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Define International Council of Social Welfare (ICSW)

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Question:

Describe the role of social workers in international development and relief.

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Do you recognize this famous scene? Analyze the play from postmodernism and gender perspective. (Refer to Block 5)

 

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Choose any recently published novel you have read. Discuss caste, class and gender in the novel, explaining the story. (Refer to Block 3)

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Critically analyse the image and discuss the semiotics of advertisements. (Refer to Block 1)

 

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Select any Small or Medium Enterprise (SME) of your choice. Discuss with them about why they need to manage working capital and how it is done. What are the various barriers faced by them in optimization of working capital.

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Question:

How does uncertainty affect Inventory Management? Explain any one model of Inventory Management under the condition of uncertainty.

 

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Question:

The Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2024 and the Balance Sheet as on that date, for Alpha Ltd. is as follows:

Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2024

 

Particulars


 
 

Rs. Lakhs


 
 

Particulars


 
 

Rs. Lakhs


 
 

Opening stock


 
 

1.75


 
 

Sales : Credit


 
 

12.00


 
 

Add: Manufacturing costs


 
 

10.75


 
 

Cash


 
 

3.00


 
 

 


 
 

12.50


 
 

 


 
 

 


 
 

Less: Closing stock


 
 

1.50


 
 

 


 
 

 


 
 

Cost of goods sold


 
 

11.00


 
 

 


 
 

 


 
 

Gross Profit


 
 

4.00


 
 

 


 
 

 


 
 

 


 
 

15.00


 
 

 


 
 

15.00


 
 

Administrative expenses


 
 

0.35


 
 

Gross Profit


 
 

4.00


 
 

Selling expenses


 
 

0.25


 
 

Other Income


 
 

0.09


 
 

Depreciation


 
 

0.50


 
 

 


 
 

 


 
 

Interest


 
 

0.47


 
 

 


 
 

 


 
 

Income –tax


 
 

1.26


 
 

 


 
 

 


 
 

Net Profit


 
 

1.26


 
 

 


 
 

 


 
 

 


 
 

4.09


 
 

 


 
 

4.09


 

Balance Sheet as on 31st March, 2024

 

Liabilities


 
 

Rs. Lakhs


 
 

Assets


 
 

Rs. Lakhs


 
 

Equity shares of Rs. 10 each


 
 

3.50


 
 

Plant and machinery


 
 

10.00


 
 

10% Preference shares


 
 

2.00


 
 

Less: Depreciation


 
 

2.50


 
 

Reserves and Surplus


 
 

2.00


 
 

Net plant and machinery


 
 

7.50


 
 

Long-term loan (12%)


 
 

1.00


 
 

Goodwill


 
 

1.40


 

 

 

Debentures (14%)


 
 

2.50


 
 

Stock


 
 

1.50


 
 

Creditors


 
 

0.60


 
 

Debtors


 
 

1.00


 
 

Bills Payable


 
 

0.20


 
 

Pre-paid expenses


 
 

0.25


 
 

Accrued expenses


 
 

0.20


 
 

Marketable securities


 
 

0.75


 
 

Provision for tax


 
 

0.65


 
 

Cash


 
 

0.25


 
 

 


 
 

12.65


 
 

 


 
 

12.65


 

 

 

The market price of the shares of Alpha Ltd. on 31st March, 2024 is Rs. 45


 
 

 

 

(Rs. Lakhs)


 
 

 


 
 

Reserves at the beginning


 
 

1.465


 
 

 


 
 

Net Profit during the year


 
 

1.260


 
 

 


 
 

 


 
 

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Preference dividends


 
 

0.200


 
 

 


 
 

Equity dividends


 
 

0.525


 
 

 


 
 

Reserves at the close of year


 
 

2.000


 
 

 


 

 

Calculate the following Ratios – (1) Current ratio (2) Quick ratio (3) Debt- equity ratio (4) Interest coverage (5) Fixed charge coverage (6) Stock turnover (7) Debtors turnover (8) Average collection period (9) Gross profit margin (10) Net profit margin (11) Operating ratio (12) Return on capital employed (ROCE) (13) Earnings per share (14) Return on shareholders’ equity (15) P/E ratio and (16) Earning yield.

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Question:

Discuss the Industry Norm Approach and Economic Modelling Approach to the determination of working capital.

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Estimator and Estimate
 

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Various methods of primary data collection
 

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Systematic random sampling and Stratified random sampling
 

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Coefficient of variation

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Properties of the standard normal distribution

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Concept of a random variable

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Question:

Explain how the normal equations for a regression model can be derived.

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Question:

Calculate index numbers using Paasche’s method and Fisher’s method from the following data:
| Commodity | p_0 | q_0 | p_1 | q_1 |

Commodity p_1  q_1 p_0  q_0 
A 5 14 3 8
B 8 18 6 25
C 3 25 1 40
D 15 36 12 48
E 9 14 7 18
F 7 13 5 19

 

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Question:

 

For a binomial experiment, show that the probability of x successes P(x) is given by:
 

P(x) = \binom{n}{x} p^x (1 - p)^{n-x}.

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Question:

How do you construct a confidence interval for a statistic? What are its implications?

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Question:

Explain the concept of standard error with an example. What are its implications?

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