SMU BBA WINTER 2013 SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS

SMU BBA WINTER 2013 SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS

SEM 1 BBA WINTER 2014

BBA101 – Communication Skills

1. Communication is the lifeblood of a business organization. Explain the

process of Communication. What is the role of Communication in

Business?

2. Why are business letters given so much importance in today’s

organizations? Bring out the difference between personal letters and

business letters. Discuss the different characteristics of a good business

letter.

3. Writing effectively is a skill, which can be learnt and perfected. Explain

the general principles of Effective writing. What are the various

techniques to improve your writing skills?

4. What groundwork does one needs to do to make an effective

presentation? How do verbal, vocal and visual components of

communication impact a presentation?

5. Explain the contents of a good resume. Distinguish between the

different types of resumes.

6. With growing competition and volatile market conditions, jobs are not

secured as they ought to be previously. What are the factors looked into

by the prospective employers? Identify the techniques, which should be

used by an interviewee to get a good job.

BBA102- Organization Behaviour

1. Define the term ‘Organisational Behaviour”. Explain the importance of

Organizational Behaviour.

2. Explain the following:

a) Span of Control

b) Centralisation and Decentralisation

3. Describe the personality traits influencing Organizational behaviour.

4. Define the term motivation. Explain Maslow’s need Hierarchy theory.

5. Explain the functions of communication. Mention some of the tips or

techniques for effective communication.

6. Write short notes on the following: a) Organization Culture b) Conflict

management

BBA103 – Business Environment

1. Monetary policy regulates the money supply in an economy. Analyse

how monetary policy play an important role in the credit availability of an

economy.

2. Discuss the merits and demerits of Indian economy.

3. Elucidate the key regulations applicable to business in India.

4. Analyse two examples or cases of privatization in India.

5. Differentiate GATT and WTO.

6. Compare and contrast the different forms of Public sector Enterprises.

BBA104–Quantitative Techniques in Business

1. Statistics plays a vital role in almost every facet of human life.

Statistics. Discuss the functions of Statistics. Explain the importance of

statistics in business and management.

2. a. What do you understand by time series? What are the different types

of variation in time series? Briefly describe each with an example. b.

Construct a consumer price index for the information given by using

Aggregate expenditure method

Commodities Quantity 2007( 0 Q ) Unit 0 P 1 P 2007 2008

A 7 quintal 300 310

B 5 quintal 305 308

C 4 quintal 416 419

D 9 quintal 530 625

E 3 kg 18 23

F 5 quintal 1050 1070

3. What is statistical quality control? Discuss the various control charts.

BBA105 – Computer Fundamentals

1. a. Determine the decimal equivalent of the given number (38.36)8 b.

determine the decimal equivalent of the given number (511)16

2. Invite a set of friends for your wedding through email because you do

not have enough of time to go and personally invite. How do you invite

them with one personal mail?

3. a. What is a Macro? b. How do you create Macro?

SEM 2 NEW BBA WINTER 2014

BBA 201- RESEARCH METHODS

1 Briefly describe the different steps involved in a research process. What

are the characteristics of good research?

Meaning of Research

Listing the steps of the research process

Explanation of the steps involved in a research process

Characteristics of good research

2 a. Explain the different types of research designs.

b. Differentiate between Probability and Non-probability sampling

methods.

Meaning of research design

Types of research designs

Meaning of Probability and Non-probability sampling methods

Differences

3 The important task ahead of the researcher is to document the entire

work done in the form of a well-structured research report. Describe in

brief the components of a Research Report. What are the guidelines for

writing the research report?

Meaning of a Research Report

Components of a Research Report

Guidelines for writing the Research Report

BBA202: BUSINESS STRATEGY

1 Define business policy. Explain the importance of business policy.

Differentiate between business policy and Strategy.

Definition of business policy

Importance of business policy

Difference between business policy and strategy

2 What are the objectives of Strategic Management? What are the causes

for failure of Strategic Management?

Objectives of Strategic Management

Causes for failure of Strategic Management

3 Write a brief note on the following:

a) Core competencies and their importance

b) Strategic leadership.

a) Core competencies and their importance

b) Strategic leadership.

