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1. From the given table calculate the following mentioning the formulas clearly for Variable cost, Average fixed cost, Average variable cost and Average cost.

2. State how the ordinal utility approach to consumer behavior is different from the cardinal utility approach by Marshall. In the context of indifference curve (IC) technique using ordinal utility approach, explain whether following two statements are true. - “IC slopes downwards” and “Slope of indifference curve indicates the rate at which individuals are ready to substitute one commodity by the other”. Substantiate your view on each of the statements separately.

3. a. “Business Cycle is dynamic in nature and moves through various phases”. Elaborate the given statement with different phases of Business cycle.

3. b. Elaborate Price Demand, Income Demand and Join Demand and cite an example to enumerate these types of demand.

Business Economics

Case Studies & Projects

Financial Accounting & Analysis

Q1. Provide the journal entries for the following along with detailed narration in the books Tristar Industries Ltd.

05 January 2023 Commenced business by issuing equity capital worth 25 lakhs. This amount was transferred to the current account of the business.

07 January 2023 Purchased goods worth ₹150000 on credit from Ms. Greenest Co.

11 January 2023 Sold goods to Ashray Co. for ₹575000 on credit.

13 January 2023 Purchased Machinery worth ₹725000 from ICK and cheque was issued to them for the full payment.

20 January 2023 Purchased shares of ALZ Ltd. for ₹345000 for long term investment.

29 January 2023 Paid salaries ₹125000 and rent ₹35500 from the bank account of business

Q2. Ratio analysis is an important aspect of fundamental analysis prior to considering any company for investment. Select any company of your choice and using the balance sheet & Profit & loss of the company compute the following ratios for the years 2021-22 & 2020-21 and provide your analysis:

1. Current Ratio

2. Debt-Equity Ratio

3. Net Profit Ratio

4. Operating Profit Ratio

5. Earnings per share

Q3. Cash flow statement complements the income statement and the balance sheet summarizing all cash inflows and outflow transactions in the company within the given financial year. However, there are two different methods of preparing the cash flow statement – direct and indirect.

A) Enlist the differences between Direct and Indirect method of cash flow statement.

B) Lets consider the case of XYZ Ltd., a manufacturing company based in India. In the fiscal year 2022, XYZ Ltd. raised INR 50 crores by issuing new equity shares and INR 100 crores by taking on long-term debt. The company also repaid INR 80 crores in long-term debt and paid INR 30 crores in dividends to shareholders. Calculate the cash flows from financial activities for the company.

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Information Systems for Managers

1. ABS Bank has provision of accommodating only 100 bank accounts of Customers. The entire bank operations are being managed by the bank using the cloud services provided by the vendor.

The number of account holders who wish to open their account in ABS bank suddenly increased to 150. As the bank can only accommodate 100 bank accounts, therefore, the problem of managing extra 50 account lies.

Suggest how the sudden increase of 50 bank accounts will be managed by the ABS bank. Which cloud deployment models were used by the ABS bank prior to increase in bank accounts and after the bank accounts were suddenly increased.

Discuss the features of each cloud deployment models in detail and also how ABS bank will manage these deployment models.

2. Edutech is a leading educational institution providing various degree programs to the learners at graduation and post graduation levels.

The course coordinator manages the daily enquiries for programs in which students are interested to take admission in. If some fee concession is required by group of students then the manager of the admission department has privilege to provide that. Also, on the basis of the enquiries received for new programs, the top management takes decisions on launching of new programs.

Considering the above scenario, specify the Transaction processing system, Management Information System and Executive support systems for Edutech institution. Also, specify the features of each of these information systems.

3. In a State University, the processes of various departments like admission, enrollment, academics, examination etc needs to be integrated together to establish relevant coordination between the various departments of the university. Considering the above scenario, answer the following:

a. Specify the system which the university will use so that the processes of all the departments can be streamlined. Also, mention its benefits and features.

b. Discuss the challenges in implementing that system.

