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IGNOU MMPF-01 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
1. Discuss the Industry Norm Approach and Economic Modelling Approach to the determination of working capital.
2. 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:
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.
3. How does uncertainty affect Inventory Management? Explain any one model of Inventory Management under the condition of uncertainty.
4. Explain the significance of trade credit. What are the factors that influence the availability of trade credit?
5. 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.
IGNOU MMPF-01 (July 2023 – January 2024) Assignment Questions
1. What do you understand by Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)? How does a change in these ratios affect the availability of bank credit to business organisations? Discuss.
2. Discuss any two Sources of Short-term Finance, other than Bank Credit and Trade Credit, that are used by firms to meet their Working Capital needs.
3. Try to find out from any Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) how they manage their working capital effectively. Write a detail report on your findings.
4. Study the case on “Receivables Management In Tata Consultancy Services Limited”, given in unit 15 of this course. Answer the Questions given at the end of this case.