prices of direct materials
used in the production of MTR 2000 are expected to increase by 8% in 2021 b.
Car Udyog's direct manufacturing labour contract calls for a 5% increase in
2021 c. Car Udyog can withdraw from the plant space rental agreement without
any penalty. Car Udyog will have no need for this space if MTR 2000 is not
manufactured d. The equipment lease can be terminated by paying Rs 60,000/- e.
40% of the other manufacturing overhead is considered variable. Variable
overhead changes proportionately with the number of units produced. The fixed
component of other manufacturing overheads is expected to remain the same
whether or not MTR 2000 is manufactured
Required: a. On the basis of the financial
information Harish has obtained, calculate the cost of making MTR 2000 inhouse
in 2021? Please share calculations (5 Marks)
b. Please compare with the cost of
outsourcing the product and whether it is profitable to buy or manufacture MT
2000? (5 Marks)
Marketing of financial
services
1. Develop a Service Marketing Mix (using
8 Ps) for an Asset Management Company (Mutual Fund) of your choice. (10 Marks)
2. Sanjay Bhatia, (age 30 years) works
with a pharmaceutical company and has not yet started to invest for his
retirement. Sanjay is married to Preeti (age 28 years) and they have one son
aged 2 years. Sanjay wants you to prepare a plan for him to retire latest by
age 55. (You can make any assumptions to further build up your case.) (10
Marks)
3. Raj Shah, aged 36 years, is employed
with a MNC. His wife Pooja, aged 34 years, is also working part - time. The couple
has two children - daughter Rima aged 7 years and son Ansh aged 4 years. Raj
and Pooja require your help to make a few financial decisions. (You can make
any assumptions to further build up your case)
a. Raj and Pooja want to invest for their
children’s higher education for the long term (over 12 to 15 years). Develop a
plan so that they can accumulate a sufficient education corpus. (5 Marks)
b. Raj wants to take a Life Insurance
cover of Rs 1.5 crore. Advise him whether he should go for a ULIP or a term
insurance. (5 Marks)
Taxation- Direct and
Indirect
1. GST is a tax that subsumed a number of
state and central indirect taxes. Discuss the statement and also share your
view on, why GST is called as an Indirect tax. Further, list down any ten taxes
being subsumed under GST (10 Marks)
2. Depreciation is the reduction in the
usable value of fixed assets due to normal wear and tear of time. Depreciation
is an indirect non – cash expenditure which is provided on SLM or WDV basis.
Rahul is new junior accountant with
Hardwork Mills Private Limited he wants to understand normal depreciation
differs from additional depreciation. As a tax adviser, guide him on the two
concepts and discus the cases where additional depreciation is not allowed. (10
Marks)
3. Miss Seema, is a resident individual,
shares following information in relation to previous year
Particulars
Amount in Rs
Salary Income (Net)
200000
Business Income(Net)
350000
Long term capital gain on sale of land
16000
Loss from Gambling in a game
30000
There are certain other types of losses-
Unabsorbed Depreciation
Short term capital Loss
15000
10500
a. Define and Compute Gross Total income
(5 Marks)
b. Discuss the concept of carry forward of
losses with reference to above context also, discuss the amount of Loss that
can be carried forward in the said case. In case it’s any number
15000/10500/Nil give reason for the same (5 Marks)
Cost and management
accounting
1. Excellent Clothing Company is run by Ms
Dilnaz and her son, Burzin. They manufacture dresses for women and have
diversified into the production of masks since April’20 to take advantage of
the huge demand for masks due to the recent COVID-19 impact. Till now the
decisions were taken on an adhoc basis by the promoters. However, given the phenomenal
growth in business, they understand the importance of having formal processes
in place. You were hired as the Management accountant to enable them to
formalize the decision making process in the company. Please advise them
regarding the significance and components of the following 3 key steps involved
in Decision making process of a company: a) Planning b) Directing c)
Controlling (10 Marks)
2. Marginal Costing is a key tool used by
Managements for Cost-Volume- Profit analysis enabling comparative assessment of
2 or more products / divisions. However, Absorption costing is the preferred
method of accountants as it is a recognized and accepted practice for external
reporting. Please describe the differences between Marginal Costing and Absorption
costing (Any 5). (10 Marks)
3. WRITERS' Company
Writers' Company produces 2 products
presently
The information related to manufacturing
is given below.
