Sunday, May 30, 2010
IT430 MID 31May2010
Shared By: Maher
Today is my IT430 paper quite tough laga muja
Check it
1. At the end of all process what will be variable t contain
Var S1=”made”
Var S2=”U”
Var S3=”and me”
t =Si+”4”+S2+S3 2marks
2. Suppose there is applet at “http//www.vu.edu.pk/demo.class” write code to include this applet in your browser page 2marks
3. How would you change a date “MyDate” to one week later? 3marks
4. Note on Application Gate way firewalls. 3marks
5. Essential feature of E-commerce software 5marks
6. Write HTML for Input field, reset button and submit button 5marks
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Monday, May 31, 2010
MGT 601 mid paper
Sunday, May 30, 2010
MGT601 MID 31May2010
Total 32 question thy
28 MCQ,s
2 question 5 marks n 2 (2) marks
Envirnoment post operative problems(5 marks)
The benefits that SME enjoy in envirnmental issues(5 marks)
The benifits that SME not enjoy(2 marks)
BEST OF LUCK
MGT601 MID 31May2010
Total 32 question thy
28 MCQ,s
2 question 5 marks n 2 (2) marks
Envirnoment post operative problems(5 marks)
The benefits that SME enjoy in envirnmental issues(5 marks)
The benifits that SME not enjoy(2 marks)
BEST OF LUCK
FIN 623 mid paper
Sunday, May 30, 2010
FIN623 MID 29May2010
Shared By:- piine6
I had done TAX paper today
pattern same 32 questions wala tha.
Q. what is PermanentEstablishment ? 3 marks
Q. computation of income which is partially agricultural and partly business.3 maks
Q. Tax treatment of Non resident income according to Pakistan source income ? why it is like this ? 5 marks
Q. computation of total income of non resident person according to 2009.
(is swal k liye ch 19 aur 20 ki nexamples solve kr lein)
FIN623 MID 29May2010
Shared By:- piine6
I had done TAX paper today
pattern same 32 questions wala tha.
Q. what is PermanentEstablishment ? 3 marks
Q. computation of income which is partially agricultural and partly business.3 maks
Q. Tax treatment of Non resident income according to Pakistan source income ? why it is like this ? 5 marks
Q. computation of total income of non resident person according to 2009.
(is swal k liye ch 19 aur 20 ki nexamples solve kr lein)
MKT 501 mid paper
Sunday, May 30, 2010
MKT501 MID 29May2010
Shared By:- Qasim
Q1:What is price sta blisation and it,s objectivees(3 Marks),what is premium pricing why do people prefer premium pri cin(5 Marks),defina type of product with logical reasons ,Furniture,car,soap,mango,rice(5Marks) his iwas the
MKT501 MID 29May2010
Shared By:- Qasim
Q1:What is price sta blisation and it,s objectivees(3 Marks),what is premium pricing why do people prefer premium pri cin(5 Marks),defina type of product with logical reasons ,Furniture,car,soap,mango,rice(5Marks) his iwas the
Sunday, May 30, 2010
MGMT 625 mid papers
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
“Learning that creates stability and culture is different from the learning that enables organizations to innovate as they encounter changing conditions in both their external and internal environment.” Which of the following experts gave above mentioned concept?
► Schein
► Charles
► Toffler
► Schon
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is a process of setting objectives, or goals, and formulating policies, strategies, and procedures to meet them?
► Planning
► Organizing
► Leading
► Controlling
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
McDonalds is a U.S. based firm but it also sells its products in Pakistan. This is an example of which of the following?
► Localization
► Internationalization
► Globalization
► Glocalization
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Toyota, a Japanese firm, but is manufacturing cars in Kentucky. This is an example of which of the following?
► Internationalization
► Globalization
► Localization
► Glocalization
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Sony introduces hundreds of new products (including improved products) every year. This continuous change is the most effective organizational environment for which of the following?
► Refreezing
► Unfreezing
► Negotiations
► Resistance
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT a stage in Kurt Lewin's famous three-stage prescriptive model of change that was developed in the 1950s?
► Refreezing attitudes
► Melting resistance
► Unfreezing current attitudes
► Moving to a new level
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is an organizational culture in which people have clearly delegated authorities within a highly defined structure?
► Power culture
► Role culture
► Task culture
► Person culture
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is an organizational culture in which teams are formed to solve particular problems?
► Power culture
► Role culture
► Task culture
► Person culture
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following refers to birth of an organization according to Baird & Meshoulam?
► Organization initiation
► Functional growth
► Controlled growth
► Strategic integration
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The belief of an organization that its policies are superior to that of any other organization. This refers to which of the following?
► Polycentricism
► Geocentricism
► Regiocentricism
► Ethnocentricism
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following theories operate on a single entity?
► Life cycle and teleological theories
► Teleological and dialectical theories
► Dialectical and evolutionary theories
► Evolutionary and life cycle theories
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
According to which of the following “dialectics means the process of change, logic and a method”?
► Aristotle
► Hegel
► Marx
► Plato
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In which of the following approach assumptions behind the plan are not shared with organizational members?
► Expert system approach
► Devil’s advocate approach
► Dialectical inquiry approach
► External analysis approach
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify an approach in which the role of managers’ behavior is destructive rather than constructive.
► Expert system approach
► Devil’s advocate approach
► Dialectical inquiry approach
► External analysis approach
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT a weakness of devil’s advocacy approach?
► It gives no solution
► It demoralizes managers
► It makes managers’ behavior destructive
► It focuses on what is going wrong
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following theories explains 'Change' as a recurrent, cumulative, and probabilistic progression of variation, selection, and retention among entities in a designated population?
► Life cycle theories
► Teleological theories
► Dialectical theories
► Evolutionary theories
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify an approach in which traits can be acquired within a generation through learning and imitation.
► Darwinian approach
► Lamarckian approach
► Managerial approach
► Biological approach
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
According to Greiner, in his five phases of growth model, what type of crisis follows phase 4 (growth through coordination)?
► Control crisis
► Autonomy crisis
► Leadership crisis
► Red tape crisis
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When there is a lack of confidence and trust between line and staff, which of the following crisis is created?
► Control crisis
► Autonomy crisis
► Leadership crisis
► Red tape crisis
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is an internal source of structural inertia?
► Sunk cost
► New technology
► Government regulations
► Social legitimacy
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Internal politics for vested interests amongst organizational members refers to:
►Structural inertia
►Natural selection
►Adaptation
►Variation
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
"Cause and effect" refers to:
►Concept of causality
►Concept of change
►Concept of adaptability
►Concept of selection
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
According to Hannan and Freeman, which of the following is Not an attribute in determining organizational specie?
►Normative order
►Formal structure
►Patterns of activity
►Environmental forces
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify a phase, which emphasizes on spontaneity in managerial actions through teams and the skillful confrontation of interpersonal differences.
►Collaboration
►Formalization
►Renewal
►Delegation
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following strategies refers to revolutionary type of change, in terms of strategic management?
►Internal development
►External development
►Incremental development
►Gradual development
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Mergers and acquisitions are examples of which of the following developments?
►Internal development
►External development
►Incremental development
►Gradual development
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In terms of strategy development, logical incrementalism refers to:
►The deliberate development of strategy by experimentation and learning from partial commitments
►The utilization by top managers of a mixture of formal and informal social and political processes to draw together an emerging pattern of strategies from these subsystems
►Systematized, step-by-step, chronological procedures to develop or coordinate an organization’s strategy
►Experimentation with side bet ventures and allowing developments to emerge from subsystems
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Whenever any new program is introduced in an organization in order to enhance its productivity level, problem of acceptance arises which comes primarily from three sources: interpersonal, organizational and environmental. Identify which of the following is its environmental source.
►Competitive pressure
►Budgetary allocations
►Learning new terminology
►Altering superior-subordinate relationships
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 3 )
Briefly describe dialectical approach in context of organization.
Answer : The dialectical approach can be defined in congestion with the definition of the organization as a system may be called dialectical if it examines a situation completely and logically from two different points of view. Further this approach begins by identifying the prevailing or recommended plan and the data which were used to derive it.
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 3 )
What do you know about vital rates?
Vital rates means death rates and founding rates. This is not only true for the study of large organizations but also of entrepreneurship and small businesses. Following to be learn:
Ø Role of competition
Ø Institutional constraints
Ø Role of government
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 5 )
Discuss leadership crisis with respect to organizations and how can this be managed.
Answer : As company grows, needs larger production, specialized knowledge, better marketing and finance techniques and need of capital, therefore needs increased number of professional people in all functional areas.
This is very difficult and cannot be managed at an informal level, further formalization, procedurals also come into play for their respective financial and managerial control. The owners found themselves with unwanted managerial responsibilities, as they still try to act it in the past ways. Owners enter into conflict with managers. This issue is cited as agency theory in corporate governance and strategic management courses. At this point crisis of leadership occurs – the first revolution.
The Owner / founders, often hate to step aside even though they are probably temperament wise unsuited to be managers. So the developmental choice for founder is to choose strong manager and step aside for perpetual growth or select week manager and compromise on growth
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 5 )
What is the relationship of evolutionary theories with other theories of change?
Answer : This theory incorporates variety and range of views. This theory is quite in full in comparison with other theories like. The OLC is again like parallel explanations of evolutionary theory.
The same is trying to evolve in each stage of its development as followings :
- Be competitive.
- Environmental background.
The Teleological theory explains change in terms of purposive and careful ways of objective setting, compatible with teleological – consistency in policies and objective for stable evolution of organization With in organization we have dialectics and dialectical thinking; have to incorporate opposing view point so as to come forth with effective policy outcome.
“Learning that creates stability and culture is different from the learning that enables organizations to innovate as they encounter changing conditions in both their external and internal environment.” Which of the following experts gave above mentioned concept?
► Schein
► Charles
► Toffler
► Schon
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is a process of setting objectives, or goals, and formulating policies, strategies, and procedures to meet them?
► Planning
► Organizing
► Leading
► Controlling
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
McDonalds is a U.S. based firm but it also sells its products in Pakistan. This is an example of which of the following?
► Localization
► Internationalization
► Globalization
► Glocalization
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Toyota, a Japanese firm, but is manufacturing cars in Kentucky. This is an example of which of the following?
► Internationalization
► Globalization
► Localization
► Glocalization
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Sony introduces hundreds of new products (including improved products) every year. This continuous change is the most effective organizational environment for which of the following?
► Refreezing
► Unfreezing
► Negotiations
► Resistance
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT a stage in Kurt Lewin's famous three-stage prescriptive model of change that was developed in the 1950s?
► Refreezing attitudes
► Melting resistance
► Unfreezing current attitudes
► Moving to a new level
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is an organizational culture in which people have clearly delegated authorities within a highly defined structure?
► Power culture
► Role culture
► Task culture
► Person culture
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is an organizational culture in which teams are formed to solve particular problems?
► Power culture
► Role culture
► Task culture
► Person culture
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following refers to birth of an organization according to Baird & Meshoulam?
► Organization initiation
► Functional growth
► Controlled growth
► Strategic integration
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The belief of an organization that its policies are superior to that of any other organization. This refers to which of the following?
► Polycentricism
► Geocentricism
► Regiocentricism
► Ethnocentricism
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following theories operate on a single entity?
► Life cycle and teleological theories
► Teleological and dialectical theories
► Dialectical and evolutionary theories
► Evolutionary and life cycle theories
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
According to which of the following “dialectics means the process of change, logic and a method”?
► Aristotle
► Hegel
► Marx
► Plato
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In which of the following approach assumptions behind the plan are not shared with organizational members?
► Expert system approach
► Devil’s advocate approach
► Dialectical inquiry approach
► External analysis approach
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify an approach in which the role of managers’ behavior is destructive rather than constructive.
► Expert system approach
► Devil’s advocate approach
► Dialectical inquiry approach
► External analysis approach
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT a weakness of devil’s advocacy approach?
► It gives no solution
► It demoralizes managers
► It makes managers’ behavior destructive
► It focuses on what is going wrong
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following theories explains 'Change' as a recurrent, cumulative, and probabilistic progression of variation, selection, and retention among entities in a designated population?
► Life cycle theories
► Teleological theories
► Dialectical theories
► Evolutionary theories
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify an approach in which traits can be acquired within a generation through learning and imitation.
► Darwinian approach
► Lamarckian approach
► Managerial approach
► Biological approach
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
According to Greiner, in his five phases of growth model, what type of crisis follows phase 4 (growth through coordination)?
► Control crisis
► Autonomy crisis
► Leadership crisis
► Red tape crisis
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When there is a lack of confidence and trust between line and staff, which of the following crisis is created?
► Control crisis
► Autonomy crisis
► Leadership crisis
► Red tape crisis
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is an internal source of structural inertia?
► Sunk cost
► New technology
► Government regulations
► Social legitimacy
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Internal politics for vested interests amongst organizational members refers to:
►Structural inertia
►Natural selection
►Adaptation
►Variation
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
"Cause and effect" refers to:
►Concept of causality
►Concept of change
►Concept of adaptability
►Concept of selection
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
According to Hannan and Freeman, which of the following is Not an attribute in determining organizational specie?
►Normative order
►Formal structure
►Patterns of activity
►Environmental forces
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify a phase, which emphasizes on spontaneity in managerial actions through teams and the skillful confrontation of interpersonal differences.
►Collaboration
►Formalization
►Renewal
►Delegation
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following strategies refers to revolutionary type of change, in terms of strategic management?
►Internal development
►External development
►Incremental development
►Gradual development
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Mergers and acquisitions are examples of which of the following developments?
►Internal development
►External development
►Incremental development
►Gradual development
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In terms of strategy development, logical incrementalism refers to:
►The deliberate development of strategy by experimentation and learning from partial commitments
►The utilization by top managers of a mixture of formal and informal social and political processes to draw together an emerging pattern of strategies from these subsystems
►Systematized, step-by-step, chronological procedures to develop or coordinate an organization’s strategy
►Experimentation with side bet ventures and allowing developments to emerge from subsystems
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Whenever any new program is introduced in an organization in order to enhance its productivity level, problem of acceptance arises which comes primarily from three sources: interpersonal, organizational and environmental. Identify which of the following is its environmental source.
►Competitive pressure
►Budgetary allocations
►Learning new terminology
►Altering superior-subordinate relationships
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 3 )
Briefly describe dialectical approach in context of organization.