Management Theory and Practice

Q1. The new management at Arksons Ltd is finding it difficult to direct employees. They feel they are not able to direct them to do the work as desired. They recently heard about the Etzioni Theory and have hired you as a consultant to guide them on the same?

Q2. The management at Ape jay Ltd feel that performance levels of their employees have gone down. The management did try to use some motivation techniques but the same have failed miserably. Can you guide them about techniques to motivate individuals and groups as motivational trainer?

Q3. Chauffer & Co. a very successful company dealing in car rentals feels that business is going down badly. The major reason identified is miscommunication amongst all the stakeholders which is leading to the losing out on business.

a. Can you as a consultant guide them about the barriers to communication?

b. Also, can you help them overcome these barriers?

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Q.1 Prepare an appropriate Segmentation & Targeting strategies related to the product of High-End Gaming Laptop. Justify your answer with appropriate justifications.

Q.2 One Plus after being successful in the mobile market is now planning to sell refrigerators in the market and is ready to make a sizeable investment to compete with the market leaders. The company has planned to name it as Cool Plus. It has limited idea around the product and wants to understand the same through levels of product. As a product in charge, explain all the levels of product for the product refrigerator Cool Plus.

Q.3 Read the case & answers the questions based on the case:

The Aditya Birla Group has announced a foray into the premium casual dining space in collaboration with chef restaurateur Rahul Akerkar. The group’s hospitality arm housed under Aditya Birla New Age (ABNA) will build premium casual dining restaurant chains across India. The vision is to build the best F&B brands with a clear focus on both quality & value for customers. The company is aiming to launch the first restaurant in Mumbai. Based on the above information answer the following:

a) As a consultant to Aditya Birla New Age (ABNA), suggest suitable steps involved in new product launch.

b) Recommend appropriate advertising strategy for launch focusing on appropriate message decisions & specific media vehicles (combination of media vehicles is expected including social media).

Q1. Arjan is an employee who is never on time to work or meetings. He has been issued several warning memos but in vain. The management is not able to take stringent action

against him as he is very good at his work and is one of the top performers. As his reporting authority you still feel that he should respect time and be disciplined. From the different elements of reinforcement which one should his manager choose to get the desired behavior? Conclude by giving why it (the one which you chose) is the best suited.

Q2. Choose one Asian and one European country. Compare and contrast in their cultures with regards to Geert Hofstadter’s Culture model.

Q3. Krabi Textile is going online from retail mode as the management feels that it is the need of the hour to be present in the digital space. People are resisting this change and you are the one chosen as the leader by the management to lead in this tough time.

a. What all people skills would be required by a leader to be effective in such times?

b. How would you differentiate between being a manager and leader?

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Business Communication

1. What is Report Writing? Define the 3 sections of Report writing explaining each in detail.

2. As an effective manager and a leader, while writing a negative message to your audience, which are the steps you would consider before drafting the message.

3. a. What is Digital Media? What are the ways for optimizing the content for mobile devices?

3. b. You are planning to switch your job and are in the process of applying to another company. What is a job market? What are the points of an organization and job opportunity will you consider while in the process of applying for the job?

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Business Law

1. Please explain the different rights of consumer with special emphasis on the rights introduced under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

2. Please explain any two (2) types of intellectual property rights and provide an example of each of the intellectual property right. Kindly note that the examples should be real life cases.

3. Samiksha wants to start a new organization that will have chain of pet salons in India. She is planning to start the organization all by herself as the owner. She needs clarity on setting up of the organization and has raised few queries. Kindly advise:

a. What are the different Unincorporated and Incorporated forms of organization? Please explain each of them.

b. She intends to use “BuBri” as the name of the organization. She wants to know how she can claim intellectual properties for the name. Please explain the type of intellectual property/properties that can be claim and procedure of registering it?