BBA 203 – FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

1 Journalize the following transactions in the books of Balu.

2004 Rs.

Jan. 1 Commenced business with 25,000

Jan. 2 Goods purchased for cash 15,000

Jan. 3 Paid freight 500

Jan. 7 Goods sold to Raj Kumar on credit 5,000

Jan. 8 Paid for stationery 2,000

Jan.10 Paid for Rent 1,000

Jan.13 Cash received from Mohan Das 15,400

Allowed him discount 600

Jan.15 Paid Premium 4,000

Jan.20 Paid to postage 1,000

Jan.25 Paid for salaries 500

Jan.30 Commission received 1,000

Preparation of all the journal entries with the correct amount

Narration

2 Accountancy refers to a systematic knowledge of accounting. It explains

‘why to do’ and ‘how to do’ of various aspects of accounting. Explain the

objectives of accounting and explain the categories of users.

Explanation of accounting objectives

Explanation of categories of users

3 What do you understand by good will? Explain the accounting treatment

of goodwill at the time of admission. Give journal entry for the below

problem:

T and S are partners in a firm sharing profit in the ratio 5:3. They

admitted G as a new partner for 1/4th share in the profit. G brings

Rs.45,000 for her share of goodwill and Rs.1,20,000 for capital. They have

withdrawn the goodwill from the firm. Make journal entries in the books of

the firm after the admission of G. The new profit sharing ratio will be

2:1:1.

Meaning of good will with the formula

Accounting treatment of goodwill at the time of admission

Journal entry in the books of T,S and G

4 Differentiate between trade discount and cash discount.

Enter the following transactions in Sadhana’s simple cash book.

2010 April 1st April Balance of cash in hand Rs.1500

8th April Purchased goods for cash from X for Rs.320

15th April Sold goods for Rs. 480 to Y for cash

20th April Received commission Rs.65

22nd April Paid Commission Rs.55

28th April Paid to Reena on account Rs.715

30th April Paid salary to the office clerk Rs.100 and office rent Rs.60

Differences between trade discount and cash discount

Preparation of cash book

5 Final Accounts are prepared at the end of the accounting year with

various adjustments. Explain the features and objectives of final accounts.

Explanation of objectives of final accounts

Explanation of features of final accounts

6 Prepare Trading, Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet from the

following particulars as on 31st March 2012.

Trial Balance

Particulars Dr. (Rs) Cr. (Rs)

Capital / Drawings 1400 10000

Cash in hand 1500 -

Bank overdraft @ 5% - 2000

Purchase and Sales 12000 15000

Returns 1000 2000

Establishments charges 2500 -

Taxes and Insurance 500 -

Provision for Doubtful Debts - 1000

Bad Debts 500 -

Sundry Debtors and Creditors 5000 1850

Commission - 500

Investments 4000 -

Stock on 1 April 2010 3000 -

Furniture 600 -

Bills Receivable & Bills payable 3000 2500

Collected Sales Tax - 150

Total 35000 35000

Further, you are required to take into consideration the following

information:

a) Salary Rs.100 and taxes Rs.400 are outstanding but insurance Rs.50

prepaid

b) Commission amounting to Rs.100 has been received in advance for

work to be done next year.

c) Interest accrued on investments Rs.210

d) Provision for doubtful Debts is to be maintained at 20%

e) Depreciation on furniture is to be charged at 10% p.a.

f) Stock on 31st March 2012 was valued at Rs.4,500

g) A fire occurred on 25th March 2012 in the godown and stock of the

value of Rs.1,000 was destroyed. It was fully insured and the insurance

company admitted the claim in full.

Calculation of Trading and P/L a/c

Preparation of balance sheet

BBA 204-MARKETING MANAGEMENT

1 “Marketing has greater importance for its contribution to society”.

Explain.

Explanation of statement

Importance to the society

2 “Every marketing strategy should have adequate control mechanisms

to ensure that it is properly implemented”. In the light of this statement,

explain the techniques used in marketing control.

Explanation of the statement

Explanation of techniques

3 Assume that you are a marketing manager of a company who wants to

manufacture cars that won’t cause any pollution. What process would you

adopt to help company in developing this new product?

Explanation of the process

4 “A Brand is developed through diligent market research”. Explain the

various steps which are undertaken in the formation of a brand name with

the help of examples at every step.

Explanation of the steps

Examples

5 What are the various factors that influence the selection of the channel

of distribution by a manufacturer?

Explanation of the factors

6 Write short notes on:

a) Advertising

b) Criteria for effective segmentation

a) Meaning and features

b) Explanation of all criteria

BBA205 – MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

1 Define MIS. Describe the characteristics and functions of MIS

Writing the meaning of MIS

Explaining the characteristics of MIS

Describing the functions of MIS

2 What do you mean by Decision Making Process? Describe the steps in

Decision Making Process.