Answer : The dialectical approach can be defined in congestion with the definition of the organization as a system may be called dialectical if it examines a situation completely and logically from two different points of view. Further this approach begins by identifying the prevailing or recommended plan and the data which were used to derive it.
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 3 )
What do you know about vital rates?
Vital rates means death rates and founding rates. This is not only true for the study of large organizations but also of entrepreneurship and small businesses. Following to be learn:
Ø Role of competition
Ø Institutional constraints
Ø Role of government
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 5 )
Discuss leadership crisis with respect to organizations and how can this be managed.
Answer : As company grows, needs larger production, specialized knowledge, better marketing and finance techniques and need of capital, therefore needs increased number of professional people in all functional areas.
This is very difficult and cannot be managed at an informal level, further formalization, procedurals also come into play for their respective financial and managerial control. The owners found themselves with unwanted managerial responsibilities, as they still try to act it in the past ways. Owners enter into conflict with managers. This issue is cited as agency theory in corporate governance and strategic management courses. At this point crisis of leadership occurs – the first revolution.
The Owner / founders, often hate to step aside even though they are probably temperament wise unsuited to be managers. So the developmental choice for founder is to choose strong manager and step aside for perpetual growth or select week manager and compromise on growth
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 5 )
What is the relationship of evolutionary theories with other theories of change?
Answer : This theory incorporates variety and range of views. This theory is quite in full in comparison with other theories like. The OLC is again like parallel explanations of evolutionary theory.
The same is trying to evolve in each stage of its development as followings :
- Be competitive.
- Environmental background.
The Teleological theory explains change in terms of purposive and careful ways of objective setting, compatible with teleological – consistency in policies and objective for stable evolution of organization With in organization we have dialectics and dialectical thinking; have to incorporate opposing view point so as to come forth with effective policy outcome.
MKT 610 mid papers
Thursday, May 27, 2010
MKT610 MID May 2010
Today Paper (27-05-2010)
total 32 question thy
28mcq's and 4 subjective
1: difference b/w product and service
2: differentiate customer loyalty and retention
3: how brand familiarity is created and what are the qualities of good brand name?
4: how do database and customer privacy considerations play role in building strong customer relationship?
MKT610 MID May 2010
Today Paper (27-05-2010)
total 32 question thy
28mcq's and 4 subjective
1: difference b/w product and service
2: differentiate customer loyalty and retention
3: how brand familiarity is created and what are the qualities of good brand name?
4: how do database and customer privacy considerations play role in building strong customer relationship?
MGT 301 mid papers
Friday, May 28, 2010
MGT301 MID 28May2010
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
MGT301- Principles of Marketing
Time: 60 min
Marks: 47
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Your firm has just developed its first successful MIS. It interacts with information users to assess information needs, develop needed information, _____ the marketing information and help managers use it in their decision making.
► Distribute
► Collect
► Retrieve
► Store
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
People are expected to perform activities according to the persons around them. These activities reflect which one of the following concept?
► Motive
► Role
► Lifestyle
► Tradition
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Companies are refraining to use poisonous gases in the manufacturing of their products to prevent damage to the environment. The companies are trying to follow:
► Production Concept
► Product Concept
► Marketing Concept
► Societal Marketing Concept
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If Proctor and Gamble need to know what percentage of customers examines product labels before making a product selection in the supermarket? By which method this study would be accomplished?
► Focus groups
► Mail surveys
► Personal interviews
► Observations
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Advertising agencies are an example of which of the following marketing intermediaries?
► Insurance company
► Financial intermediary
► Marketing services agency
► Physical distribution firm
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Through which process individuals and groups obtain what they need and want by creating and exchanging products and value with others?
► Production process
► Marketing process
► Managerial process
► accounting process
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following scheme is TRUE regarding marketing research in sequence?
► Gathering data, analysis, interpretation
► Analysis, gathering data, interpretation
► Interpretation, gathering data, analysis
► Interpretation, reporting, analysis
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which method of research can be used to obtain information if people are unwilling or unable to provide?
► Observations
► Focus groups
► Personal interviews
► Questionnaires
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When a church targets different demographic groups to increase attendance, it is an example of which of the following options?
► Not-for-profit marketing
► Mindless marketing
► Ethics in marketing
► Societal marketing
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Sampling requires the answer to three questions. Which of the following is an inappropriate one?
► Who is to be sampled (what sampling unit)?
► How many people should be surveyed (what sample size)?
► Why should they be sampled (justification)?
► How should the people be chosen (what sampling method)?
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Relationship marketing is a consistent application of up to date knowledge of individual customers to product and service design. Why it is communicated interactively to customers?
► For delivering short term value & satisfaction to customers
► For delivering long term value & satisfaction to customers
► For delivering short term value to management
► For delivering long term value to management
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Demographic segmentation divides the market into groups based on which of the following variables?
► Size, location, industry, customer
► Size, company, industry, technology
► Location, size, occupation, race
► Customer, technology, company, industry
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When the size, purchasing power and profiles of business market segments can be determined, they are said to possess the requirement of being what?
► Measurable
► Accessible
► Substantial
► Actionable
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following sets reflects the marketing strategy statement in new product development?
► Idea generation; idea screening; concept development
► Idea generation; concept development; concept testing
► Target market description; planned product positioning; sales goals
► Idea generation; test marketing; commercialization
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The concepts of exchange and relationships lead to the concept of a market. Which one of the following sets reflects the market?
► Actual buyers & Potential buyers
► Whole sellers & Retailers
► Consumers & Customers
► Agents & Brokers
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following sets represents 4 C’s of the marketing mix?
► Customer solution, cost, convenience, communication
► Customer, cost, convenience, comfort
► Convenience, communication, coverage, cost
► Cost, coverage, communication, consultancy
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Supply's sales force of ABC Company continues to expand, the firm plans to add a fleet of company cars to its sales compensation package. For ABC Company, this would represent which one of the following purchases?
► New-task
► Modified rebuy
► Straight rebuy
► Repetitive
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The Cost to attract a new customer is how much more than to keep a current customer satisfied.
► 5 to 10 times
► 6 to 12 times
► 10 to 20 times
► 10 to 15 times
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
XYZ retail store tries to satisfy all its customers and makes every effort in achieving its sales. This is because they believe that losing a customer means not only losing a single sale but the entire stream of purchase that customer will make in his life time of patronage. This phenomenon is known as:
► Customer Lifetime Value
► Customer Equity
► Superior Customer Value
► Customer Satisfaction
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following options refers to “The art and science of choosing target markets and building profitable relationships”?
► Customer relationship management
► Knowledge management
► Total quality management
► Marketing management
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In Boston Consulting Group approach, which one of the following options provides a measure of market attractiveness?
► Business portfolio
► Market share
► Market growth rate
► Relative market share
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The process in which individuals or groups select, purchase, use or dispose of products, services, ideas or experiences to satisfy needs and desires is known as:
► All of the given options
► Consumer behavior
► Supplier behavior
► Organizational behavior
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Brand created and owned by the producer of a product or service is called:
► National Brand
► Private Brand
► License Brand
► Co-branding
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Marketing management functions in ascending order are:
► Control – implementation – market planning
► Market planning – control – implementation
► Implementation – control – market planning
► Marketing planning – implementation - control
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The marketing mix consists of the four Ps: product, price, place, and promotion. In this modern marketing era, these tools might be more appropriately named the four Cs: Customer solution, Customer cost, Communication and ___________.
► Customer control
► Convenience
► Consideration
► Customer relationship
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Launching a product in a small part of the market is called:
► Test marketing
► Product testing
► Marketing analysis
► All of the given
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The Planning which is concerned with translating the general goals and plans developed by strategic managers into objectives that are more specific is called:
► Strategic Planning
► Tactical Planning
► Operational Planning
► Mission Planning
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In a business market the buyer has to make the most amount of decisions while making a:
► Straight rebuy
► New task
► Modified rebuy
► None of the given options
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Manufacturers of surf excel are successful in making their product occupy a desirable place in the hearts of its customers. Now surf excel is considered as a powerful all purpose family detergent. The marketers have successfully ___________ its product.
► Differentiated
► Targated
► Positioned
► Segmented
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
XYZ companying is designing different products for different age groups. They are keeping in mind the needs, wants and demands of the different age groups so that their product would prove successful and profitable. XYZ is practicing
► Mass marketing
► Segment marketing
► Niche marketing
► All of the given options
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A good package may:
► Protect the product
► Help to sell the product
► Raise total distribution cost
► All of the given options
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following steps in strategic planning occurs at the business unit level rather than the corporate level?
► Defining the company mission
► Planning marketing strategies
► Setting companies objectives and goals
► Designing the business portfolio
Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following options refers to “New Products”?
► Product modifications
► Product improvements
► New brands that a firm develops
► All of the given options
Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A political force is one of the actors of marketing macro environment. It is difficult for the marketers to deal with the political environment because:
► It is simple to recognize
► It is beyond their control
► It is easily ignored
► It is easily influenced
Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
Differentiate between performance quality and conformance quality of the product.
Question No: 36 ( Marks: 5 )
List down the factors which plays important role for the development and marketing of individual products and services?
Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )
How many stages are involved in adoption process?
MGT301 MID 28May2010
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
MGT301- Principles of Marketing
Time: 60 min
Marks: 47
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Your firm has just developed its first successful MIS. It interacts with information users to assess information needs, develop needed information, _____ the marketing information and help managers use it in their decision making.
► Distribute
► Collect
► Retrieve
► Store
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
People are expected to perform activities according to the persons around them. These activities reflect which one of the following concept?
► Motive
► Role
► Lifestyle
► Tradition
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Companies are refraining to use poisonous gases in the manufacturing of their products to prevent damage to the environment. The companies are trying to follow:
► Production Concept
► Product Concept
► Marketing Concept
► Societal Marketing Concept
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If Proctor and Gamble need to know what percentage of customers examines product labels before making a product selection in the supermarket? By which method this study would be accomplished?
► Focus groups
► Mail surveys
► Personal interviews
► Observations
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Advertising agencies are an example of which of the following marketing intermediaries?
► Insurance company
► Financial intermediary
► Marketing services agency
► Physical distribution firm
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Through which process individuals and groups obtain what they need and want by creating and exchanging products and value with others?
► Production process
► Marketing process
► Managerial process
► accounting process
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following scheme is TRUE regarding marketing research in sequence?
► Gathering data, analysis, interpretation
► Analysis, gathering data, interpretation
► Interpretation, gathering data, analysis
► Interpretation, reporting, analysis
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which method of research can be used to obtain information if people are unwilling or unable to provide?
► Observations
► Focus groups
► Personal interviews
► Questionnaires
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When a church targets different demographic groups to increase attendance, it is an example of which of the following options?
► Not-for-profit marketing
► Mindless marketing
► Ethics in marketing
► Societal marketing
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Sampling requires the answer to three questions. Which of the following is an inappropriate one?
► Who is to be sampled (what sampling unit)?
► How many people should be surveyed (what sample size)?
► Why should they be sampled (justification)?
► How should the people be chosen (what sampling method)?
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Relationship marketing is a consistent application of up to date knowledge of individual customers to product and service design. Why it is communicated interactively to customers?
► For delivering short term value & satisfaction to customers
► For delivering long term value & satisfaction to customers
► For delivering short term value to management
► For delivering long term value to management
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Demographic segmentation divides the market into groups based on which of the following variables?
► Size, location, industry, customer
► Size, company, industry, technology
► Location, size, occupation, race
► Customer, technology, company, industry
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When the size, purchasing power and profiles of business market segments can be determined, they are said to possess the requirement of being what?
► Measurable
► Accessible
► Substantial
► Actionable
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following sets reflects the marketing strategy statement in new product development?
► Idea generation; idea screening; concept development
► Idea generation; concept development; concept testing
► Target market description; planned product positioning; sales goals
► Idea generation; test marketing; commercialization
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The concepts of exchange and relationships lead to the concept of a market. Which one of the following sets reflects the market?
► Actual buyers & Potential buyers
► Whole sellers & Retailers
► Consumers & Customers
► Agents & Brokers
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following sets represents 4 C’s of the marketing mix?
► Customer solution, cost, convenience, communication
► Customer, cost, convenience, comfort
► Convenience, communication, coverage, cost
► Cost, coverage, communication, consultancy
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Supply's sales force of ABC Company continues to expand, the firm plans to add a fleet of company cars to its sales compensation package. For ABC Company, this would represent which one of the following purchases?
► New-task
► Modified rebuy
► Straight rebuy
► Repetitive
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The Cost to attract a new customer is how much more than to keep a current customer satisfied.
► 5 to 10 times
► 6 to 12 times
► 10 to 20 times
► 10 to 15 times
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
XYZ retail store tries to satisfy all its customers and makes every effort in achieving its sales. This is because they believe that losing a customer means not only losing a single sale but the entire stream of purchase that customer will make in his life time of patronage. This phenomenon is known as:
► Customer Lifetime Value
► Customer Equity
► Superior Customer Value
► Customer Satisfaction
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following options refers to “The art and science of choosing target markets and building profitable relationships”?
► Customer relationship management
► Knowledge management
► Total quality management
► Marketing management
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In Boston Consulting Group approach, which one of the following options provides a measure of market attractiveness?
► Business portfolio
► Market share
► Market growth rate
► Relative market share
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The process in which individuals or groups select, purchase, use or dispose of products, services, ideas or experiences to satisfy needs and desires is known as:
► All of the given options
► Consumer behavior
► Supplier behavior
► Organizational behavior
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Brand created and owned by the producer of a product or service is called:
► National Brand
► Private Brand
► License Brand
► Co-branding
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Marketing management functions in ascending order are:
► Control – implementation – market planning
► Market planning – control – implementation
► Implementation – control – market planning
► Marketing planning – implementation - control
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The marketing mix consists of the four Ps: product, price, place, and promotion. In this modern marketing era, these tools might be more appropriately named the four Cs: Customer solution, Customer cost, Communication and ___________.