WRITERS' Company
Yr 2018-19
Fountain Pen
Ball point
Units
10000
20000
Area occupied (sq feet)
7000
8000
Variable cost – Direct
32
25
Fixed Cost - Direct (per unit)
10
8
Rent - Fixed Cost per month (Indirect -
common for all products)
3,00,000.00
The Fixed indirect cost of Rent of Rs
3,00,000/- is to be allocated to both the products
The company was doing this on the
"number of units" basis till now.
a. Please compute cost per unit of each
product basis the above method.
You have researched and advised Writers'
Company to have Activity Based Costing and have gathered data to support the
allocation of the Fixed indirect cost as follows :
Break-up of Indirect Fixed Costs
Allocation basis
Rent
3,00,000
Area of operations
(5 Marks)
b. Please compute cost per unit of each
product on the new method of allocation
WRITERS' Company
Writers' Company produces 2 products
presently
The information related to manufacturing
is given below.
WRITERS' Company
Yr 2018-19
Fountain Pen
Ball point
Units
10000
20000
Area occupied (sq feet)
7000
8000
Variable cost – Direct
32
25
Fixed Cost - Direct (per unit)
10
8
Rent - Fixed Cost per month (Indirect -
common for all products)
3,00,000.00 ( 5 Marks)
Corporate Finance
1. ABC Pvt. Ltd. is considering two
mutually exclusive capital investments. The project’s expected net cash flows
are as follows:
|
Expected Cash Flows |
||
|
Year |
Project A |
Project B |
|
0 |
-375 |
-575 |
|
1 |
-300 |
190 |
|
2 |
-200 |
190 |
|
3 |
-100 |
190 |
|
4 |
600 |
190 |
|
5 |
600 |
190 |
|
6 |
926 |
190 |
|
7 |
-200 |
0 |
If you were told that each project’s cost
of capital was 12%, which project should be selected using the NPV criteria?
What is each project’s IRR? What is the regular payback period for these two
projects? What is the profitability index for each project if the cost of
capital is 12%? (10 Marks)
2. Assume that your father is now 50 years
old and plans to retire after 10 years from now. He is expected to live for
another 25 years after retirement. He wants a fixed retirement income of Rs.
5,00,000 per annum. His retirement income will begin the day he retires, 10
years from today, and then he will get 24 additional payments annually. Your
father has current savings of Rs. 10,00,000 and he expects to earn a return on
his savings @ 10% p.a., annually compounding. How much (to the nearest of
rupee) must your father save during each of next 10 years to meet his
retirement goal? (10 Marks)
3. CP India Ltd has the following capital
structure, which it considers optimal:
Debt 25%
Preference Shares 15%
Equity shares 60%
Total 100%
Applicable tax rate for CPIL is 25%. and
investors expect earnings and dividends to grow at a constant rate of 9% in the
future. Risk free rate of return is 6%, average equity share has expected rate
of return of 15%. CPIL’s beta is 1.50. Following terms would apply to new
securities being issued as follows:
1. New preference can be issued at a face
value of Rs. 100 per share, dividend and cost of issuance will be Rs. 8 per
share and Rs. 4 per share respectively.
2. Debt will bear an interest rate of 10%.
Calculate
a. Component cost of debt, preference
shares and equity shares assuming that CPIL does not issue any additional
equity shares. (5 Marks)
b. WACC.
(5 Marks)
Corporate Social
Responsibility
1. Explain in detail any five CSR
activities that an organization should undertake to help the society. (10
Marks)
2. As part of CSR Team you have been asked
to write your views in 1000 words on organisations responsibility towards
different stakeholders, which will be published on the company’s website under
“CSR Column” (10 Marks)
3.a. It is the government job to take care
of the society and private organization should focus only on profit. Explain
your view on the statement. (5 Marks)
3.b. Citizen should only pay taxes and
this is the only duty of an individual towards a country. Explain your view on
the statement. (5 Marks)
International Finance
1. Elaborate ‘Hedging and Speculation are
important functions of derivatives’. Distinguish between exchange traded
derivatives and over the counter derivatives. (10 Marks)
2. Elaborate on the various channels
through which a company can mobilize equity capital from the international
market. (10 Marks)
3. A country’s Balance of Payment includes
two components – Current account, Capital and financial account. Current
account measures the value of all goods and services imported and exported
during a given financial year. Current Account Deficit (CAD) arises when the value
of imported goods and services exceeds the value of exported goods and
services. As on June 30, 2020 RBI reported India’s current account deficit has
been reduced to 0.9% of the GDP in 2019-20 as compared to 2.1% in FY 2018-19
due to curtailed imports.
a. Differentiate between Current account
and Capital account. (5 Marks)
b. What measures can be taken to reduce
the disequilibrium in the balance of payments’ position? (5 Marks)
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