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Taxation- Direct and
Indirect
1.
Ms. Ankita completed her MBA from DAVV, Indore. She joined an enterprise as an
Accounts Manager at a CTC of Rs 650000. She invested Rs 150000 in PPF and paid
mediclaim for herself Rs 15000 using cash as a mode of payment. Discuss and
compute her tax liability assuming she is residential individual for the
Assessment year 2019-20.
2.
Ms. Urrjja is running successfully the business of supplying &selling
woolens on the digital platform. She is keen to understand how business expenses
are allowed under the Indian Income Tax Act 1961. However, these days she is
more concerned about whether there is any provision under the Act which allows
claiming deductions in relation to residuary expenses.
As
a knowledgeable person in taxation, how will you address the worry of Ms.
Urrjja. Is there any provision under the IT Act which allows to claim
deductions of residual expenses? If yes, how can she avail the benefit of the
said provision for her business?
3.
Mr. Mohan, aged 65 years, derives Rs 7.5 lacs as salary from Amiir PanWala
& Company for the year ended 31.03.2019. He supplies the following
information to the accounts department of the employer. (Applicable Assessment
year 2019-20)
|
Particulars
|
Amount
|
|
Loss from one of the Self - occupied
property
|
Rs 200000
|
|
Loss from let out house property
|
Rs 360000
|
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Interest from Flexi Fixed Deposits
|
Rs 150000
|
a.
Explain and examine the applicability of TDS provision.
b.
Compute total tax liability and monthly deduction for TDS.
Capital Market and
Portfolio Management
1.
Calculate the standard deviation and return of portfolio consisting of 60% of
Security A and 40% of Security B.
TABLE BELOW
|
Year
|
Security A return(%)
|
Security B return(%)
|
|
2015
|
10
|
18
|
|
2016
|
12
|
15
|
|
2017
|
9
|
11
|
|
2018
|
10
|
9
|
|
2019
|
5
|
7
|
2.
Calculate the return as per CAPM for each of the company’s stock, identify
whether they are underpriced, overpriced or correctly priced and advise
accordingly. Returns of T- Bill is 9%.
|
Stock
|
Expected Return
|
Beta
|
|
Titan
|
24%
|
1.8
|
|
Nestle
|
30%
|
1.5
|
|
Eicher Motors
|
12%
|
1.2
|
|
HDFC
|
25.9%
|
1.3
|
|
Sensex
|
22%
|
|
3.
An investor was tracking SBI and HDFC mutual funds whose return and beta are as
given below:
|
|
Observed Return
|
Beta
|
|
Portfolio SBI
|
18%
|
0.75
|
|
Portfolio HDFC
|
25%
|
1.25
|
Return
on the market portfolio is 11%, while the risk-free return is 8%. Assume
standard Deviation of the market to be 7%.
a.
Compute the Jensen index for each of the funds and comment which one is better.
b.
Compute the Treynor index for each of the funds and comment which one is
better.
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Corporate Finance
1.
Alpha Ltd is expecting an annual earnings before interest and tax of ₹ 1.5
Lakhs. The company has 10% debentures of ₹ 4 lakhs and cost of Equity capital
is 12%. Calculate the total value of the firm and the overall cost of capital
of the firm according to Net Income Approach. Also comment what will happen to
the value of the firm and the overall cost of capital if debt is increased in
the capital structure.
2.
The Capital structure of ABC Ltd, is as under:
|
Equity share capital
|
₹ 100 Lacs
|
|
10% Debentures
|
₹ 50 Lacs
|
·
The sales for the year 2019 are 1.5 Lac
units@ ₹ 40per unit
·
Also, the variable cost per unit is 20 %
of sales revenue
·
₹ 12 Lacs is the fixed operating cost.
·
Assume Income tax rate as 40 %
Calculate
Operating, Financial and Combined Leverage of the firm and interpret the
result.
3.
Neha would retire 30 years from today and she would need ₹ 6,00,000 per year
after her retirement, with the first retirement funds withdrawn one year from
the day she retires. Assume a return of 7% per annum on her retirement funds
and if her planning is for 25 years after retirement, Calculate:
a.