► Customer control
► Convenience
► Consideration
► Customer relationship
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Launching a product in a small part of the market is called:
► Test marketing
► Product testing
► Marketing analysis
► All of the given
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The Planning which is concerned with translating the general goals and plans developed by strategic managers into objectives that are more specific is called:
► Strategic Planning
► Tactical Planning
► Operational Planning
► Mission Planning
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In a business market the buyer has to make the most amount of decisions while making a:
► Straight rebuy
► New task
► Modified rebuy
► None of the given options
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Manufacturers of surf excel are successful in making their product occupy a desirable place in the hearts of its customers. Now surf excel is considered as a powerful all purpose family detergent. The marketers have successfully ___________ its product.
► Differentiated
► Targated
► Positioned
► Segmented
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
XYZ companying is designing different products for different age groups. They are keeping in mind the needs, wants and demands of the different age groups so that their product would prove successful and profitable. XYZ is practicing
► Mass marketing
► Segment marketing
► Niche marketing
► All of the given options
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A good package may:
► Protect the product
► Help to sell the product
► Raise total distribution cost
► All of the given options
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following steps in strategic planning occurs at the business unit level rather than the corporate level?
► Defining the company mission
► Planning marketing strategies
► Setting companies objectives and goals
► Designing the business portfolio
Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following options refers to “New Products”?
► Product modifications
► Product improvements
► New brands that a firm develops
► All of the given options
Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A political force is one of the actors of marketing macro environment. It is difficult for the marketers to deal with the political environment because:
► It is simple to recognize
► It is beyond their control
► It is easily ignored
► It is easily influenced
Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
Differentiate between performance quality and conformance quality of the product.
Question No: 36 ( Marks: 5 )
List down the factors which plays important role for the development and marketing of individual products and services?
Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )
How many stages are involved in adoption process?
MGT 301 mid papers
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following statements by a company chairman BEST reflects the marketing concept?
► We have organized our business to satisfy the customer needs
► We believe that marketing department must organize to sell what we produce
► We try to produce only high quality, technically efficient products
► We try to encourage company growth in the market
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Some banks have increased their market share by offering accounts especially for children in another city. This example illustrates which of the following growth strategies?
► Market penetration
► Market development
► Horizontal diversification
► Conglomerate diversification
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Person’s pattern of living as expressed in his or her psychographics represents which one of the following concept?
► Personality
► Culture
► Lifestyle
► Motive
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Inelastic demand in industrial markets refers to which of the following situation?
► Demand for a given product fluctuates very little over time.
► Price increases or decreases will not significantly alter demand for a given product.
► The demand for one product depends heavily on the demand for another product.
► Supply for a given product cannot keep up with the demand for it.
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Income segmentation is used to target which of the following groups?
► Affluent
► Middle class
► Lower income class
► All of the given options
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following are those products purchased for further processing or for use in conducting a business?
► Unsought products
► Specialty products
► Shopping products
► Industrial products
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following factor indicates "the name, term, sign, symbol, design or a combination of these that differentiate the product of one seller or group of sellers from the other sellers"?
► Brand
► Package
► Label
► Style
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Customer service is another element of product strategy. The first step is to survey customers periodically to assess the value of current services and to obtain ideas for new ones. From this careful monitoring, marketer has learned that buyers are very upset by repairs that are not done correctly the first time. What is the name of these types of services?
► Brand equity services
► Product support services
► Social marketing services
► Unsought product services
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A review of the sales, costs and profit projections for a new product to find out whether they satisfy the company’s objectives refers to which one of the following concepts?
► Business feasibility
► Feasibility study
► Business analysis
► Product acceptance
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If the company’s sales are slow down, and profits level off or decline. At which stage the company has reached?
► Introduction
► Decline
► Growth
► Maturity
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify the first step in a strategic planning process.
► Define the company's mission
► Develop the business portfolio
► Plan marketing strategies
► Set objectives and goals
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Buying goods and services for further processing or for use in the production process refers to which of the following markets?
► Consumer markets
► Government markets
► Business markets
► International markets
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following sets represents 4 C’s of the marketing mix?
► Customer solution, cost, convenience, communication
► Customer, cost, convenience, comfort
► Convenience, communication, coverage, cost
► Cost, coverage, communication, consultancy
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The managers of a firm are providing all the facilities and assistance that a customer demands. As a result of their efforts the customers are satisfied and the firm is enjoying huge profits. The efforts of the manager are considered as part of:
► Customer Relationship Management
► Total Quality Management
► Supply chain Management
► Customer Acknowledgement
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
MR.Y invested Rs.50000 in a fan manufacturing company. MR Y is a _____________ of the company.
► Stakeholder
► Stockholder
► Customer
► All of the given options
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following option refers to “The art and science of choosing target markets and building profitable relationships?”
► Customer Relationship Management
► Knowledge Management
► Total Quality Management
► Marketing Management
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The selling concept is typically practiced for ________ goods.
► Convenience
► Shopping
► Specialty
► Unsought
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
NAFTA is a trade agreement between:
► America, Canada and Mexico
► America, France and Canada
► Germany, Russia and America
► China, Pakistan and India
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What are the skills that a marketer should possess to successfully achieve the goals of an organization?
► Neither creativity nor critical thinking skills
► Both creativity and critical thinking skills
► Critical thinking skills but not creativity
► Creativity but not critical thinking
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What does this statement show “Trade of value between two parties”?
► Competition
► Transaction
► Agreement
► Need
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Marketing management functions in ascending order are:
► Control – implementation – market planning
► Market planning – control – implementation
► Implementation – control – market planning
► Marketing planning – implementation - control
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In a marketing plan analyzing and reviewing the product, competition, market and the distribution is included in:
► Threats and opportunity analysis
► Objectives and issues
► Marketing strategy
► Current marketing situation
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Neighborhood residents and community organizations comprise part of a firm’s:
► Local Publics
► General Publics
► Governmental Publics
► Financial Publics
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Why is the demographic environment a major interest to marketers?
► Because it involves global financing
► Because it involves people and people make up markets
► Because demographics involve diverse consumer products
► Because demographics focus on local marketing opportunities
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
MIS activities begin and end with which of the following?
► Information Users
► Distributors
► Competitors
► Upper Management
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
ABC Company wants to know why the demand of its product is declining. For this purpose the company should perform :
► Marketing research
► Product development
► Image development
► All of the given options
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT one of the problems typically associated with secondary data?
► It may not exist
► It might not be current
► It might not be impartial
► It is too expensive to obtain
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following statements regarding research is TRUE?
► Customers will generally gladly provide information to researchers if it would add value to the products
► Customers will generally give information when they are given compensation for their time
► Customers do not care about the value delivered by their participation in research studies
► All of the given options
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
How is online marketing research conducted?
► By collecting primary data through internet surveys and online focus groups
► By collecting secondary data through the internet
► By collecting primary data through the secondary websites
► None of the given options
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
An American fast food started its business in Pakistan but failed to make a profit. After performing a marketing research the managers found out that there food was not spicy enough. The managers failed to consider which of the following factor?
► Cultural differences
► Lifestyle differences
► Beliefs and attitudes
► Social class
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A term that describes the tendency of people to interpret information in a way that will support what they already believe is called:
► Selective Attention
► Selective Retention
► Selective Distortion
► None of the given option
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When a company decides to go after a large share of one or a few smaller segment instead of going after a small share of a large market, the company is practicing:
► Mass marketing
► Segment marketing
► Niche marketing
► All of the given options
Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When Sony TV extended its brand into new product categories including webcams, mobiles, DVD players, printers,etc. Sony was engaged in ________
► Brand Extension
► Line Extensions
► Multi Brands
► New Brands
Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
At the __________ stage in the product life cycle, educating the market remains a goal, but now the company also needs to meet the competition.
► Growth
► Maturity
► Decline
► All of the given options
Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
Briefly describe difference between labeling and packaging?
Question No: 36 ( Marks: 5 )
Do you think that Marketing Decision Support System helps managers to make better marketing decision? If yes then how?
Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )
Briefly explain the market coverage strategies?
Which one of the following statements by a company chairman BEST reflects the marketing concept?
► We have organized our business to satisfy the customer needs
► We believe that marketing department must organize to sell what we produce
► We try to produce only high quality, technically efficient products
► We try to encourage company growth in the market
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Some banks have increased their market share by offering accounts especially for children in another city. This example illustrates which of the following growth strategies?
► Market penetration
► Market development
► Horizontal diversification
► Conglomerate diversification
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Person’s pattern of living as expressed in his or her psychographics represents which one of the following concept?
► Personality
► Culture
► Lifestyle
► Motive
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Inelastic demand in industrial markets refers to which of the following situation?
► Demand for a given product fluctuates very little over time.
► Price increases or decreases will not significantly alter demand for a given product.
► The demand for one product depends heavily on the demand for another product.
► Supply for a given product cannot keep up with the demand for it.
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Income segmentation is used to target which of the following groups?
► Affluent
► Middle class
► Lower income class
► All of the given options
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following are those products purchased for further processing or for use in conducting a business?
► Unsought products
► Specialty products
► Shopping products
► Industrial products
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following factor indicates "the name, term, sign, symbol, design or a combination of these that differentiate the product of one seller or group of sellers from the other sellers"?
► Brand
► Package
► Label
► Style
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Customer service is another element of product strategy. The first step is to survey customers periodically to assess the value of current services and to obtain ideas for new ones. From this careful monitoring, marketer has learned that buyers are very upset by repairs that are not done correctly the first time. What is the name of these types of services?
► Brand equity services
► Product support services
► Social marketing services
► Unsought product services
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A review of the sales, costs and profit projections for a new product to find out whether they satisfy the company’s objectives refers to which one of the following concepts?
► Business feasibility
► Feasibility study
► Business analysis
► Product acceptance
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If the company’s sales are slow down, and profits level off or decline. At which stage the company has reached?
► Introduction
► Decline
► Growth
► Maturity
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Identify the first step in a strategic planning process.
► Define the company's mission
► Develop the business portfolio
► Plan marketing strategies
► Set objectives and goals
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Buying goods and services for further processing or for use in the production process refers to which of the following markets?
► Consumer markets
► Government markets
► Business markets
► International markets
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following sets represents 4 C’s of the marketing mix?
► Customer solution, cost, convenience, communication
► Customer, cost, convenience, comfort
► Convenience, communication, coverage, cost
► Cost, coverage, communication, consultancy
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The managers of a firm are providing all the facilities and assistance that a customer demands. As a result of their efforts the customers are satisfied and the firm is enjoying huge profits. The efforts of the manager are considered as part of:
► Customer Relationship Management
► Total Quality Management
► Supply chain Management
► Customer Acknowledgement
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
MR.Y invested Rs.50000 in a fan manufacturing company. MR Y is a _____________ of the company.
► Stakeholder
► Stockholder
► Customer
► All of the given options
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following option refers to “The art and science of choosing target markets and building profitable relationships?”
► Customer Relationship Management
► Knowledge Management
► Total Quality Management
► Marketing Management
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The selling concept is typically practiced for ________ goods.
► Convenience
► Shopping
► Specialty
► Unsought
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
NAFTA is a trade agreement between:
► America, Canada and Mexico
► America, France and Canada
► Germany, Russia and America
► China, Pakistan and India
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What are the skills that a marketer should possess to successfully achieve the goals of an organization?
► Neither creativity nor critical thinking skills
► Both creativity and critical thinking skills
► Critical thinking skills but not creativity
► Creativity but not critical thinking
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What does this statement show “Trade of value between two parties”?
► Competition
► Transaction
► Agreement
► Need
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Marketing management functions in ascending order are:
► Control – implementation – market planning
► Market planning – control – implementation
► Implementation – control – market planning
► Marketing planning – implementation - control
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In a marketing plan analyzing and reviewing the product, competition, market and the distribution is included in:
► Threats and opportunity analysis
► Objectives and issues
► Marketing strategy
► Current marketing situation
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Neighborhood residents and community organizations comprise part of a firm’s:
► Local Publics
► General Publics
► Governmental Publics
► Financial Publics
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Why is the demographic environment a major interest to marketers?
► Because it involves global financing
► Because it involves people and people make up markets
► Because demographics involve diverse consumer products
► Because demographics focus on local marketing opportunities
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
MIS activities begin and end with which of the following?
► Information Users
► Distributors
► Competitors
► Upper Management
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
ABC Company wants to know why the demand of its product is declining. For this purpose the company should perform :
► Marketing research
► Product development
► Image development
► All of the given options
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT one of the problems typically associated with secondary data?
► It may not exist
► It might not be current
► It might not be impartial
► It is too expensive to obtain
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following statements regarding research is TRUE?
► Customers will generally gladly provide information to researchers if it would add value to the products
► Customers will generally give information when they are given compensation for their time
► Customers do not care about the value delivered by their participation in research studies
► All of the given options
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
How is online marketing research conducted?
► By collecting primary data through internet surveys and online focus groups
► By collecting secondary data through the internet
► By collecting primary data through the secondary websites
► None of the given options
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
An American fast food started its business in Pakistan but failed to make a profit. After performing a marketing research the managers found out that there food was not spicy enough. The managers failed to consider which of the following factor?
► Cultural differences
► Lifestyle differences
► Beliefs and attitudes
► Social class
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A term that describes the tendency of people to interpret information in a way that will support what they already believe is called:
► Selective Attention
► Selective Retention
► Selective Distortion
► None of the given option
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When a company decides to go after a large share of one or a few smaller segment instead of going after a small share of a large market, the company is practicing:
► Mass marketing
► Segment marketing
► Niche marketing
► All of the given options
Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
When Sony TV extended its brand into new product categories including webcams, mobiles, DVD players, printers,etc. Sony was engaged in ________
► Brand Extension
► Line Extensions
► Multi Brands
► New Brands
Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
At the __________ stage in the product life cycle, educating the market remains a goal, but now the company also needs to meet the competition.
► Growth
► Maturity
► Decline
► All of the given options
Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
Briefly describe difference between labeling and packaging?
Question No: 36 ( Marks: 5 )
Do you think that Marketing Decision Support System helps managers to make better marketing decision? If yes then how?
Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )
Briefly explain the market coverage strategies?
Saturday, May 29, 2010
MGT 501 mid papers
Thursday, May 27, 2010
MGT501 MID May 2010
Today Paper (27-05-2010)
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
MGT501- Human Resource Management (Session - 2)
Ref No: 1455815
Time: 60 min
Marks: 47
Center: OPKST
ExamDate: 5/27/2010 12:00:00 AM
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
HRIS helps managers to perform which of the following functions more effectively & systematically?