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Q 1: Determine the probabilities for the below given statements and write your interpretation using following data.

1. What is the probability that randomly selected person has said “yes, I like Kyuki…”?

2. What is the probability that randomly selected person has said “ I don’t like Kyuki…”?

3. What is the probability that randomly selected person has said “yes, I like Anupama…”?

4. What is the probability that randomly selected person has said “ I don’t like Arupama…”?

5. What is the probability that randomly selected person has said ‘like Anupama’, also said ‘like kyuki….’ prior to that?

6. What is the probability that randomly selected person has said ‘like Kyuki….’, also said “don’t like Anupama” prior to that?

Note: Do not use any software for the calculation, you are advised to show all necessary steps of calculations.

Q2: Calculate the correlations among all possible combinations of variables using the following data and write your interpretations.

Q 3A: In Maharashtra there are 20 Big companies in IT sector. Out of these, 15 companies are in Mumbai. What is probability that at least two companies are from Mumbai if total 3 companies selected randomly to form a sample.

Note: Do not use any software for the calculation, you are advised to show all necessary steps of calculations.

Q 3B: Draw the Line chart using EXCEL for the following variables and write your interpretations. Looking at the graph/ numbers (in the table) what type of correlation is suspected between crop area of wheat and cereals.

Q1. French Educators Ltd. is an Indo-French cultural exchange community. It is planning to hire more employees for expanding its operations in India. The HR Department is doing an HR supply forecasting for its expansion. Discuss the seven categories of information that are required for assessing its skill inventory.

Q2. Patil Developers has ventured heavily into the commercial building construction market, leaving all its competitors behind. This has been possible due to its regular job analysis review process. As their HR Consultant, explain in detail some of the methods for collecting job analysis data. Give examples as needed.

Q3. Sandeep has been asked to make a presentation to the HR department regarding the various sources of recruitment that are used by his IT Company. The company wants to understand which sources are the most effective and which ones are not. Help him answer the following questions:

a. Explain to him what are the different internal sources of recruitment available with the firm. Give examples.

b. External sources of recruitment are also considered quite effective. Which sources did Sandeep discuss in this context?

1. List down and briefly explain the various types of inventories along with techniques of how to manage each. Identify at least three inventory management techniques applicable to pickup point stores of a large retail business operator with reasoning for the same. Explain

how each technique contributes to the effective management of inventories for pickup point stores (assume several inventories of your choice).

2. Define the theory of constraints and its key principles. Using an example of any synchronous manufacturing system, identify a bottleneck in the production process and describe how the Theory of Constraints can be applied to address this bottleneck. Also, describe how the concept of drum-buffer-rope (DBR) can be used to optimize production scheduling and improve overall system performance.

3. The facilities management department is a good example wherein the operations involve the integration of the “core operations function” to be coordinating and working in sync with other departments. With reference to the healthcare sector discuss the following aspects of operations in a big multi-specialty hospital setup.

a. Explain the role of operations managers in their interface with other functions in hospital facilities management. Give relevant examples.

b. Define Quality and list and discuss in brief the various dimensions of quality in hospital facilities management.

1. You are the CEO of a bank which sustaining continuous loses in its insurance business although your company has a large bank of customers. What according to you could be the problem and what solutions would you suggest to the board?

Create a strategic plan to rebuild your business; Do you think retrenchment could be a strategic option? Justify your answer.

2. The Pro Kabbadi League PKL is India’s leading kabaddi league but is struggling with sponsorship. What could be the reasons for this lack of sponsor interest? What strategies would you recommend to the league management if you were its strategy consultant?

3. WPP became a global advertising be mouth because of a relentless acquisition’s strategy. This has led to its global dominance in such a scenario.

a. If you were an owner of a small full-service advertising agency what strategies would you adopt to compete.

b. Analyze the state of India’s advertising industry and what the industry needs to do to evolve going forward in this highly competitive technology driven industry which is dominated by a few global giants.