How much lumpsum she should deposit in her account today so that she has enough
funds for retirement?
b.
How much she should deposit each year so that she has enough funds for
retirement?
Cost & Management
Accounting
1.
Given the slowdown in the auto sector, Fast Automobile company, a car
manufacturing company wants to go in for an overhaul of its operations. The
Management wants to review the cost of all its product lines i.e. types of cars
it has in various segments and the way they value their closing stock given the
inventory pile up, to take some strategic decisions.
The
Management accountant is asked to prepare a summary of costs to enable the top
team to decide which product to manufacture, discontinue some segments etc.
What are the various types of ways the Management accountant can classify the
costs by Management decisions. Describe any 5. Also, discuss the different ways
in which the company can value its closing stock?
2.
Traditional Managerial accounting was all about managing costs whereas
Management accounting has undergone a sea change, given the change in the
overall Global environment. Discuss and describe in relation to the following –
·
Growth of E-Commerce and e-business.
Share atleast 2 practical examples.
·
Focus on cross-functional Groups
·
Total Quality management concept
How
these impacted global management accounting practices.
3.
Fancy Bag company purchases Ladies Bags from a wholesaler @ Rs 1100/- per
piece. They add accessories and packaging and sell each bag for Rs 1800/- per
piece. They incur certain fixed expenses.
The
company wants to understand how many pieces they must sell in order to be
profitable. They seek the help of a Management accountant to:
a.
Ascertain Contribution per piece and as a % of Sales Price.
b.
Prepare the Profit / Loss account for sale of 200 pieces 300 pieces
Details provided:
Purchase
Cost 1100 per pc
Sale 1800 per pc
Expenses Per Month
Rent 50000
Staff
Salary 75000
Commission
per pc 100
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Marketing of Financial
Services
1.
Explain the concept of Online Marketing of financial services. How is it
changing the way financial products and services are sold in India?
2.
One week ago you bought a ULIP policy from a private Life Insurance company. On
receiving the policy copy, you realize that the Life Insurance policy was
mis-sold. Would it be possible for you to return the policy? What strategy
would you follow to settle the matter with the insurance company?
3.
You are a Financial Planner. Your client Ashwin Aswani aged 37 years, married
with 1 child requires your help to make few financial decisions. (You can make
any assumptions to further build up your case.)
a.
Ashwin wants to buy a Pure Risk Life Insurance cover. He is confused whether he
should buy a ULIP or a Term Plan. Recommend the product best suited for him
giving valid reasons.
b.
Ashwin wants to purchase a holiday home by liquidating his retirement savings
and taking a home loan for the next 10 to 15 years. Ashwin wants your opinion whether
this is an appropriate strategy for a Retirement Plan.
Strategic Cost
Management
1.
A company has a contribution/sales ratio of 50%. It maintains a MOS of 25%. If
its annual fixed cost is Rs. 50 lakhs, calculate:
BE
sales, MOS, Total Sales, Total Variable Cost and Profit.
2.
The following information is available from the records of Alpha Ltd. For the
year 2019:
|
|
Rs.
|
|
Sales of product A
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25.0 Lakhs
|
|
Sales of product B
|
75.0 Lakhs
|
|
Material cost
|
55% of sales
|
|
Direct wages
|
50,000 per month per
worker
|
|
Factory Overheads:
|
|
|
Indirect Labor:
|
|
|
Works Manager
|
10,000.0 per month
|
|
Foreman
|
5,000.0 per month
|
|
Stores and spares
|
5.0% of sales
|
|
Depreciation of
machinery
|
150,000.00
|
|
Light and power
|
100,000.00
|
|
Repairs and
maintenance
|
150,000.00
|
|
Other expenses
|
15% of direct wages
|
|
Administration
expenses
|
200,000.0 per annum
|
You
are required to prepare a master budget.
3.
You are a consultant hired to advise ABC Limited on ROI and help with decision
making for additional order. The company has provided you following
information:
|
Particulars
|
Amount (Rs.)
|
|
Sales (2,00,000 units
at Rs. 20)
|
4,000,000
|
|
Less: Variable costs @
Rs. 15 per unit
|
3,000,000
|
|
Contribution Margin
|
1,000,000
|
|
Less: Fixed costs
|
750,000
|
|
Division Profit
|
250,000
|
The
amount of division investment is Rs. 15,00,000 and the target rate of return on
investment is 20%
a.