► Controlling functions
► Planning functions
► Human resource functions
► Management functions
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Technically HRIS is a/an:
► System software
► System hardware
► Database system
► Operating system
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
HRIS is used to facilitate the decisions related to:
► Overall organization
► Employment planning
► Sales forecasting
► Resource allocation
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The major concern of the organizations during 1990s was:
► Productivity
► Efficiency
► Quality
► All of the given options
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT a method of an external recruitment?
► Job advertisements
► Job postings
► Internship programs
► Job fairs
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Controlling involves all EXCEPT:
► Goal attainment
► Corrective measures
► Standards achievement
► Employees motivation
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Controlling is mandatory to:
► Small & medium enterprises
► Private organizations
► All of the given options
► Large organizations
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Effectiveness is the degree to which organizations' products/services respond to:
► All of the given options
► Customer satisfaction
► Environmental needs
► Quality standard
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Unofficial part of an organization formed on the basis of common interests is known as:
► Formal organization
► Informal organization
► Bureaucratic organization
► Virtual organization
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
According to Hawthorne Studies, which of the following work ***** influenced productivity & employees' behavior?
► Formal
► Informal
► Reserved
► Ceremonial
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is categorized as the authority to give orders to subordinates?
► Functional
► Staff
► Operational
► Line
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following is NOT the benefit of making teams?
► Every member is mutually accountable within a team
► Teams enable organizations to better utilize employees' talents
► Teams create trust and a collaborative culture
► Teams always perform better than individuals in all situations
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The process of pursuing an inclusive culture where newcomers feel welcomed by existing employees and everyone sees the value of his or her job, is termed as:
► Management of uniformity
► Variety management
► Managing stereotypes
► Diversity management
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
How often HR planning process is implemented within an organization?
► Continuously
► Annually
► Bi-annually
► Quarterly
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
As an HR manager you are going to conduct job analysis, which one of the following factor you should consider for its effectiveness?
► Ensure top management support
► Use a single source of information
► Conduct analysis for multiple jobs at once
► Review existing job documents
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following skills are required most by the Top-level managers?
► Technical skills
► Interpersonal skills
► Conceptual skills
► All of the given options
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Individual's behavior comprises of:
► Heritage
► Perception
► Emotions
► All of the given options
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Organizations started giving more focus on the quality of work life (QWL) during:
► 1960-70
► 1970-80
► 1980-90
► 1990-2000
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following force makes an individual eligible to make decisions, give orders & directing work activities of others?
► Power
► Influence
► Authority
► Command
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following information is NOT collected through observation method while conducting job analysis?
► Who is monitoring the task?
► What task has done?
► How task has done?
► How long a task has taken to complete?
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is a goal-directed summary of a person's experience, education and training developed for use in the selection process?
► Curriculum vitae
► Educational record
► Career goal
► Interview questioning
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following test can best evaluate the routine production activities of job that require coordination & physical strength?
► Cognitive aptitude test
► Job knowledge test
► Vocational interest test
► Psychomotor abilities test
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In order to appoint a lecturer for management, the senior faculty asked Mr. Ali to deliver a sample lecture to one of the MBA batch. The evaluation form is provided to students to grade Mr. Ali as a competent teacher in terms of his communication & convincing abilities. What type of test is said to be conducted for the evaluation of Mr. Ali?
► Reliable test
► Content-valid test
► Face-valid test
► Construct-valid test
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
During which stage of socialization, employees successfully internalize the organizational norms & beliefs?
► Pre-arrival stage
► Encounter stage
► Metamorphosis stage
► Post-retirement stage
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is considered as the last stage in the HRM/personnel development?
► Bureaucratic management
► Records and administration
► Regulative accountability
► Competitive advantage
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Decentralization offers several benefits to the organizations. Which one of the following is/are considered benefit(s) of decentralization?
► Increased work schedule flexibility
► Increased pool of skilled workers
► Increased employees participation
► All of the given options
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A human resource manager in a medium-sized manufacturing firm is responsible to comply with the implementation of working conditions and health and safety of the workers at the workplace according to the Factories Act 1934. Which of the following external factors prompted this action?
► Labor union
► Management thought
► Work force diversity
► Government legislation
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Ahmed, HR manager of Tri-Star Technologies is involved in human resource planning process. What sort of information can be obtained through supply and demand forecasts?
► Overstaffing in sales department
► Shortage of machine operators in production department
► Estimates of changes in the external supply
► All of the given options
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The corporate strategy of National Investment Bank was acquisition. What would be the associated human resource strategies in order to achieve this corporate strategy?
► Aggressive recruiting and hiring, rapidly rising wages, job creation, expanding training and development
► Layoffs, wage reduction, productivity increases, job redesign, renegotiating labor arrangement
► Specialized job creation, hiring of specialists, specialized training and development
► Selective layoffs, transfers/placement, job combinations, orientation and training, managing cultural transition
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The human resource manager of a large textile organization based in Faisalabad is unable to hire best people for her company because of a new restriction that no longer pays traveling cost to participate in job fairs of other cities. Therefore he is limited to college job fairs within the city. What one of the following recruiting constraints is most affecting her organization?
► Organizational image
► Internal organizational politics
► Government's influence
► Costs
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
All of the following are advantages of internal recruiting except
► It is less costly than going outside to recruit
► Those chosen internally already know the organization
► It improves the probability of good selection
► It generate infighting among the rival candidates for promotion
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
For the post of CCR in a call center, candidate has passed the usual selection criteria- the employment test, interview and background checks. What should be the next step?
► To verify educational documents
► To pass screening interview
► To complete application blank
► To give him appointment letter
Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
How does mentoring differ from the orientation?
► Mentoring is done when an employee is being prepared for jobs of greater responsibility. Orientation is done when an employee first joins an organization
► Mentoring is done by the supervisor. Orientation is conducted by the peers
► Mentoring is done to familiarize employees with procedures. Orientation is guiding employee in task completion
► There is no difference in mentoring and orientation
Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Why are training programs evaluated in the industry?
► Evaluation is required for junior cadre employees training programs
► Employees have the right to comment on the training they receive
► Evaluation is a necessary component of establishing training effectiveness
► Organizations are legally bound to evaluate training programs
Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
What measures should be taken at the pre-arrival stage of socialization?
Question No: 36 ( Marks: 5 )
Who are contingent workers? Discuss the significance of such workers for an organization.
Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )
Being a human resource manager of a medium sized manufacturing organization how you will make sure that the recruitment program of your organization is non discriminatory?
MGT501 MID May 2010
Today Paper (27-05-2010)
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
MGT501- Human Resource Management (Session - 2)
Ref No: 1455815
Time: 60 min
Marks: 47
Center: OPKST
ExamDate: 5/27/2010 12:00:00 AM
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
HRIS helps managers to perform which of the following functions more effectively & systematically?
► Controlling functions
► Planning functions
► Human resource functions
► Management functions
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Technically HRIS is a/an:
► System software
► System hardware
► Database system
► Operating system
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
HRIS is used to facilitate the decisions related to:
► Overall organization
► Employment planning
► Sales forecasting
► Resource allocation
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The major concern of the organizations during 1990s was:
► Productivity
► Efficiency
► Quality
► All of the given options
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT a method of an external recruitment?
► Job advertisements
► Job postings
► Internship programs
► Job fairs
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Controlling involves all EXCEPT:
► Goal attainment
► Corrective measures
► Standards achievement
► Employees motivation
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Controlling is mandatory to:
► Small & medium enterprises
► Private organizations
► All of the given options
► Large organizations
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Effectiveness is the degree to which organizations' products/services respond to:
► All of the given options
► Customer satisfaction
► Environmental needs
► Quality standard
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Unofficial part of an organization formed on the basis of common interests is known as:
► Formal organization
► Informal organization
► Bureaucratic organization
► Virtual organization
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
According to Hawthorne Studies, which of the following work ***** influenced productivity & employees' behavior?
► Formal
► Informal
► Reserved
► Ceremonial
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is categorized as the authority to give orders to subordinates?
► Functional
► Staff
► Operational
► Line
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following is NOT the benefit of making teams?
► Every member is mutually accountable within a team
► Teams enable organizations to better utilize employees' talents
► Teams create trust and a collaborative culture
► Teams always perform better than individuals in all situations
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The process of pursuing an inclusive culture where newcomers feel welcomed by existing employees and everyone sees the value of his or her job, is termed as:
► Management of uniformity
► Variety management
► Managing stereotypes
► Diversity management
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
How often HR planning process is implemented within an organization?
► Continuously
► Annually
► Bi-annually
► Quarterly
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
As an HR manager you are going to conduct job analysis, which one of the following factor you should consider for its effectiveness?
► Ensure top management support
► Use a single source of information
► Conduct analysis for multiple jobs at once
► Review existing job documents
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following skills are required most by the Top-level managers?
► Technical skills
► Interpersonal skills
► Conceptual skills
► All of the given options
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Individual's behavior comprises of:
► Heritage
► Perception
► Emotions
► All of the given options
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Organizations started giving more focus on the quality of work life (QWL) during:
► 1960-70
► 1970-80
► 1980-90
► 1990-2000
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following force makes an individual eligible to make decisions, give orders & directing work activities of others?
► Power
► Influence
► Authority
► Command
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following information is NOT collected through observation method while conducting job analysis?
► Who is monitoring the task?
► What task has done?
► How task has done?
► How long a task has taken to complete?
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is a goal-directed summary of a person's experience, education and training developed for use in the selection process?
► Curriculum vitae
► Educational record
► Career goal
► Interview questioning
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following test can best evaluate the routine production activities of job that require coordination & physical strength?
► Cognitive aptitude test
► Job knowledge test
► Vocational interest test
► Psychomotor abilities test
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In order to appoint a lecturer for management, the senior faculty asked Mr. Ali to deliver a sample lecture to one of the MBA batch. The evaluation form is provided to students to grade Mr. Ali as a competent teacher in terms of his communication & convincing abilities. What type of test is said to be conducted for the evaluation of Mr. Ali?
► Reliable test
► Content-valid test
► Face-valid test
► Construct-valid test
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
During which stage of socialization, employees successfully internalize the organizational norms & beliefs?
► Pre-arrival stage
► Encounter stage
► Metamorphosis stage
► Post-retirement stage
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is considered as the last stage in the HRM/personnel development?
► Bureaucratic management
► Records and administration
► Regulative accountability
► Competitive advantage
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Decentralization offers several benefits to the organizations. Which one of the following is/are considered benefit(s) of decentralization?
► Increased work schedule flexibility
► Increased pool of skilled workers
► Increased employees participation
► All of the given options
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A human resource manager in a medium-sized manufacturing firm is responsible to comply with the implementation of working conditions and health and safety of the workers at the workplace according to the Factories Act 1934. Which of the following external factors prompted this action?
► Labor union
► Management thought
► Work force diversity
► Government legislation
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Ahmed, HR manager of Tri-Star Technologies is involved in human resource planning process. What sort of information can be obtained through supply and demand forecasts?
► Overstaffing in sales department
► Shortage of machine operators in production department
► Estimates of changes in the external supply
► All of the given options
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The corporate strategy of National Investment Bank was acquisition. What would be the associated human resource strategies in order to achieve this corporate strategy?
► Aggressive recruiting and hiring, rapidly rising wages, job creation, expanding training and development
► Layoffs, wage reduction, productivity increases, job redesign, renegotiating labor arrangement
► Specialized job creation, hiring of specialists, specialized training and development
► Selective layoffs, transfers/placement, job combinations, orientation and training, managing cultural transition
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The human resource manager of a large textile organization based in Faisalabad is unable to hire best people for her company because of a new restriction that no longer pays traveling cost to participate in job fairs of other cities. Therefore he is limited to college job fairs within the city. What one of the following recruiting constraints is most affecting her organization?
► Organizational image
► Internal organizational politics
► Government's influence
► Costs
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
All of the following are advantages of internal recruiting except
► It is less costly than going outside to recruit
► Those chosen internally already know the organization
► It improves the probability of good selection
► It generate infighting among the rival candidates for promotion
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
For the post of CCR in a call center, candidate has passed the usual selection criteria- the employment test, interview and background checks. What should be the next step?
► To verify educational documents
► To pass screening interview
► To complete application blank
► To give him appointment letter
Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
How does mentoring differ from the orientation?
► Mentoring is done when an employee is being prepared for jobs of greater responsibility. Orientation is done when an employee first joins an organization
► Mentoring is done by the supervisor. Orientation is conducted by the peers
► Mentoring is done to familiarize employees with procedures. Orientation is guiding employee in task completion
► There is no difference in mentoring and orientation
Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Why are training programs evaluated in the industry?
► Evaluation is required for junior cadre employees training programs
► Employees have the right to comment on the training they receive
► Evaluation is a necessary component of establishing training effectiveness
► Organizations are legally bound to evaluate training programs
Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
What measures should be taken at the pre-arrival stage of socialization?
Question No: 36 ( Marks: 5 )
Who are contingent workers? Discuss the significance of such workers for an organization.
Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )
Being a human resource manager of a medium sized manufacturing organization how you will make sure that the recruitment program of your organization is non discriminatory?
MGT 602
Friday, May 28, 2010
MGT602 MID 28May2010
Today Paper (28-05-2010)
Total Qustions = 37
MCQs = 34 mostly from male Vs female entrepren. and creative problem analysis , and 1st page
3 Mark Question = 1
5 Mark Question = 2
How to start a venture , what are starting factors and analysis? (3 Marks)
Do all Business need same legal requirements? where they differ ? explain. (5 Marks)
There are many methods of new ideas , but problem inventory analysis is best. Explain How? (5 Marks)
Another Paper:-
Total Qustions = 37
MCQs = 34
3 Mark Question = 1
5 Mark Question = 2
1. Mr Akbar and Mr. Ahmed binding in a contract after three month Mr. Ahmed breach the contract tell about breach of contract and his results to breach of contract.
2. Trade mark and his registration benefits
3. Problem inventory analysis
most of the mcq's are from past papers
Another Paper:-
Total Questions 37
MCQs 34 most of them privious paper's MCQs
Descriptive
Q.35 Example of environmental factors
Q36 Patents in business plan
Q.37 Majority and Minority
MGT602 MID 28May2010
Today Paper (28-05-2010)
Total Qustions = 37
MCQs = 34 mostly from male Vs female entrepren. and creative problem analysis , and 1st page
3 Mark Question = 1
5 Mark Question = 2
How to start a venture , what are starting factors and analysis? (3 Marks)
Do all Business need same legal requirements? where they differ ? explain. (5 Marks)
There are many methods of new ideas , but problem inventory analysis is best. Explain How? (5 Marks)
Another Paper:-
Total Qustions = 37
MCQs = 34
3 Mark Question = 1
5 Mark Question = 2
1. Mr Akbar and Mr. Ahmed binding in a contract after three month Mr. Ahmed breach the contract tell about breach of contract and his results to breach of contract.
