MBA DEGREE (REGULAR) EXAMINATION

MBA FIRST SEMESTER

Principles of Management

Time: 3 hours Marks: 12*5=60

All questions are compulsory
1a. Describe the elements and types of Organisational structure?
Or
1b. What is planning? Comment on the importance and limitations of planning.


2a. Explain the contributions of Henri Fayol in the field of management.
Or
2b. Discuss about the various functions of management.
3a. Write short notes on:
(i) Steps in MBO Process
(ii) Benefits and limitations of MBO
Or
3b. Describe the various sources of recruitment and explain how it is different
from selection.

4a. Distinguish between Maslows and Herzbergs Theory of Motivation.
Or
4b. (i) Explain the concept and significance of managerial control.
(ii) Discuss in detail the steps involved in controlling.
Case study
5. Mr. Sam has been office manager of XYZ Textiles for the last six years. During this
period he has gained reputation as a hard-driving, autocratic manager. He has attended
lectures and seminars on situational leadership but has not changed his leadership style.
When reminded of this apparent inconsistency, Mr. Sam replied that his employees have
not shown either the desire or the ability to participate in decision making. Therefore, he
will manage in the same style until they develop the required desire and ability.
Questions
1. Evaluate Mr. Sams views on leadership. Do you agree with him?
2. Suggest ways and means of developing employees desire and ability to
participate.

MBA DEGREE (REGULAR) EXAMINATION
MBA FIRST SEMESTER

MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60 marks
1. A) Explain the barriers of communication? Give your suggestions to
improve the quality of business communication?
Or
B) Explain the principles of Communication? Explain the relevance of
these principles in different situations?
2. A) Explain the role of technology in business communication today?
How the technology changed the service sector business?
Or
B) What is an interview and give details of its process? Explain the
relevance of mannerism and the body language to be followed at the
time of interview?
3. A) Explain the procedure for conducting business meetings?
Or
B) What are the different types and structures of reports?
4. A) Written communication has many disadvantages. But every firm
is depending a lot on it Comment and substantiate with relevant
corporate examples?
Or
B) Formal communication is important in all organizations. But
grapevine communication is more effective Do you agree? Why?
Comment and substantiate with organizational examples.
(4 x 12 = 48 Marks)
Compulsory Question
5. Big C, a wholesaler of computers and computer accessories, opened
for business only one year ago. Competition has been extremely tough
throughout the year. The owner of Big C, knows that they can
succeed in part because of the support from a number of retail stores,
and the owner wants to express his/her appreciation to these retailers.
Write an appreciation letter to the retailers assuming that you are the
owner of the firm Big C (use full-block style).
(1X12 = 12 Marks).

MBA DEGREE (REGULAR) EXAMINATION
MBA FIRST SEMESTER
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60 marks
Answer all questions

1. Explain the nature and characteristics of Managerial Economics?
OR
2. Mixed economy has all the merits of the market system and also enjoys the advantage
of Socialist economy. Elucidate
3. Explain the concept of income elasticity of demand and its role in business decision.
OR
4. What is the purpose of demand forecasting? Describe the use of Dilphi method in
demand forecasting.
5. What is meant by production function? Distinguish between laws of return to variable
proportions and laws of return to scale.
OR
6. Define and explain isoquants. What are the properties of isoquants?
7. Explain and illustrate price out determination by a monopoly firm in the short run?
OR
8. What is meant by product differentiation? How does product differentiation help firm
under monopolistic competition?
9. Explain the monetary policy measures that should be adopted for curing recession and
reviving the economy.
OR
10. Explain the concept of national income and discuss the relevance to business.

(5 x 12 = 60 marks)















MBA DEGREE (REGULAR) EXAMINATION
MBA FIRST SEMESTER
ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGEMENT
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60

Answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks

1. (a) What is GAAP ? Explain the accounting concepts and conventions.
Or
(b) What are Subsidiary books? Briefly explain the different types of Cash
books.