Based on the information provided calculate ROI and Residual income of ABC
Limited.
b.
Assume that division has offer to sell 50,000 units at Rs. 25 per unit. If
additional order is accepted, the variable cost per unit will remain the same.
However, fixed costs would increase by Rs. 250,000. A further additional
investment of Rs. 10,00,000 would also be required. Analyze the impact on
residual income.
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International Finance
1.
CQS plc is a UK company that sells goods solely within UK. CQS plc has recently
tried a foreign supplier in Netherland for the first time and need to pay
€250,000 to the supplier in six months’ time. You as financial manager are concerned
that the cost of these supplies may rise in Pound Sterling terms and has
decided to hedge the currency risk of this account payable. The following
information has been provided by the company’s bank:
Spot
rate (€ per £): 1·998
± 0·002
Six
months’ forward rate (€ per £): 1·979
± 0·004
Money
market rates available to CQS plc:
Borrowing
Deposit
One-year
Pound Sterling interest rates: 6·1%
5·4%
One-year
Euro interest rates: 4·0%
3·5%
Assuming
CQS plc has no surplus cash at the present time you are required to evaluate
whether a money market hedge, a forward market hedge or a lead payment should
be used to hedge the foreign account payable.
2.
On 30th June 2009 when a forward contract matured for execution you are asked
by an importer customer to extend the validity of the forward sale contract for
US$ 10,000 for a further period of three months.
Contracted
Rate US$1 = Rs.41.87
The
US Dollar quoted on 30.6.2009
Spot
Rs.
40.4800/Rs. 40.4900
Premium
July 0.1100/0.1300
Premium
August 0.2300/0.2500
Premium
September 0.3500/0.3750
Calculate
the cost for your customer in respect of the extension of the forward contract.
Rupee
values to be rounded off to the nearest Rupee.
Margin
0.080% for Buying Rate
Margin
0.25% for Selling Rate
3.
Wenden Co is a Dutch-based company which has the following expected
transactions.
One
month: Expected receipt of £2,40,000
One
month: Expected payment of £1,40,000
Three
months: Expected receipts of £3,00,000
The
finance manager has collected the following information:
Spot
rate (£ per €): 1.7820
± 0.0002
One
month forward rate (£ per €): 1.7829
± 0.0003
Three
months forward rate (£ per €): 1.7846
± 0.0004
Money
market rates for Wenden Co:
Borrowing
Deposit
One
year Euro interest rate: 4.9%
4.6%
One
year Sterling interest rate: 5.4%
5.1%
Assume
that it is now 1 April.
Required:
a.
Calculate the expected Euro receipts in one month and in three months using the
forward market.
b.
Calculate the expected Euro receipts in three months using a money-market hedge
and recommend whether a forward market hedge or a money market hedge should be
used.
Business Ethics,
Governance & Risk
1.
Read up on the ICICI Bank-Videocon Loan Case from credible public sources
(website, newspaper, magazines) and answer the following questions. (Kindly
mention only the facts and not speculations or rumors). You can refer to
chapter 9 & 10 to understand the scope of the questions.
Explain
the TWO ethical issues or concern in the ICICI Bank case and the negative
impacts of these issues on the bank?
2.
In 2015 India’s food regulator had banned Maggi Noodles (of Nestle India) after
tests showed that it contained excessive lead and for alleged mislabelling over
flavour enhancer MSG. The product returned to stores after a court lifted the
restriction. Nestlé has since then removed the claim “No added MSG.” You can
refer to chapter 4 and answer the following question.
According
to you, which all internal departments worked together to overcome the
allegation and relaunch the same product in a way that it would earn the trust
of its key consumers and stakeholders? What contributions were made by each of
these departments while work together for this common business objective?
3.
a. As an employee if you become a whistle blower, are you being disloyal
towards your employer? Yes or No? What is/are the ethical reason/s for becoming
a whistle blower?