2. Trade mark and his registration benefits
3. Problem inventory analysis
most of the mcq's are from past papers
Another Paper:-
Total Questions 37
MCQs 34 most of them privious paper's MCQs
Descriptive
Q.35 Example of environmental factors
Q36 Patents in business plan
Q.37 Majority and Minority
ECO 401 mid papers
Thursday, May 27, 2010
ECO401 MID 27May2010
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
ECO401- Economics
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Microeconomics is the branch of economics that deals with which of the following topics?
► The behavior of individual consumers.
► Unemployment and interest rates.
► The behavior of individual firms and investors.
► The behavior of individual consumers and behavior of individual firms and investors.
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Land is best described as:
► Produced factors of production.
► "Organizational" resources.
► Physical and mental abilities of people.
► "Naturally" occurring resources.
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Aslam decides to stay at home and study for his exam rather than going out with his friends to a movie. His dilemma is an example of:
► The economic perspective.
► Marginal analysis.
► Allocative efficiency.
► Opportunity cost.
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Price floor results in:
► All of the given options.
► Excess supply.
►Equilibrium.
► Excess demand.
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to:
► Quantity demanded.
► Quantity supplied.
Price.
► Output.
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The cross price elasticity of demand for complementary goods is:
► Less than 0.
► Equal to 0.
► Greater than 0.
► Between 0 and 1.
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In order to calculate the price elasticity of supply, you need to know:
►Two prices and two quantities supplied.
► The slope of the supply curve.
► The equilibrium price and quantity in the market.
► The quantity supplied at two different prices, all else equal.
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
We know that the demand for a product is elastic:
►When price rises, total revenue rises.
► When price rises, total revenue falls.
► When income rises, quantity demanded rises.
► When income falls, quantity demanded rises.
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
An individual with a constant marginal utility of income will be:
► Risk loving.
Risk neutral.
► Risk averse.
► Insufficient information for a decision.
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Suppose that the price of a pizza is $10 and price of a jeans is $30. If ratio of marginal utility of pizza to marginal utility of jeans is 1/4 then to maximize total utility, a consumer should:
► Buy more pizzas and fewer jeans.
► Buy fewer pizzas and more jeans.
► Continue to buy the same quantities of pizza and jeans.
► Spend more time consuming pizza.
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Increase in pension benefits leads to income and substitution effect which:
► Encourage workers to retire later.
► Encourage workers to work more hours.
► Have no effect on incentive to retire.
► Encourage workers to retire earlier.
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Suppose you are a workaholic (like work a lot) and your friend is a leisure lover. Compared to your friend your indifference curve will be:
► Flatter.
► Steeper.
► Identical.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is a correct statement about the substitution effect?
► The substitution effect is always negative.
► The substitution effect is positive for an inferior good.
► The substitution effect measures how demand changes when income changes.
► The substitution effect is positive for a Giffen good.
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The income effect of a price change:
► Is always positive.
► Is always negative.
► May be positive or negative.
► Is associated with a change in nominal income.
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is considered to be a variable cost in the long run?
► Expenditures for wages.
► Expenditures for research and development.
► Expenditures for raw materials.
► All of the given options.
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If a simultaneous and equal percentage decrease in the use of all physical inputs leads to a larger percentage decrease in physical output, a firm’s production function is said to exhibit:
► Decreasing returns to scale.
► Constant returns to scale.
► Increasing returns to scale.
► Diseconomies of scale.
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Graphically, marginal revenue is defined as:
► The slope of a line from the origin to a point on the total revenue curve.
► The slope of a line from the origin to the end of the total revenue curve.
► The slope of the total revenue curve at a given point.
► The vertical intercept of a line tangent to the total revenue curve at a given point.
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The optimal point of production for any individual firm is where:
► Marginal Revenue = Marginal Cost.
► Marginal Revenue > Marginal Cost.
► Marginal Revenue < Marginal Cost.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The break-even point occurs when:
► Price < Average Variable Cost.
► Price < Average Total Cost.
► Price = Average Total Cost.
► Price > Average Variable Cost.
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In monopoly, which of the following is TRUE at the output level, where price = marginal cost?
► The monopolist is maximizing profit.
► The monopolist is not maximizing profit and should increase output.
► The monopolist is not maximizing profit and should decrease output.
► The monopolist is earning a positive profit.
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Compared to the equilibrium price and quantity sold in a competitive market, a monopolist will charge a ______________ price and sell a ______________ quantity.
► Higher; larger.
► Lower; larger.
► Higher; smaller.
► Lower; smaller.
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
As compared to existing firms, a new firm entering in monopolist market has:
► High costs.
► Low costs.
► Equal costs.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A monopolistically competitive firm in short run equilibrium:
► Will make negative profit (lose money).
► Will make zero profit (break-even).
► Will make positive profit.
► Any of the given are possible.
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If a sales tax on beer leads to reduced tax revenue, this means:
► Elasticity of demand is < 1.
► Elasticity of demand is > 1.
► Demand is upward-sloping.
► Demand is perfectly inelastic.
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In the above figure, the marginal utility of income is:
► Increasing as income increases.
► Constant for all levels of income.
► Diminishes as income increases.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is true about supply curve under monopoly?
► It is same as the competitive market supply curve.
► It is the portion of marginal cost curve where marginal costs exceed the minimum value of average variable costs.
► It is the result of market power and production costs.
► None of the given statements is true.
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What is meant by freedom of enterprise in pure capitalism?
► It means that businesses are free to produce products that consumers want.
► It means that consumers are free to buy goods and services that they want.
► It means that resources are distributed freely to businesses.
► It means that government is free to direct the actions of businesses.
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following best describes a demand schedule?
► It is a numerical tabulation of the quantity demanded of a good at different prices, ceteris paribus.
► It is a graphical representation of the law of demand.
► It is a systematic listing of all the variables that might conceivably bring about a change in demand.
► It is a symbolic representation of the law of demand: P,Q and Q, P.
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Suppose the total utilities for the first four units of a good consumed are 13, 23, 33, and 43 respectively. What is the marginal utility of the third unit?
► 10.
► 13.
► 20.
► 33.
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Suppose all inputs are increased by 20% but output increases by less than 20% in a production process. This means that the firm experiences:
► Decreasing returns to scale.
► Constant returns to scale.
► Increasing returns to scale.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Suppose all inputs are increased by 30% and output increases by more than 30% in a production process. This means that the firm experiences:
► Decreasing returns to scale.
► Constant returns to scale.
► Increasing returns to scale.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If marginal cost is Rs.15,000/- and marginal revenue is Rs.20,000/-. The firm should:
► Reduce output until marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
► Do nothing without information about your fixed costs.
► Expand output until marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Rationing is needed due to the problem of
► Unemployment.
► Inflation.
► Scarcity.
► Poverty.
Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The demand curve for eggs is downward-sloping. Suddenly the price of eggs decreases from Rs.60/- per dozen to Rs.50/- per dozen. This will cause:
► The demand curve for eggs to shift leftward.
► Quantity demanded of eggs to decrease.
► The demand curve for eggs to shift rightward.
► Quantity demanded of eggs to increase.
Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
How the monopolist can maintain the high price even in the long run?
A monopolist can make super normal, profits even in long run because there is no easy entry fo other firms as in the case of perfect competition therefore a monopolist can maintain her high price even in the long run.
Question No: 36 ( Marks: 5 )
A. Compare the characteristics of oligopoly and monopoly market structures.
B. Differentiate between the shape of demand curve in oligopoly and monopoly.
(Marks: 3+2)
Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )
Explain engel curve for giffen commodities with the help of graph.
ECO401 MID 27May2010
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2010
ECO401- Economics
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Microeconomics is the branch of economics that deals with which of the following topics?
► The behavior of individual consumers.
► Unemployment and interest rates.
► The behavior of individual firms and investors.
► The behavior of individual consumers and behavior of individual firms and investors.
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Land is best described as:
► Produced factors of production.
► "Organizational" resources.
► Physical and mental abilities of people.
► "Naturally" occurring resources.
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Aslam decides to stay at home and study for his exam rather than going out with his friends to a movie. His dilemma is an example of:
► The economic perspective.
► Marginal analysis.
► Allocative efficiency.
► Opportunity cost.
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Price floor results in:
► All of the given options.
► Excess supply.
►Equilibrium.
► Excess demand.
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to:
► Quantity demanded.
► Quantity supplied.
Price.
► Output.
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The cross price elasticity of demand for complementary goods is:
► Less than 0.
► Equal to 0.
► Greater than 0.
► Between 0 and 1.
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In order to calculate the price elasticity of supply, you need to know:
►Two prices and two quantities supplied.
► The slope of the supply curve.
► The equilibrium price and quantity in the market.
► The quantity supplied at two different prices, all else equal.
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
We know that the demand for a product is elastic:
►When price rises, total revenue rises.
► When price rises, total revenue falls.
► When income rises, quantity demanded rises.
► When income falls, quantity demanded rises.
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
An individual with a constant marginal utility of income will be:
► Risk loving.
Risk neutral.
► Risk averse.
► Insufficient information for a decision.
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Suppose that the price of a pizza is $10 and price of a jeans is $30. If ratio of marginal utility of pizza to marginal utility of jeans is 1/4 then to maximize total utility, a consumer should:
► Buy more pizzas and fewer jeans.
► Buy fewer pizzas and more jeans.
► Continue to buy the same quantities of pizza and jeans.
► Spend more time consuming pizza.
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Increase in pension benefits leads to income and substitution effect which:
► Encourage workers to retire later.
► Encourage workers to work more hours.
► Have no effect on incentive to retire.
► Encourage workers to retire earlier.
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Suppose you are a workaholic (like work a lot) and your friend is a leisure lover. Compared to your friend your indifference curve will be:
► Flatter.
► Steeper.
► Identical.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is a correct statement about the substitution effect?
► The substitution effect is always negative.
► The substitution effect is positive for an inferior good.
► The substitution effect measures how demand changes when income changes.
► The substitution effect is positive for a Giffen good.
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The income effect of a price change:
► Is always positive.
► Is always negative.
► May be positive or negative.
► Is associated with a change in nominal income.
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is considered to be a variable cost in the long run?
► Expenditures for wages.
► Expenditures for research and development.
► Expenditures for raw materials.
► All of the given options.
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If a simultaneous and equal percentage decrease in the use of all physical inputs leads to a larger percentage decrease in physical output, a firm’s production function is said to exhibit:
► Decreasing returns to scale.
► Constant returns to scale.
► Increasing returns to scale.
► Diseconomies of scale.
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Graphically, marginal revenue is defined as:
► The slope of a line from the origin to a point on the total revenue curve.
► The slope of a line from the origin to the end of the total revenue curve.
► The slope of the total revenue curve at a given point.
► The vertical intercept of a line tangent to the total revenue curve at a given point.
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The optimal point of production for any individual firm is where:
► Marginal Revenue = Marginal Cost.
► Marginal Revenue > Marginal Cost.
► Marginal Revenue < Marginal Cost.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The break-even point occurs when:
► Price < Average Variable Cost.
► Price < Average Total Cost.
► Price = Average Total Cost.
► Price > Average Variable Cost.
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In monopoly, which of the following is TRUE at the output level, where price = marginal cost?
► The monopolist is maximizing profit.
► The monopolist is not maximizing profit and should increase output.
► The monopolist is not maximizing profit and should decrease output.
► The monopolist is earning a positive profit.
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Compared to the equilibrium price and quantity sold in a competitive market, a monopolist will charge a ______________ price and sell a ______________ quantity.
► Higher; larger.
► Lower; larger.
► Higher; smaller.
► Lower; smaller.
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
As compared to existing firms, a new firm entering in monopolist market has:
► High costs.
► Low costs.
► Equal costs.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A monopolistically competitive firm in short run equilibrium:
► Will make negative profit (lose money).
► Will make zero profit (break-even).
► Will make positive profit.
► Any of the given are possible.
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If a sales tax on beer leads to reduced tax revenue, this means:
► Elasticity of demand is < 1.
► Elasticity of demand is > 1.
► Demand is upward-sloping.
► Demand is perfectly inelastic.
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In the above figure, the marginal utility of income is:
► Increasing as income increases.
► Constant for all levels of income.
► Diminishes as income increases.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is true about supply curve under monopoly?
► It is same as the competitive market supply curve.
► It is the portion of marginal cost curve where marginal costs exceed the minimum value of average variable costs.
► It is the result of market power and production costs.
► None of the given statements is true.
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What is meant by freedom of enterprise in pure capitalism?
► It means that businesses are free to produce products that consumers want.
► It means that consumers are free to buy goods and services that they want.
► It means that resources are distributed freely to businesses.
► It means that government is free to direct the actions of businesses.
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following best describes a demand schedule?
► It is a numerical tabulation of the quantity demanded of a good at different prices, ceteris paribus.
► It is a graphical representation of the law of demand.
► It is a systematic listing of all the variables that might conceivably bring about a change in demand.
► It is a symbolic representation of the law of demand: P,Q and Q, P.
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Suppose the total utilities for the first four units of a good consumed are 13, 23, 33, and 43 respectively. What is the marginal utility of the third unit?
► 10.
► 13.
► 20.
► 33.
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Suppose all inputs are increased by 20% but output increases by less than 20% in a production process. This means that the firm experiences:
► Decreasing returns to scale.
► Constant returns to scale.
► Increasing returns to scale.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Suppose all inputs are increased by 30% and output increases by more than 30% in a production process. This means that the firm experiences:
► Decreasing returns to scale.
► Constant returns to scale.
► Increasing returns to scale.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If marginal cost is Rs.15,000/- and marginal revenue is Rs.20,000/-. The firm should:
► Reduce output until marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
► Do nothing without information about your fixed costs.
► Expand output until marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
► None of the given options.
Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Rationing is needed due to the problem of
► Unemployment.
► Inflation.