2. (a) From the following you are required to comment upon the long-term as well
as short-term solvency of the Company.
BALANCE SHEET
Liabilities Rs. Assets Rs.
Share Capital 5,00,000 Fixed Assets 6,00,000
Fixed Liabilities 2,50,000 Liquid Assets 3,00,000
Current Liabilities 2,50,000 Stock-in-trade 1,00,000
10,00,000 10,00,000
Or
(b) Differentiate between Cash flow and Funds flow. How are cash flows
classified in a Cash flow statement.
3. (a) Explain the term Break Even Point (B.E.P.). How is it determined? What are
the assumptions?
Or
(b) Two competing companies ABC Ltd and XYZ Ltd. produces and sells the same
type of product in the same market. Their forecasted P & L A/c. are as follows.
ABC Ltd. XYZ Ltd.
Sales 2,50,000 2,50,000
Less cost:- Variable 2,00,000 1,50,000
Fixed 25,000 75,000

Forecasted Net Profit 25,000 25,000
You are required to compute:
1) P/V ratio
2) Break Even Sales Volume
4. (a) From the following particulars find the (i) Material cost variance, (ii) Material
usage variance, and (iii) Material price variance.
Quantity of material purchased 3,000 units
Value of materials purchased Rs. 9000
Standard quantity of materials required
per tone of finished product 25 units
Standard rate of material Rs. 2 per unit
Opening stock of material Nil
Closing stock of material 500 units
Finished production during the period 80 tonnes

Or
(b) What is standard costing ? What are the steps involved in standard costing and
explain standard costing as a management tool.

Compulsory
5. From the following, prepare final accounts for the year ending 31
st
March 2010.
Rs. Rs.
Capital 1,00,000 Rent (Cr.) 2,100
Drawings 17,600 Railway freight & other
Purchases 80,000 expenses on goods sold 16,940
Sales 1,40,370 Carriage Inwards 2,310
Purchase Returns 2,820 Office Expenses 1,340
Opening Stock 11,460 Printing & Stationery 660
Bad Debts 1,400 Postage & Telegrams 820
Bad Debts Provision 3,240 Sundry Debtors 62,070
(1
st
April, 2009) Sundry Creditors 18,920
Rates & Insurance 1,300 Cash at Bank 12,400
Discount (cr.) 190 Cash in Hand 2,210
Bills Receivable 1,240 Office Furniture 3,500
Sales Returns 4,240 Salary & Commission 9,870
Wages 6,280 Additions to Building 7,000
Buildings 25,000
Adjustments: (1) Depreciate old Buildings at 2 % and new additions to
Buildings at 2% and Office furniture at 5%. (2) Write off further bad debts Rs.
570. (3) Increase the provision for Bad Debts to 6% of Debtors. (4) On 31
st
March
2010 Rs. 570 are outstanding for salary. (5) Rent Receivable Rs. 200. (6)
Interest on Capital at 5%. (7) On 31
st
March, 2010, Stock is valued at Rs. 14,290.
(8) Unexpired Insurance Rs. 240.


MBA DEGREE (REGULAR) EXAMINATION
MBA FIRST SEMESTER

ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Time: 3 hours Maximum: 60 marks

Answer all questions


1. (a) What is Organizational Behavior? What are the challenges and opportunities
for managers in using OB concepts?
OR
(b) What is personality? Explain MBTI? What are the big five personality traits?
2. (a) Explain QWL with respect to the current Organizational Context.
OR
(b) Explain in detail the theories of motivation.
3. (a) Explain Transformational Leadership with examples.
OR
(b) What are the steps involved in Organisational Development.
4. (a) Describe Organisational change? Why should there be change in organizations
today?
OR
(b) Explain Stress? What are the causes of stress? How do you overcome stress?
5. Case study (Compulsory)

(5 x 12 = 60 marks)




MBA DEGREE (REGULAR) EXAMINATION
MBA FIRST SEMESTER

QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT

Time: 3 hours Marks: 12 x 5 = 60
Answer all questions
1. (a) Solve using matrix method
x + y + z = 9
2x + 5y + 7z = 52
2x + y z = 0
OR

(b) If 1 2 3 1 2 2 4
A = -1 0 4 B = 3 0 C = -6 3
-2 4 1 5
Check whether A(B+C) = AB + AC

2. (a) i) Evaluate 1 dx

3
2-3x
ii) Differentiate x
2
4 with respect to x.
x
2
+ 3
OR
(b) A firm requires 10,000 units of a material per annum. The cost of purchasing
is Re. 1 per unit, the cost of replenishment of stock of material is Rs. 25 and the
cost of storing material is 12.5% per annum of the average rupee inventory. Find
the optimum order size and the corresponding total cost using calculus.