3.
b. Explain any two reasons to showcase that study and understanding of ethics
makes for a better manager, good business and happy society?
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Strategic Financial
Management
1. From the following
information of the two projects calculate the net present value and suggest
which of the two projects should be acepted assuming a discount rate of 10%.
TABLE GIVEN BELOW
|
|
Project
X
|
Project
Y
|
|
Initial
Investment
|
₹
25,000
|
₹
30,000
|
|
Estimated
Life
|
5
years
|
5
years
|
|
Scrap
Value
|
₹
1,500
|
₹
2,000
|
The profits before
depreciation and after taxes are as follows:
|
Years
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
Project
X (₹)
|
5,000
|
10,000
|
12,000
|
7,000
|
3,000
|
|
Project
Y (₹)
|
20,000
|
10,000
|
7,000
|
5,000
|
2,000
|
2.
Nisha has completed her MBA and has joined a company which was going to raise
fund from long term sources such as Debt and Equity. Nisha was asked by her
manager to prepare a report on which could be a better source of funding for
the firm mentioning the advantages of each to be presented to the Management so
that it is easy for them to take the decision. Help her to prepare the report.
3 The following
information is given for Delta Ltd.
|
Earnings
per share
|
₹
15
|
|
Dividend
per share
|
₹
5
|
|
Cost
of capital
|
15%
|
|
Internal
Rate of Return on Investment
|
20%
|
|
Retention
Ratio
|
65%
|
Calculate the market
price per share using
a. Gordon's Dividend
Model
b. Walter's Dividend
Model
Project Management
1.
Your organization is looking for procuring project management software. You are
asked to prepare a file note describing how this software will help your
organization. You are required to list at least three project management software
tools with details such as salient features, cost, etc. You are also asked to
recommend a specific software tool with proper justification. Please introduce
your organization before sharing your file note.
2.
You are celebrating the successful completion of a project. During the party,
the Vice President of Projects in your organization pulled you aside and asked
you the secret of the success of the project. You shared few points, which
seemed to have impressed her. Next day, you got an email from her to submit a
brief report describing the key factors that led to successful completion of
your project. The report is also expected to provide top two recommendations to
other project managers. Please introduce your organization before sharing your
brief report.
3.
“No! I have worked on this concept for so long and I don’t want some bean
counters coming and telling me to stop working on it” Natasha was very upset
since the Head of Accounting & Finance department have told her boss to
immediately stop the work as his department didn’t find the proposed project
financially viable.
“Don’t
get emotional!” Jaywant started talking to Natasha. Being a good friend,
Jaywant wanted to help her. “First of all, tell me how the NPV and IRR figures
looked for your proposed project.” “I am not sure,” Natasha was candid. “I
didn’t do those calculations since I was busy with other parts of the project
proposal.”
“That’s
a great mistake, I must say. You must do these calculations and then get them
verified by our Accounting & Finance department. I can help but I would
suggest you take help of Manish. He is not only expert is this type of analysis
but he also respects your engineering abilities and will surely like to find
the way out to save your proposed project” Jaywant’s words helped Natasha to
get out of her chair as she moved to her phone for calling Manish.
a.
How will Manish explain the concept of NPV to Natasha?
b.
How will Manish explain the concept of IRR to Natasha?
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Financial Institutions
and Markets
1.
“Primary Market helps to facilitate capital growth by enabling individuals to
convert savings into investments. Describe in details the techniques that
companies uses to raise the fresh capital from the primary market.
2.
Explain why insurance sectors are considered as financial intermediary. Discuss
any four types of insurance plans that are available in the market.
3.
Ms. Goyal, after completing her graduation, recently joined a bank. With a
steady income and good growth prospects for her career, she intends to save
regularly and increase the amount of savings gradually over the years. Her
colleagues in the bank have advised her investing in Mutual Funds (MFs), as a
suitable option for her. However, Ms. Goyal is not at all familiar with MFs.
Advise Ms.Goyal with the below queries:
a.
Explain brief on Mutual Funds and its features.
b.
Enumerate any four types of Mutual Fund to Ms.Goyal.
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