► Scarcity.
► Poverty.
Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The demand curve for eggs is downward-sloping. Suddenly the price of eggs decreases from Rs.60/- per dozen to Rs.50/- per dozen. This will cause:
► The demand curve for eggs to shift leftward.
► Quantity demanded of eggs to decrease.
► The demand curve for eggs to shift rightward.
► Quantity demanded of eggs to increase.
Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
How the monopolist can maintain the high price even in the long run?
A monopolist can make super normal, profits even in long run because there is no easy entry fo other firms as in the case of perfect competition therefore a monopolist can maintain her high price even in the long run.
Question No: 36 ( Marks: 5 )
A. Compare the characteristics of oligopoly and monopoly market structures.
B. Differentiate between the shape of demand curve in oligopoly and monopoly.
(Marks: 3+2)
Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )
Explain engel curve for giffen commodities with the help of graph.
MTH 302
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If a profit ratio of A and B is 2 to 3, then A’s share in profit will be
► 2/5
► 2/3
► 3/2
► 3/5
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
After the merchant buys merchandise, it is sold at a higher price called the _______
► Sale price
► Revenue discount
► Selling price
► Cost price
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Monthly installments of a leased car are calculated by using the techniques of:
► Simple interest method
► Compound interest method
► Annuity
► Hit & trial method
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
3x2 + 5x – 7 is --------------- expression.
► Monomial
► Binomial
► Trinomial
► Linear
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Witch of the following percent is Conveyance Allowance of the basic salary?
► 2.5%
► 45%
► 5%
► None of these
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
0^1=?
► 0
► 1
► undefined
► infinity
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If an asset is purchased at Rs 3000 on the date 6/29/2008 and the first depreication period ends on 11/29/2008, where salvage value is 300 and period is taken as 1 on 20% interest rate where basis =1, then which of the following function Returns the depreciation for given accounting period
► =AMORLINC(3000, 6/29/2008, 11/29/2008, 300, 1*12, 20%, 1)
► =AMORLINC(3000, 6/29/2008, 11/29/2008, 300, 1, 20% / 12 , 1)
► =AMORLINC(3000, 6/29/2008, 11/29/2008, 300, 1, 20%, 1)
► =AMORLINC(3000, 6/29/2008, 11/29/2008, 300, 1*12 , 20%/12, 1)
► None of these
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
To add numbers based on one condition we use
► DSUM function.
► AVERAGE function.
► SUMIF function .
► all functions given in above choices .
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If is the matrix of dimension and is the identity matrix of dimension . Then which of the following is true
► AI = I
► AI = A
► A + I = A
► A + I = I
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Linear equation: has the solution only if
►
►
►
►
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating the contribution margin
► S-VC
► VC-S
► S-FC
► FC-S
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If C is the cost and S is the selling price of a certain item then the formula for its markup is given by
► (S-C)/S *100%
► (S-C)/C *100%
► (C-S)/S *100%
► (C-S)/C *100%
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If A is a matrix whose determinant is zero then its inverse is given by:
► zero
► product of its diagonal entries
► infinite
► cannot be determined
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If A= [a b c] is a matrix then in order to find AB, the number of columns B must have are
► 3
► 1
► 2
► any non zero number
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
percentage of ratio of given number with standard numbe is.......
► 100
► Same number
► 1000
► 10
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Negative sign with net income means
► Net profit is zero
► Net Loss
► Net income is not sufficient
► Negative sign cannot come with net income
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If 5x =7t, then the ratio x: t = …..
► 5:7
► 7:5
► 15:7
► 5:17
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What shall be contribution margin if sale price is Rs.50 and variable cost is
Rs.30?
► Rs.80
► Rs.20
► Rs.30
► none of these
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
For multiplication of two matrices A and B
► The no. of rows of A must be equal to columns of B
► The no. of rows of B must be equal to no. columns of A
► The no. of columns of A must be equal to no. rows of B
► None of these
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If the price of a shirt is Rs 250 and discount on its price is Rs 30, what is the percentage of discount?
► 10 %
► 11%
► 12%
► 15%
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 2 )
If A is a matrix of order 3x3,
A =
then find its determinant?
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 2 )
After marketing analysis, calculate the break even point in rupees provided that
Fixed Cost = Rs.500, Contribution Margin = Rs.250 & expected sale rate is 1000 per item.
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 3 )
An item is marked down 15%; the sale price is Rs. 127.46. What was the original price?
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 3 )
Cost analysis provides the following information:
Fixed Costs (FC) per period = Rs. 20000
Variable Costs (VC) = Rs. 30 per unit.
Selling price per unit = S = 50 Rs
Production Capacity per period = 800 units
Contribution Margin per unit =Rs 20
. Calculate BEP in Rs .
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 5 )
The product that regularly sells for $650 is marked down to $500. What is the rate of markdown?
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 5 )
Evaluate the sum of the years digits depreciation of an asset having the cost of Rs.10,000 for a period of 5 years such that salvage value after 7 years is Rs.5000.
If a profit ratio of A and B is 2 to 3, then A’s share in profit will be
► 2/5
► 2/3
► 3/2
► 3/5
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
After the merchant buys merchandise, it is sold at a higher price called the _______
► Sale price
► Revenue discount
► Selling price
► Cost price
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Monthly installments of a leased car are calculated by using the techniques of:
► Simple interest method
► Compound interest method
► Annuity
► Hit & trial method
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
3x2 + 5x – 7 is --------------- expression.
► Monomial
► Binomial
► Trinomial
► Linear
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Witch of the following percent is Conveyance Allowance of the basic salary?
► 2.5%
► 45%
► 5%
► None of these
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
0^1=?
► 0
► 1
► undefined
► infinity
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If an asset is purchased at Rs 3000 on the date 6/29/2008 and the first depreication period ends on 11/29/2008, where salvage value is 300 and period is taken as 1 on 20% interest rate where basis =1, then which of the following function Returns the depreciation for given accounting period
► =AMORLINC(3000, 6/29/2008, 11/29/2008, 300, 1*12, 20%, 1)
► =AMORLINC(3000, 6/29/2008, 11/29/2008, 300, 1, 20% / 12 , 1)
► =AMORLINC(3000, 6/29/2008, 11/29/2008, 300, 1, 20%, 1)
► =AMORLINC(3000, 6/29/2008, 11/29/2008, 300, 1*12 , 20%/12, 1)
► None of these
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
To add numbers based on one condition we use
► DSUM function.
► AVERAGE function.
► SUMIF function .
► all functions given in above choices .
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If is the matrix of dimension and is the identity matrix of dimension . Then which of the following is true
► AI = I
► AI = A
► A + I = A
► A + I = I
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Linear equation: has the solution only if
►
►
►
►
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating the contribution margin
► S-VC
► VC-S
► S-FC
► FC-S
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If C is the cost and S is the selling price of a certain item then the formula for its markup is given by
► (S-C)/S *100%
► (S-C)/C *100%
► (C-S)/S *100%
► (C-S)/C *100%
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If A is a matrix whose determinant is zero then its inverse is given by:
► zero
► product of its diagonal entries
► infinite
► cannot be determined
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If A= [a b c] is a matrix then in order to find AB, the number of columns B must have are
► 3
► 1
► 2
► any non zero number
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
percentage of ratio of given number with standard numbe is.......
► 100
► Same number
► 1000
► 10
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Negative sign with net income means
► Net profit is zero
► Net Loss
► Net income is not sufficient
► Negative sign cannot come with net income
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If 5x =7t, then the ratio x: t = …..
► 5:7
► 7:5
► 15:7
► 5:17
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What shall be contribution margin if sale price is Rs.50 and variable cost is
Rs.30?
► Rs.80
► Rs.20
► Rs.30
► none of these
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
For multiplication of two matrices A and B
► The no. of rows of A must be equal to columns of B
► The no. of rows of B must be equal to no. columns of A
► The no. of columns of A must be equal to no. rows of B
► None of these
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If the price of a shirt is Rs 250 and discount on its price is Rs 30, what is the percentage of discount?
► 10 %
► 11%
► 12%
► 15%
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 2 )
If A is a matrix of order 3x3,
A =
then find its determinant?
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 2 )
After marketing analysis, calculate the break even point in rupees provided that
Fixed Cost = Rs.500, Contribution Margin = Rs.250 & expected sale rate is 1000 per item.
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 3 )
An item is marked down 15%; the sale price is Rs. 127.46. What was the original price?
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 3 )
Cost analysis provides the following information:
Fixed Costs (FC) per period = Rs. 20000
Variable Costs (VC) = Rs. 30 per unit.
Selling price per unit = S = 50 Rs
Production Capacity per period = 800 units
Contribution Margin per unit =Rs 20
. Calculate BEP in Rs .
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 5 )
The product that regularly sells for $650 is marked down to $500. What is the rate of markdown?
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 5 )
Evaluate the sum of the years digits depreciation of an asset having the cost of Rs.10,000 for a period of 5 years such that salvage value after 7 years is Rs.5000.
mkt 501
Friday, May 28, 2010
MKT501 Paper
Today was my paper at 8:00 am
Total question 32
2 question each is 5 marks
and 2 questions each is 3 marks
Remaining was MCQ,s
Q: Defferinate Co branding and Family brand. (3marks)
Q:Idea generation for competitor in new product development. (3marks)
Q:identify the types of good following items wid logic reason (5 marks)
Lux
Mercedes
Olper milk
Life Insurance of State Bank of Pakistan
one 5 marks question is not remember.
MKT501 Paper
Today was my paper at 8:00 am
Total question 32
2 question each is 5 marks
and 2 questions each is 3 marks
Remaining was MCQ,s
Q: Defferinate Co branding and Family brand. (3marks)
Q:Idea generation for competitor in new product development. (3marks)
Q:identify the types of good following items wid logic reason (5 marks)
Lux
Mercedes
Olper milk
Life Insurance of State Bank of Pakistan
one 5 marks question is not remember.
FIN 623
Friday, May 28, 2010
FIN623 Paper
FIN623 - Taxation Management
Start Time: 10:00 to 11:00 28-05-2010
Total Question: 32 Marks 44
Total MCQS: 28 Marks 28
Total Long Question: 4 Marks 16
Question 1: What is the Tax treatement of Agriculture Produce to use in the Business of Cultivator? Marks 3
Question 2: Define the Following terms with the Section? (1) Employee (2) Employer (3) Salary Marks 3
Question 3: Mr. Ali is Residuent of Pakistan and working Uk. The Mr. Ali pay the tax in his Salary in UK. What will be the treatement in Pakistan with the Section? Marks 5
Question 4: Explain the Individual in the which ordianace with Section? Marks 5
FIN623 Paper
FIN623 - Taxation Management
Start Time: 10:00 to 11:00 28-05-2010
Total Question: 32 Marks 44
Total MCQS: 28 Marks 28
Total Long Question: 4 Marks 16
Question 1: What is the Tax treatement of Agriculture Produce to use in the Business of Cultivator? Marks 3
Question 2: Define the Following terms with the Section? (1) Employee (2) Employer (3) Salary Marks 3
Question 3: Mr. Ali is Residuent of Pakistan and working Uk. The Mr. Ali pay the tax in his Salary in UK. What will be the treatement in Pakistan with the Section? Marks 5
Question 4: Explain the Individual in the which ordianace with Section? Marks 5
FIN 623
Friday, May 28, 2010
FIN623 Paper
FIN623 - Taxation Management
Start Time: 10:00 to 11:00 28-05-2010
Total Question: 32 Marks 44
Total MCQS: 28 Marks 28
Total Long Question: 4 Marks 16
Question 1: What is the Tax treatement of Agriculture Produce to use in the Business of Cultivator? Marks 3
Question 2: Define the Following terms with the Section? (1) Employee (2) Employer (3) Salary Marks 3
Question 3: Mr. Ali is Residuent of Pakistan and working Uk. The Mr. Ali pay the tax in his Salary in UK. What will be the treatement in Pakistan with the Section? Marks 5
Question 4: Explain the Individual in the which ordianace with Section? Marks 5
FIN623 Paper
FIN623 - Taxation Management
Start Time: 10:00 to 11:00 28-05-2010
Total Question: 32 Marks 44
Total MCQS: 28 Marks 28
Total Long Question: 4 Marks 16
Question 1: What is the Tax treatement of Agriculture Produce to use in the Business of Cultivator? Marks 3
Question 2: Define the Following terms with the Section? (1) Employee (2) Employer (3) Salary Marks 3
Question 3: Mr. Ali is Residuent of Pakistan and working Uk. The Mr. Ali pay the tax in his Salary in UK. What will be the treatement in Pakistan with the Section? Marks 5
Question 4: Explain the Individual in the which ordianace with Section? Marks 5
MGT 411
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following are used to transfer resources from savers to investors and to transfer risk to those who best equipped it?
► Financial markets
► Financial instruments
► Financial institutions
► Banks
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The reason for the government to get involved in the financial system is to:
► Protect investors
► Ensure the stability of the financial system
► Protect bank customers from monopolistic exploitation
► All of the given options
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A Financial Intermediary:
► Is an agency that guarantees a loan
► Is involved in direct finance
► Would be used in indirect finance
► None of the given options
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A derivative instrument:
► Gets its value and payoff from the performance of the underlying instrument
► Is a high risk financial instrument used by highly risk averse savers
► Comes into existence after the underlying instrument is in default
► Should be purchased prior to purchasing the underlying security
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The financial intermediary that obtains funds largely through premium payments and uses those funds to purchase corporate bonds and mortgages is:
► Credit unions
► Mutual funds
► Life insurance companies
► Pension funds
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following financial instrument is NOT primarily used as store of value?
► Banks loans
► Asset-backed securities
► Insurance contracts
► Stocks
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following represents the main purpose for which the secondary markets are made?
► Small investors who don’t have an access to new securities
► Primary market is not enough for buying and selling of securities
► Large investors usually traded in these markets
► Prices in the secondary markets are known to investors
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following is NOT an example of Centralized exchange?
► New York Stock Exchange
► NASDAQ
► Large exchanges in London
► Large exchanges in Tokyo
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What will be the effect on the present value if we double the future value of the payment?