Meaning of Decision Making process

Explaining the steps in Decision Making Process

3 Explain the applications and systems used in E-communication.

Application and systems used in E-communication

4 There is an information explosion in today’s society. There are lot of

advantages of DBMS like proper maintenance of the data and maintaining

security. Explain the process of data transition using diagram and an

example of your own.

Writing diagram

Explain with own example other than given in the SLM

Explaining the process

5 A project is composed of 9 activities the three estimates of time in

weeks for the activities are given below in the following table.

Activity

Immediate

predecessors Optimistic time

Most like time

duration

Pessimistic time

A - 5 8 10

B - 18 20 22

C - 26 33 40

D A 16 18 20

E A 15 20 25

F B 6 9 12

G C 7 10 12

H D 7 8 9

I F,E 3 4 5

a. Draw a PERT Network

b. Determine the expected time and variance for each activity

c. Determine earliest and latest occurrence time of each event

d. Determine the critical path for the network

a. For correctly drawing the network diagram

b. For determining the expected time and variance for each activity

c. For determining the earliest and latest occurrence time of each event

d. For identifying the correct critical path

6 Write short notes on the following :

a)Transaction Processing System(TPS)

b)Knowledge Based System(KBS)

Concept of Transaction Processing System

Concept of Knowledge Based System

SEM 4 BBA WINTER 2014

BBA401- E-COMMERCE

1 a. eBay is The World’s Online Marketplace®, enabling trade on a local,

national and international basis. With a diverse and passionate

community of individuals and small businesses, eBay offers an online

platform where millions of items are traded each day. Mention and

explain the various opportunities offered by ecommerce for businesses.

b. What are the advantages and disadvantages of eCommerce?

a. listing the opportunities and explaining

b. listing the main advantages

listing the disadvantages

2 a. The TCP/IP reference model is the network model used in the current

Internet architecture. This model is derived from the OSI model and they

are relatively same in nature. Explain the different characteristics of

Gateways in the TCP/IP reference model with a neat diagram

b. Write short note on Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) with example

a. Diagram

Characteristics

b. explanation on HTML

Example

3 Hanson websites are built to work for your business and are built on the

concept of intelligent website. An intelligent website is more than just a

brochure on the web. It allows you to edit the website yourself through a

Content Management System (CMS). What is the need for an intelligent

website?

listing the steps

Explanation

4. When a data is sent across the network it is encrypted and arranged in

a way that even if there is a diversion in the flow of data should not leak

the data. At the reception it is decrypted and actual data is obtained.

Explain the different methods of encryption technique.

listing

explanation each of them

Diagram for each of them

5. Explain the different categories of electronic payment system in detail

listing the types and sub types-

Explanation

6. We know that there are various internet services which help us to make

the use of network efficiently. Being a regular user of the various services

without probably knowing the technical aspects explain those services in

details with an example.

Listing the various services

Explanation

Examples

BBA 402 & MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

1 Budgetary control is a strong business tool that helps companies

maximizes profits. Explain the characteristics and objectives of a

budgetary control system.

Explanation of characteristics of budgetary control system

Explanation of objectives of budgetary control system

2 The success of a business enterprise depends to a great extent on how

efficiently and effectively it can control costs. Give the meaning of

standard costing. Describe estimated cost and standard cost.

Meaning of standard costing

Explanation on estimated cost and standard cost

3 Marginal costing plays a major role in making certain decisions. It

provides information to management regarding the behavior of costs and

the incidence of such costs on the profitability of an undertaking. Please

explain the advantages of marginal costing.

Advantages of marginal costing (cover all the 13 important points)

4 Variance analysis is a tool for measuring performance and depends on

the principle of management by exception. Explain the uses of variance.

From the following information, calculate sales margin price variance and

sales margin volume variance.

Budgeted Sales Actual Sales

Product

Qty.

(units)

Sales price per

unit (Rs.)

Std. cost

per unit Product

Qty.

(units)

Sales price per unit

(Rs.)

A 600 20 12 A 800 24

B 400 15 9 B 600 12

1000 1400

Uses of variances

Calculation of standard margin price variance and sales margin volume

variance

5 Explain the determinants of working capital requirements.

Explanation of all the determinants of working capital requirements

6 From the following information prepare (i) a statement of sources and

uses of funds and (ii) a schedule of changes in working capital for M/s.

Eshwari & co. Balance sheets as on 31stMarch 2010 and 2011 are:

Liabilities 2010(Rs.) 2011(Rs.) Assets 2010(Rs.) 2011(Rs.)

