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SEM 3 FINANCE SUMMER 2014 ASSIGNMENTS
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MB0050 - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1. How would you distinguish between a management decision problem and a management research
problem? Do all decision problems require research? Explain and illustrate with examples.
[Differences
Explanation
Examples]
2. How are research designs classified? What are the distinguishing features of each? Differentiate by
giving appropriate examples.
[Meaning of Research designs
Classification and features
Differences Examples]
3. Discuss with the help of examples the four key levels of measurement. What mathematical
operations/statistical techniques are and are not permissible on data from each type of scale?
[Meaning of Measurement scales
Types of Measurement scales with examples
Mathematical operations/statistical techniques]
4. Processing of data involves editing, coding, classifying and tabulating. Explain each of these steps
by taking an appropriate example.
[Explanation
Examples]
5. Distinguish between the following:
a. Null hypothesis and Alternative hypothesis
b. One tailed and two tailed tests
c. Type I and Type II error
d. One way and two way analysis of variance
e. Descriptive and inferential analysis of data
[Differences]
6. a. What is Chi-square test of goodness of fit? What precautions are necessary while applying this
test? Point out its role in business decision making.
b. Two research workers classified some people in income groups on the basis of sampling studies.
Their results are as follow:
Investigators Income groups Total
Poor Middle Rich
A 160 30 10 200
B 140 120 40 300
Total 300 150 50 500
Show that the sampling technique of atleast one research worker is defective.
[Meaning
Precautions
Role
Formula/Solution/Interpretation to the problem]

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MB0051-Legal Aspects of Business
1. Explain the performance of contracts
[Definition
Offer of performance
Onus of performance]
2. Elaborate the rights of surety.
[Rights against the creditor
Rights against the principal debtor
Rights against co-sureties]
3. Discuss the termination of bailment.
[Explanation]
4. Explain the performance of a contract of sale of goods.
Explanation]
5. Discuss the law related to the prohibition of anti-competitive agreements.
[Explanation]
6. Explain the need and types of meetings.
[Need for meeting
Statutory meetings
Annual General Meetings
Extraordinary meetings
Class meetings]
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MF0010 - SECURITY ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
1. Financial markets bring the providers and users in direct contact without any intermediary. Financial
markets permits the businesses and governments to raise the funds needed by sale of securities.
Describe the money market/capital market – features and its composition.
[Money market- features and composition
Capital market-features and composition]
2. Risk is the likelihood that your investment will either earn money or lose money. Explain the factors
that affect risk.
Mr. Rahul invests in equity shares of Wipro. Its anticipated returns and associated probabilities are
given below:
Return -15` -10 5 10 15 20 30
Probability 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.25 0.30 0.10 0.05
You are required to calculate the expected ROR and risk in terms of standard deviation.
[Explanation of all the 4 factors that affect risk

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Calculation of expected ROR and risk in terms of standard deviation]
3. Explain the business cycle and leading coincidental & lagging indicators. Analyse the issues in
fundamental analysis.
[Explanation of business cycle-leading coincidental and lagging indicators
Analysis and explanation of the issues in fundamental analysis all the four points]
4. Discuss the implications of EMH for security analysis and portfolio management.
[Implications for active and passive investment
Implications for investors and companies]
5. Explain about the interest rate risk and the two components in it.
An investor is considering the purchase of a share of XYZ Ltd. If his required rate of return is 10%, the
year-end expected dividend is Rs. 5 and year-end price is expected to be Rs. 24, Compute the value of
the share.
[Introduction of interest rate risk
Explanation of two components of interest rate risk
Calculation of value of the share]
6. Elucidate the risk and returns of foreign investing. Analyse international listing.
[Explanation of all the points in risks and returns from foreign investing
Introduction of international listing]
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MF0011 - MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
1. Give the meaning of advantages and disadvantages of mergers and acquisitions. Explain the types
of Mergers and Acquisitions.
[Advantages and disadvantages of mergers and acquisitions
Explanation of types of mergers and acquisitions]
2. Write a note on the five-stage model of mergers and acquisitions.
[Explanation on five stage model of mergers and acquisitions]
3. What do you understand by creating synergy? Give the prerequisites for the creation of synergy.
Describe the important forces contributing to mergers and acquisitions.
[Introduction of creating synergy
Pre requisites for the creation of synergy
Important forces contributing to mergers and acquisitions]
4. Demerger results in the transfer by a company of one or more of its undertakings to another
company.
Give the meaning of demerger. What are the characteristics of demerger? Explain the structure of
demerger with an example.
[Introduction of demerger
Characteristics of demerger
Structure of demerger with example]
5. Explain Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP). Write down the rules of ESOP and types of ESOP.
[Introduction of ESOP
Rules of ESOP
Types of ESOP]
6. Explain the factors in Post-merger Integration. Write down the five rules of Integration Process.
[Factors in Post-merger Integration

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Five rules of Integration Process]
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MF0012 - TAXATION MANAGEMENT
1. Explain the concept of tax planning and the factors to be considered in tax planning. Give the
difference between tax planning and tax evasion.
[Concept of tax planning
Factors in tax planning
Differences between tax planning and tax evasion]
2. Explain the process of tax payment.
[Explanation of whole process of tax payment through:
Individuals
Partnerships
Companies]
3. Write short notes on:
Capital gain
Cost of acquisition
Cost of improvement
Expenditure on transfer
Transfer
[Each short note carries 2 marks each-(5*2= 10 marks)]
4. Explain the computations of Tax in two aspects given below:
Tax provision for Computation of Total income of firms
Computation of partnership firms’ book profit.
[Steps to be explained for the computation of total income of firms
Steps for computation of partnership firms]
5. Explain the service tax law in India. Give the concept of negative list.
[Introduction of service tax law in India
Concept of negative list]
6. Identify and explain the major considerations in capital structure planning. Explain two approaches
in dividend policy and factors affecting dividend decisions.
[Major considerations in capital structure planning
Two approaches in dividend policy
Factors affecting dividend decisions]
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MF0013 - INTERNAL AUDIT & CONTROL
1. Define and explain the term auditing. “Personal qualities of an auditor are important for the
successful conduct of audit”. Comment
[Definition of auditing

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Explanation of auditing
Qualities of an auditor]
2. Write the key objectives of a good internal audit system. Narrate the points of dissimilarities
between external audit and internal audit.
[Key objectives of a good internal audit system
Dissimilarities between external audit and internal audit.]
3. Give the role of internal auditor in the Company’s Management. List down the duties of auditor
Under Section 581ZG.
[Role of internal auditor in the company’s management
Duties of auditor u/s 581ZG]
4. The effectiveness of the internal control system can be ensured if the important aspects of the
company’s operations are kept in mind.
Explain the characteristics of an effective internal control system. Write the elements of internal
control.
[Characteristics of an effective internal control system
Elements of internal control]
5. Describe general EDP controls. Explain the appraisal of accounting system and related internal
control.
[General EDP controls
Appraisal of accounting system and related internal control.]
6. Explain the internal control systems in insurance companies. Write down about the reporting
internal control weaknesses.
[Internal control systems in insurance companies
Reporting internal control weaknesses]
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