► It will decrease the value by one-half
► It will increase the value by one-half
► It will equally increase the value i.e. doubles the value
► It will have no effect on the value
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The interest rate that is involved in _____________ calculation is referred to as discount rate
► Present value
► Future value
► Intrinsic value
► Discount value
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A credit market instrument that pays the owner a fixed coupon payment every year until the maturity date and then repays the face value is called:
► Simple loan
► Fixed-payment loan
► Coupon bond
► Discount bond
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Mary is planning on taking out a mortgage loan for her new house. She is given the choice of two different banks: Bank A has quoted annual rate of 8% compounded semi-annually and Bank B has a quoted annual rate of 7.5% compounded for a certain number of times a year. Which bank should Mary choose?
► Bank A
► Bank B
► Indifferent between Bank A and Bank B
► Insufficient information
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
For a $1000 one year discount bond with a price of $975, the yield to maturity is which of the following?
► $975/$1000
► ($1000 – $975)/$975
► ($1000 – $975)/($1000)
► $1000/$975
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If YTM equals the coupon rate the price of the bond is __________.
► Greater than its face value
► Lower than its face value
► Equals to its face value
► Insufficient information is given
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If YTM is less than the coupon rate the price of the bond is __________.
► Greater than its face value
► Lower than its face value
► Equals to its face value
► Insufficient information is given
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Current yield is equal to which of the following?
► Price paid / yearly coupon payment
► Price paid *yearly coupon payment
► Yearly coupon payment / face value of bond
► Yearly coupon payment / price paid
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
For a $100 one-year zero-coupon bond, the supply will be __________ at $95 than it will be at $90, all other things being equal.
► Higher than before
► Lower than before
► Stable
► Insufficient information
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
An increase in the expected inflation shifts the bond supply to the _________
► Right
► Left
► No change
► None of the given options
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The default premium:
► Is positive for a U.S. Treasury bond
► Must always be less than 0 (zero)
► Is also known as the risk spread
► Is assigned by a bond rating agency
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Calculate tax implication on Bond yields. Consider a one year bond face value Rs.100 (issued by Government) with coupon rate of 6%.What is the income of bond that is received at maturity? (Tax rate is 30%).
► Rs.6
► Rs.1.80
► Rs.4.20
► Rs.7.80
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following statement is true for the given sentence, "that tax affects the bond return"?
► Because only interest income they receive from bond is taxable
► Because principal amount and interest income they receive from bond is taxable
► Because bond holders are taxpayers
► Because all bond is sold with a condition that tax will be deducted from its return
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Expectation hypothesis focuses on which one of the following?
► Risk premium
► Risk free interest rate
► Yield to maturity
► None of the given options
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
According to the liquidity premium theory of the term structure, when the yield curve has its usual slope, the market expects
► Short-term interest rates to rise sharply
► Short-term interest rates to stay near their current levels
► Short-term interest rates to drop sharply
► Short-term interest rates does not change
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The Theory of Efficient Markets:
► Allows for higher than average returns if the investor takes higher risk
► Says Insider-information makes markets less efficient
► Rules out high returns due to chance
► Assumes people have equal luck
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If information in a financial market is asymmetric, this means:
► Borrowers and lenders have the same information
► Lenders lack any information
► Borrowers and lenders have perfect information
► Borrowers would have more information than lenders
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Often a bank will require a loan officer to make personal visits on customers with loans outstanding. This is encouraged because:
► The bank worries about competitors trying to steal their customers
► The bank wants to make sure the business is still there
► The bank likely has excess funds available and hopes to make another loan to the business
► This is an effective monitoring technique and should reduce moral hazard
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Financial instruments are used to transfer which of the following?
► Both Risk and Resources
► Risk
► Resources
► Mortgages
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following has created an opportunity for small investors to participate in economic activity?
► Mutual funds
► Small corporations
► Stock brokers
► Small investors cannot take part in economic activity
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 3 )
Find out YTM of 1 year 12% coupon bond selling at $130. (Face value of bond = $100).
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 3 )
Why stocks are risky?
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 5 )
Discuss the negative consequences of information costs and also suggest their solution.
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 5 )
Ahmad purchases a 10 year 8% coupon bond with the face value of $100. He wants to hold this bond for 1-year and then sells a 9-year bond after 1-year.
(i) If interest rate does not change then what will be the rate of return?
(ii) If interest rate falls to 6% then suppose price increases to $109.16. What will be the capital gain after the price rise?
(iii) After the price rise, what will be the one year holding period return?
Which of the following are used to transfer resources from savers to investors and to transfer risk to those who best equipped it?
► Financial markets
► Financial instruments
► Financial institutions
► Banks
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The reason for the government to get involved in the financial system is to:
► Protect investors
► Ensure the stability of the financial system
► Protect bank customers from monopolistic exploitation
► All of the given options
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A Financial Intermediary:
► Is an agency that guarantees a loan
► Is involved in direct finance
► Would be used in indirect finance
► None of the given options
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A derivative instrument:
► Gets its value and payoff from the performance of the underlying instrument
► Is a high risk financial instrument used by highly risk averse savers
► Comes into existence after the underlying instrument is in default
► Should be purchased prior to purchasing the underlying security
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The financial intermediary that obtains funds largely through premium payments and uses those funds to purchase corporate bonds and mortgages is:
► Credit unions
► Mutual funds
► Life insurance companies
► Pension funds
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following financial instrument is NOT primarily used as store of value?
► Banks loans
► Asset-backed securities
► Insurance contracts
► Stocks
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following represents the main purpose for which the secondary markets are made?
► Small investors who don’t have an access to new securities
► Primary market is not enough for buying and selling of securities
► Large investors usually traded in these markets
► Prices in the secondary markets are known to investors
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following is NOT an example of Centralized exchange?
► New York Stock Exchange
► NASDAQ
► Large exchanges in London
► Large exchanges in Tokyo
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What will be the effect on the present value if we double the future value of the payment?
► It will decrease the value by one-half
► It will increase the value by one-half
► It will equally increase the value i.e. doubles the value
► It will have no effect on the value
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The interest rate that is involved in _____________ calculation is referred to as discount rate
► Present value
► Future value
► Intrinsic value
► Discount value
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A credit market instrument that pays the owner a fixed coupon payment every year until the maturity date and then repays the face value is called:
► Simple loan
► Fixed-payment loan
► Coupon bond
► Discount bond
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Mary is planning on taking out a mortgage loan for her new house. She is given the choice of two different banks: Bank A has quoted annual rate of 8% compounded semi-annually and Bank B has a quoted annual rate of 7.5% compounded for a certain number of times a year. Which bank should Mary choose?
► Bank A
► Bank B
► Indifferent between Bank A and Bank B
► Insufficient information
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
For a $1000 one year discount bond with a price of $975, the yield to maturity is which of the following?
► $975/$1000
► ($1000 – $975)/$975
► ($1000 – $975)/($1000)
► $1000/$975
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If YTM equals the coupon rate the price of the bond is __________.
► Greater than its face value
► Lower than its face value
► Equals to its face value
► Insufficient information is given
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If YTM is less than the coupon rate the price of the bond is __________.
► Greater than its face value
► Lower than its face value
► Equals to its face value
► Insufficient information is given
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Current yield is equal to which of the following?
► Price paid / yearly coupon payment
► Price paid *yearly coupon payment
► Yearly coupon payment / face value of bond
► Yearly coupon payment / price paid
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
For a $100 one-year zero-coupon bond, the supply will be __________ at $95 than it will be at $90, all other things being equal.
► Higher than before
► Lower than before
► Stable
► Insufficient information
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
An increase in the expected inflation shifts the bond supply to the _________
► Right
► Left
► No change
► None of the given options
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The default premium:
► Is positive for a U.S. Treasury bond
► Must always be less than 0 (zero)
► Is also known as the risk spread
► Is assigned by a bond rating agency
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Calculate tax implication on Bond yields. Consider a one year bond face value Rs.100 (issued by Government) with coupon rate of 6%.What is the income of bond that is received at maturity? (Tax rate is 30%).
► Rs.6
► Rs.1.80
► Rs.4.20
► Rs.7.80
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following statement is true for the given sentence, "that tax affects the bond return"?
► Because only interest income they receive from bond is taxable
► Because principal amount and interest income they receive from bond is taxable
► Because bond holders are taxpayers
► Because all bond is sold with a condition that tax will be deducted from its return
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Expectation hypothesis focuses on which one of the following?
► Risk premium
► Risk free interest rate
► Yield to maturity
► None of the given options
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
According to the liquidity premium theory of the term structure, when the yield curve has its usual slope, the market expects
► Short-term interest rates to rise sharply
► Short-term interest rates to stay near their current levels
► Short-term interest rates to drop sharply
► Short-term interest rates does not change
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The Theory of Efficient Markets:
► Allows for higher than average returns if the investor takes higher risk
► Says Insider-information makes markets less efficient
► Rules out high returns due to chance
► Assumes people have equal luck
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
If information in a financial market is asymmetric, this means:
► Borrowers and lenders have the same information
► Lenders lack any information
► Borrowers and lenders have perfect information
► Borrowers would have more information than lenders
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Often a bank will require a loan officer to make personal visits on customers with loans outstanding. This is encouraged because:
► The bank worries about competitors trying to steal their customers
► The bank wants to make sure the business is still there
► The bank likely has excess funds available and hopes to make another loan to the business
► This is an effective monitoring technique and should reduce moral hazard
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Financial instruments are used to transfer which of the following?
► Both Risk and Resources
► Risk
► Resources
► Mortgages
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following has created an opportunity for small investors to participate in economic activity?
► Mutual funds
► Small corporations
► Stock brokers
► Small investors cannot take part in economic activity
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 3 )
Find out YTM of 1 year 12% coupon bond selling at $130. (Face value of bond = $100).
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 3 )
Why stocks are risky?
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 5 )
Discuss the negative consequences of information costs and also suggest their solution.
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 5 )
Ahmad purchases a 10 year 8% coupon bond with the face value of $100. He wants to hold this bond for 1-year and then sells a 9-year bond after 1-year.
(i) If interest rate does not change then what will be the rate of return?
(ii) If interest rate falls to 6% then suppose price increases to $109.16. What will be the capital gain after the price rise?
(iii) After the price rise, what will be the one year holding period return?
STA 630
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
STA630 MID May 2010
Today Paper (26-05-2010)
Total 37 questions.
34 MCQs.
one 3 marks question.
Two questions of 5 marks each.
Q1. What is Total Design Effort (TDE).... 3 marks.
Q2. Differentiate between confidentiality and anonymity. 5 marks.
Q3. What is the test/retest reliability method. 5 marks.
MCQs:
1. While studying supervisor-subordinate relationship in an organization, what is the unit of analysis?
► Individual
► Dyad-ans
► Employer-employee
► Organization
2. Mr. Ali has conducted an extensive review of the literature and has deductively reasoned a hypothesis about his problem on the basis of this review. Which type of a research plan is Mr. Ali likely proposing?
► Qualitative-ans
► Ethical
► Both quantitative and qualitative
► Quantitative
3. Which of the following is the difference between measures and indicators?
► Measures are unambiguous quantities, whereas indicators are devised from common sense understandings.-ans
► Indicators have a more direct relationship to the underlying concept than measures.
► Measures are intuitively devised and then applied as if they were direct indicators of a concept.
► Indicators are unambiguous quantities, whereas measures are subjective and value-laden.
4. Which of the following is the meaning of the term "To read critically"?
► Skimming through the material because most of it is just padding.
► Evaluating what you read in terms of your own research questions.-ans
► Being willing to criticize what you read.
► Taking an opposing point of view to the ideas and opinions expressed.
5. Which of the following is not the objective of a research for a student of research methods course?
► Conducting research by following certain steps
► Preparing methodologies
► Ability to convert problem into research able question
► Writing a book-ans
6. Which of the following true about the relationship between theory building and data collection?
Select correct option:
When studies come out as expected, inductive support for the theory is gained.-ans
If an experiment fails, discarding the experiment is an example of affirming the consequent.
When a hypothesis is not supported, virtually nothing has been learned about the theory.
A good theory will be inclusive enough to explain every possible research outcome.
7. Which type of review compares how different theories address an issue?
A. Context review
B. Integrated review
C. Theoretical review-ans
D. Methodological review
8. After you locate a source, you should write down all details of the
reference, EXCEPT;
A. Volumes
B. Titles
C. Price-ans
D. Full names of the authors
9. After identifying the important variables and establishing the logical reasoning in theoretical framework, the next step in the research process is
A. To conduct surveys
B. To generate the hypothesis-ans
C. To focus group discussions
D. To use experiments in an investigation
STA630 MID May 2010
Today Paper (26-05-2010)
Total 37 questions.
34 MCQs.
one 3 marks question.
Two questions of 5 marks each.
Q1. What is Total Design Effort (TDE).... 3 marks.
Q2. Differentiate between confidentiality and anonymity. 5 marks.
Q3. What is the test/retest reliability method. 5 marks.
MCQs:
1. While studying supervisor-subordinate relationship in an organization, what is the unit of analysis?
► Individual
► Dyad-ans
► Employer-employee
► Organization
2. Mr. Ali has conducted an extensive review of the literature and has deductively reasoned a hypothesis about his problem on the basis of this review. Which type of a research plan is Mr. Ali likely proposing?
► Qualitative-ans
► Ethical
► Both quantitative and qualitative
► Quantitative
3. Which of the following is the difference between measures and indicators?
► Measures are unambiguous quantities, whereas indicators are devised from common sense understandings.-ans
► Indicators have a more direct relationship to the underlying concept than measures.
► Measures are intuitively devised and then applied as if they were direct indicators of a concept.
► Indicators are unambiguous quantities, whereas measures are subjective and value-laden.
4. Which of the following is the meaning of the term "To read critically"?
► Skimming through the material because most of it is just padding.
► Evaluating what you read in terms of your own research questions.-ans
► Being willing to criticize what you read.
► Taking an opposing point of view to the ideas and opinions expressed.
5. Which of the following is not the objective of a research for a student of research methods course?
► Conducting research by following certain steps
► Preparing methodologies
► Ability to convert problem into research able question
► Writing a book-ans
6. Which of the following true about the relationship between theory building and data collection?
Select correct option:
When studies come out as expected, inductive support for the theory is gained.-ans
If an experiment fails, discarding the experiment is an example of affirming the consequent.
When a hypothesis is not supported, virtually nothing has been learned about the theory.
A good theory will be inclusive enough to explain every possible research outcome.