3. (a) i) Three suppliers A,B,C supply items to a factory in the proportion 40%,
35% and 25% respectively. Of the items supplied by A, B, C, 8%,6% and
5% are found to be defective. An item is selected at random and is found
to be defective.What is the probability that it was supplied by A, B,and
C?
ii) The height x of students in a college is found to have a normal
distribution with mean 162.50 cm. and standard deviation 6 cm. Find the
probability that a student selected at random will have
(a) Height greater than 170cm.
(b) Height less than 148 cm.
(c) Height between 150 cm and 160 cm.
OR
(b) i) Between the hours of 2 and 4 p.m. the average number of phone calls
per minute coming into the switch board of a company is 2.5. Find the
probability that during one particular minute there will be no phone call at
all (Given e
-2
= 0.13523 and e
-0.5
= 0.60650)
ii) The overall percentage of failures in a certain examination is 40. What
is the probability that out of a group of 6 candidates at least 4 passed the
examination.
4. (a) Find Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation to the following data:
X : 170 167 162 163 167 166 169 171 164 165
Y : 168 167 166 166 168 165 168 170 165 168
OR
(b) Using principle of least squares obtain the lines y = ax + b and x = cy + d for
the following data:
X : 1 2 4 5 6 8 9
Y : 3 5 7 6 8 10 12
5. (a) Compute the trend values by the method of least squares from the data given
below. Also estimate the no. of sheep in 2001.
Year : 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
No. of : 56 55 51 47 42 38 35 32
Sheep in lakhs
OR
(b) Calculate Fishers Ideal Index from the following data and prove that it
satisfies both time reversal and factor reversal test.

















MBA DEGREE (REGULAR) EXAMINATION
MBA FIRST SEMESTER
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60 marks
Answer all questions

1. a) Define Law? Briefly explain the different principles of natural
justice?
Or
b) Explain briefly the history of Indian Judicial System?
2. a) Define contract? Explain the different elements of a valid contract.
Or
b) What is a contract of indemnity?
3. a)What are the rights of an indemnity holder?
Or
b) Define cheque. Briefly explain the different types of crossing of a
cheque?
4. a) Differentiate between bill of exchange and promissory note?
Or
b) Explain in detail the characteristics of negotiable instruments?
5. a) Explain memorandum of Association and Articles of Association
of a company?
Or
b) Explain the different modes of winding up of the company?
6. a) Define consumer as per Consumer Protection Act of 1986? Explain
briefly the three tier Consumer Redressal Mechanism as per CPA
1986.
Or
b) Explain Cyber Laws? Explain the objectives and features of
Information technology Act 2000.








MBA DEGREE (REGULAR) EXAMINATION
MBA FIRST SEMESTER

COMPUTER APPLICATION IN BUSINESS
PART A
Time:Three Hours Maximum:60 marks

1. a).What are the several trends that are occurring in computer peripheral devices? How
do there trends affect business uses of computer?
OR
1.b).Explain software and give an overview on different types of software?
2. a).Define operating system? Discuss its various features?
OR
2. b).Illustrate Database Management System and the functions of DBMS?
3.a).Describe and illustrate Network Topology?
OR
3. b).Explain the different security hazards in details? Suggest how the network can be
protected from these security hazards?
4.a). Explain the role played by internet in recent communication system?
OR
4.b).Discuss the ERP & its use? What is the role of SAP in business functions?
(4*12=48 marks)
PART B-Compulsory
5. The formula for computing net pay of an employee is given below. Explain how will
you use Excel to prepare a pay bill for employers.The final out put must be in the order of
Netpay:-
Net Pay =Total earnings-Total Deductions
Total Earnings=Basic pay +Dearness Allowance +House Rent +Conveyance Allowance
Total Deduction =Provident Fund + Income Tax +Salary Advances
Dearness Allowance =8.5 % Of Basic Pay
House Rent=Rs 2800 for Basic Pay>20000
Rs2100 for Basic Pay >15000 and
Rs 1400 for Basic pay<15000
Conveyance Allowance=Rs 500 for all
Provident Fund=14% of Basic Pay Subject to a minimum of Rs 1500
Income Tax=15% of Total Earnings
Salary Advances=Actual Salary Advance Taken by the employees
You are required to design an excel sheet to make theses calculation easier.
(12 marks)