Equity share Capital 50000 62500 Good will 15000 12500

Redeemable Preference

share 25000 20000

Land &

Building 37500 55000

General Reserve 7500 8750 Debtors 22500 25000

Profit & Loss A/c 6250 8750

Bills

Receivables 8750 1250

Creditors 15000 20000 Stock 18750 20000

Bills Payable 5000 2500 Cash 6250 8750

108750 122500 108750 122500

Additional Information

(i) Depreciation of Rs. 2,500 charged on Land & Buildings

(ii) Building amounting to Rs. 5,000 was sold for Rs. 4,700.

Calculation and preparation of schedule of changes in working capital

Preparation of statement of sources and uses of funds

BBA 403 – International marketing

1 Explain the meaning, need and significance of international marketing.

Meaning

Need

significance

2 Compare Adam Smith and David Ricardo’s theories of international

trade.

Compare the two theories

3 Culture is an invisible barrier to international trade. Discuss.

Discuss the statement

4 Explain the meaning and need of secondary research in international

marketing.

Meaning

need

5 What is the mode of entry adopted by McDonalds? Discuss the various

modes of entry in international business.

Mode of entry by McDonalds

Modes of entry

6 Write short notes on:

a) Modes of transportation in international trade

b) Benefits and risks of Global e marketing

a) Modes of transportation in international trade

b) Benefits and risks of Global e marketing

BBA 404-Small Business Management

1 SWOT Analysis is an effective tool for making internal assessments.

Assume that you are have recently joined as an executive in a small

company manufacturing spare parts of automobiles. Your company has to

avail a loan from bank. Prepare a SWOT Analysis to be presented in bank

for your company.

Explanation of SWOT analysis

Report Preparation

2 Explain different types of Manufacturing Process.

Listing each of them

Explanation

3 Write short notes on:

a) Cost Allocation and Apportionment

b) Assessing Managerial skills

a) Explanation of allocation and apportionment

b) Meaning & steps

BBA405: RETAIL MANAGEMENT

1 Write short notes on the following:

a) Functions of retailing

b) Retail marketing

a) Functions of retailing

b) Retail marketing

2 Explain the functions of merchandising manager.

Explanation of the various functions of merchandising manager: Planning,

Directing, Coordinating and Controlling

3 What is meant by retail space management? Describe the elements of

store design?

Meaning of retail space management

Elements of store design

SEM 6 OLD BBA WINTER 2014

BB0027– CROSS – CULTURE ASPECTS OF BUSINESS

Q.1 Write a note on Specific Vs Diffused Culture.

Q.2 Explain Eiffel Tower Culture.

Q.3 Discuss business strategy and implications of culture on business

strategy.

Q.4 Explain Japanese leadership approaches.

Q.5 Mr Zeeshan is a consultant. One of his clients wants to do business in

UAE. What suggestions Mr Zeeshan shall give the client?

Q.6 Visit the site http://www.geert-hofstede.com/ and have a look at the

cultural dimensions of

India http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_india.shtml.Write a short

note based on the observations.

BB0028 – Entrepreneurship Development

Q.1 Write a note on types of Entrepreneurs as classified by Danhof.

Q.2 What is SIDO? Explain its functions.

Q.3 Discuss MODVAT in detail.

Q.4 Explain New Small Enterprise Policy, 1991.

Q.5 Elaborate the TQM Process in Small Scale Enterprises.

Q.6 DigiTal is a leading laptop manufacturing company. It decides to add

some more new products to the existing product line like – digital

cameras and MP4 players. Help them to understand the basics for internal

growth of business and discuss the advantages and disadvantages as

well.

BB0029 –Economic Reforms Process in India

Q1. Explain privatization through disinvestment in India.

Q2. Briefly discuss the reforms in the banking sector during 1992-2001.?

Q3. Discuss the impact of convertibility both in current account and

capital account.?

Q4. Write notes on VAT, MODVAT and Service Tax.

Q5. Do you think poverty can be reduced through policies of inclusive

growth? Justify

Q6. Has the FDI flows in the current times helped India? Elaborate

BB0030 – Role of International Finance Institutions

Q1. How has India benefited from International Development Association?

Q2. What are the types of assistance given by The International Finance

Corporation?

Q3. In what way has the Asian Development Bank assisted India? Give

current information also.

BB0031 – Management Development

Q.1 What are the different types of decisions? Explain with examples.

Q.2 Discuss Line organizations in detail.

Q.3 Mr. Narayan is Senior Manager HR with BrightShine Paints. He wants

to develop a system which helps in drafting the plans and achieving

them. It shall also help in improving the communication between the

superior and subordinates. Suggest a technique which may help to

achieve

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