7. Which type of review compares how different theories address an issue?
A. Context review
B. Integrated review
C. Theoretical review-ans
D. Methodological review
8. After you locate a source, you should write down all details of the
reference, EXCEPT;
A. Volumes
B. Titles
C. Price-ans
D. Full names of the authors
9. After identifying the important variables and establishing the logical reasoning in theoretical framework, the next step in the research process is
A. To conduct surveys
B. To generate the hypothesis-ans
C. To focus group discussions
D. To use experiments in an investigation
fin 622
Thursday, May 27, 2010
FIN622 MID May 2010
Today Paper (27-05-2010)
My paper of Fin622 held on 26th May:
Total questions were 32
28 MCQs and 4 Subjective Questions; of 3,3,5 and 5 marks respectively
MCQs were mostly from the attached file
Subjective Questions were:
1) Interest tax shields are valuable, why don't all tax paying firms borrow as much as possible. Marks 5
2) Following table shows the returns on ABC stock 2003-2007. ( Rate of returns were given for all years and we had to calculate variance). Marks 5
3) In ques no. 3 following data was given: Marks 3
Expected rate of return on market portfolio 14%
T-bills yield 6%
Expected return (investor) 10%
Calculate Beta of stock=?
4) Differentiate b/w systematic and unsystematic risk. Marks 3
Today Paper (26-05-2010)
Q:1 what is the difference between systemetic risk and un-systemetic risk ? 3 marks
Q:2 why wheighted average cost of capital of a levered firm is lesses than tht of an un-levered firm ? explain briefly . 3 marks
Q:3 the rates of return of 5 years were given and value of varience was asked . 5 marks
Q:4 how can you measure and interpret the market risk (beta) of a security . 5 marks
FIN622 MID May 2010
Today Paper (27-05-2010)
My paper of Fin622 held on 26th May:
Total questions were 32
28 MCQs and 4 Subjective Questions; of 3,3,5 and 5 marks respectively
MCQs were mostly from the attached file
Subjective Questions were:
1) Interest tax shields are valuable, why don't all tax paying firms borrow as much as possible. Marks 5
2) Following table shows the returns on ABC stock 2003-2007. ( Rate of returns were given for all years and we had to calculate variance). Marks 5
3) In ques no. 3 following data was given: Marks 3
Expected rate of return on market portfolio 14%
T-bills yield 6%
Expected return (investor) 10%
Calculate Beta of stock=?
4) Differentiate b/w systematic and unsystematic risk. Marks 3
Today Paper (26-05-2010)
Q:1 what is the difference between systemetic risk and un-systemetic risk ? 3 marks
Q:2 why wheighted average cost of capital of a levered firm is lesses than tht of an un-levered firm ? explain briefly . 3 marks
Q:3 the rates of return of 5 years were given and value of varience was asked . 5 marks
Q:4 how can you measure and interpret the market risk (beta) of a security . 5 marks
fin 622
Thursday, May 27, 2010
FIN622 MID May 2010
Today Paper (27-05-2010)
My paper of Fin622 held on 26th May:
Total questions were 32
28 MCQs and 4 Subjective Questions; of 3,3,5 and 5 marks respectively
MCQs were mostly from the attached file
Subjective Questions were:
1) Interest tax shields are valuable, why don't all tax paying firms borrow as much as possible. Marks 5
2) Following table shows the returns on ABC stock 2003-2007. ( Rate of returns were given for all years and we had to calculate variance). Marks 5
3) In ques no. 3 following data was given: Marks 3
Expected rate of return on market portfolio 14%
T-bills yield 6%
Expected return (investor) 10%
Calculate Beta of stock=?
4) Differentiate b/w systematic and unsystematic risk. Marks 3
Today Paper (26-05-2010)
Q:1 what is the difference between systemetic risk and un-systemetic risk ? 3 marks
Q:2 why wheighted average cost of capital of a levered firm is lesses than tht of an un-levered firm ? explain briefly . 3 marks
Q:3 the rates of return of 5 years were given and value of varience was asked . 5 marks
Q:4 how can you measure and interpret the market risk (beta) of a security . 5 marks
FIN622 MID May 2010
Today Paper (27-05-2010)
My paper of Fin622 held on 26th May:
Total questions were 32
28 MCQs and 4 Subjective Questions; of 3,3,5 and 5 marks respectively
MCQs were mostly from the attached file
Subjective Questions were:
1) Interest tax shields are valuable, why don't all tax paying firms borrow as much as possible. Marks 5
2) Following table shows the returns on ABC stock 2003-2007. ( Rate of returns were given for all years and we had to calculate variance). Marks 5
3) In ques no. 3 following data was given: Marks 3
Expected rate of return on market portfolio 14%
T-bills yield 6%
Expected return (investor) 10%
Calculate Beta of stock=?
4) Differentiate b/w systematic and unsystematic risk. Marks 3
Today Paper (26-05-2010)
Q:1 what is the difference between systemetic risk and un-systemetic risk ? 3 marks
Q:2 why wheighted average cost of capital of a levered firm is lesses than tht of an un-levered firm ? explain briefly . 3 marks
Q:3 the rates of return of 5 years were given and value of varience was asked . 5 marks
Q:4 how can you measure and interpret the market risk (beta) of a security . 5 marks
mgt 502
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following is not considered as a part of organizational output?
► Finished goods
► Services
► Dividends
► Capital
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is not one of the types of attitude?
► Job satisfaction
► Job Involvement
► Organizational Behavior
► Organizational commitment
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT included in the ways employees can express dissatisfaction?
► Exit
► Voice
► Loyalty
► Noise
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which dimension of the Big Five model refers to be pleasant and accommodating in social situations?
► Extroversion
► Openness to experience
► Emotional stability
► Agreeableness
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT a key component of emotional intelligence?
► Self-awareness
► Self-management
► Commitment
► Empathy
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What effect does stress typically have on mood?
► Positive
► Negative
► Unbiased
► No effect
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
It is not possible for Mr. Asim to understand everything he sees, he notices a few of the things, we can say that he engages in:
► Assimilating
► Selective perception
► Halo Effect
► Target Perception
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The most well-known theory of motivation is Abraham Maslow’s _______________.
► Theories x and y
► Hierarchy of needs
► Goal setting theory
► Equity theory
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Our intrinsic desire for personal development is included in Alderfer’s _____________ needs.
► Existence
► Relatedness
► Esteem
► Growth
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory?
► Defining the goal
► Goal difficulty
► Goal specificity
► Equity among co-workers
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What sort of plan is a company-established benefit plan where employees acquire stock as part of their benefits?
► MBO program
► Gain sharing plan
► Employee stock ownership plan
► Piece-rate plan
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What happens in the second stage of group development?
► Close relationships are developed
► The group demonstrates cohesiveness
► Intra-group conflict often occurs
► The job task is performed
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is one of the drawbacks of group decision making?
► More knowledge through pooling of group resources
► More amount of time is required to make a decision
► Increased acceptance & commitment due to voice in decisions
► Greater understanding due to involvement in decision stages
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is traditionally followed by the formal channels of communication within an organization?
► Authority chain
► Influence chain
► Transmission chain
► Social chain
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Clarification to employees about how well they are doing, and what can be done to improve performance, are examples of which function of communication?
► Information
► Control
► Motivation
► Emotional expression
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The _____ network best serves to promote high member satisfaction.
► Direct
► Circle
► Wheel
► All-channel
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A communication channel with greater channel richness is most likely to provide:
► Greater feedback density
► Greater filtering capability
► Greater perceptual wellness
► Larger amounts of information
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The study of organizational behavior is primarily concerned with all of the following dynamics in organizations EXCEPT:
► Interpersonal
► Behavioral
► Astrology
► Psychosocial
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
How do proponents of reinforcement theory view behavior?
► As a product of heredity
► As a function of one’s power need
► As the result of a cognitive process
► As environmentally caused
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is true for the people who adopt a thinking style based on logics and rationality?
► They process information serially
► They perceive things as a whole
► They perceive things on the basis of past experiences
► Their decisions depend upon situation
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Sheraz wants to become a surgeon, not only because achieving this goal will give him self-respect and autonomy, but also because he wants a job with high status and recognition from others. Which of Maslow’s needs is Sheraz trying to meet?
► Self-actualization
► Social
► Esteem
► Safety
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Teams are very useful in which of the following situations?
► The work to be performed is very basic
► The tasks are interrelated
► No one wants to be accountable
► The group is homogeneous
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
All of the following are studied in Organizational Behavior, EXCEPT
► Human behaviors in organizations
► International trade laws
► Organizational culture
► The relationship between people and organizations
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following behavior of an individual makes a positive contribution to an organization?
► Motivational behavior
► Performance behavior
► Organizational citizenship
► Perceptive contribution
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
CEO of a computer manufacturing organization rewards his employees with computers, vacations or bonuses for meeting personal or organizational goal. He is practicing which of the following method of shaping behavior?
► Positive reinforcement
► Negative reinforcement
► Punishment
► Extinction
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The suspension of a construction employee for one day without pay for not wearing hard hat when instructed strictly, is an example of which of the following method of shaping behavior?
► Negative reinforcement
► Punishment
► Extinction
► Positive reinforcement
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The founder of TL Corporation has to face many difficulties while establishing his company even banks were not ready to grant loan. But he showed persistence and after four years he was able to generate finance by the mortgage of his own house. He was exhibiting which of the following personality trait of Big Five Personality Model?
► Agreeableness
► Emotional Stability
► Conscientiousness
► Extroversion
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Mr. Ahmed started his career as a clerk, now after 6 years of hard work he has earned the position of finance manager. He believes that all his success is because of his own hard work and devotion. Ahmed has:
► Self-efficacy
► Internal locus of control
► Emotional intelligence
► High self-esteem
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is an example of positive emotions?
► Anger
► Sadness
► Pride
► Disgust
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following set of skills is best representing the required competencies of managers?
► Technical skills, human skills and conceptual skills
► Leading skills, motivational skills and human skills
► Organizing skills, interpersonal skills and leading skills
► Motivating skills, intrapersonal skills and conceptual skills
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The rational decision-making approach assumes that decision makers:
► Have complete information
► Are motivated by greed
► Are often distracted by the environment
► Are subjective
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Mr. Ahmad is HR manager in an organization. He has ten employees who directly report to him. They are the part of which of the following group?
► Command group
► Task group
► Friendship group
► Interest group
Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is a structured approach to decision making that focuses on generating alternatives silently, prevents criticism of alternatives, and uses a voting process to identify group choices?
► Devil's advocacy
► The Delphi technique
► Dialectical inquiry
► The nominal group
Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following determines requirements of organization conversion process?
► Machinery, computers and human skills
► Raw material and capital
► Finished products and services
► HR and information system
Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
Discuss when formal leadership may not be that important?
Question No: 36 ( Marks: 5 )
List and explain different barriers to effective communication.
Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )
It is argued that most of the time managers use rational decision making model when risk is high. Do you agree with this statement or not? Give logical reasons to support your answer.
Today Paper (26-05-2010)
Dear Fellows,
Today OB paper ...
There were
34 MCQs
3 subjective question 1 of 3 marks , 1 of 5 marks and 1 of 10 marks..
Detail..
Q. Differentiate between formal and informal communication. 3 marks
Q. Not remember 5 marks
Q. Write the advantages and disadvantages in group decision making. 10 Marks
Total Questions= 37 .....Total marks = 52
Which one of the following is not considered as a part of organizational output?
► Finished goods
► Services
► Dividends
► Capital
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is not one of the types of attitude?
► Job satisfaction
► Job Involvement
► Organizational Behavior
► Organizational commitment
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT included in the ways employees can express dissatisfaction?
► Exit
► Voice
► Loyalty
► Noise
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which dimension of the Big Five model refers to be pleasant and accommodating in social situations?
► Extroversion
► Openness to experience
► Emotional stability
► Agreeableness
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT a key component of emotional intelligence?
► Self-awareness
► Self-management
► Commitment
► Empathy
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What effect does stress typically have on mood?
► Positive
► Negative
► Unbiased
► No effect
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
It is not possible for Mr. Asim to understand everything he sees, he notices a few of the things, we can say that he engages in:
► Assimilating
► Selective perception
► Halo Effect
► Target Perception
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The most well-known theory of motivation is Abraham Maslow’s _______________.
► Theories x and y
► Hierarchy of needs
► Goal setting theory
► Equity theory
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Our intrinsic desire for personal development is included in Alderfer’s _____________ needs.
► Existence
► Relatedness
► Esteem
► Growth
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory?
► Defining the goal
► Goal difficulty
► Goal specificity
► Equity among co-workers
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What sort of plan is a company-established benefit plan where employees acquire stock as part of their benefits?
► MBO program
► Gain sharing plan
► Employee stock ownership plan
► Piece-rate plan
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What happens in the second stage of group development?
► Close relationships are developed
► The group demonstrates cohesiveness
► Intra-group conflict often occurs
► The job task is performed
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is one of the drawbacks of group decision making?
► More knowledge through pooling of group resources
► More amount of time is required to make a decision
► Increased acceptance & commitment due to voice in decisions
► Greater understanding due to involvement in decision stages
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is traditionally followed by the formal channels of communication within an organization?
► Authority chain
► Influence chain
► Transmission chain
► Social chain
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Clarification to employees about how well they are doing, and what can be done to improve performance, are examples of which function of communication?
► Information
► Control
► Motivation
► Emotional expression
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The _____ network best serves to promote high member satisfaction.
► Direct
► Circle
► Wheel
► All-channel
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A communication channel with greater channel richness is most likely to provide:
► Greater feedback density
► Greater filtering capability
► Greater perceptual wellness
► Larger amounts of information
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The study of organizational behavior is primarily concerned with all of the following dynamics in organizations EXCEPT:
► Interpersonal
► Behavioral
► Astrology
► Psychosocial
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
How do proponents of reinforcement theory view behavior?
► As a product of heredity
► As a function of one’s power need
► As the result of a cognitive process
► As environmentally caused
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is true for the people who adopt a thinking style based on logics and rationality?
► They process information serially
► They perceive things as a whole
► They perceive things on the basis of past experiences
► Their decisions depend upon situation
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Sheraz wants to become a surgeon, not only because achieving this goal will give him self-respect and autonomy, but also because he wants a job with high status and recognition from others. Which of Maslow’s needs is Sheraz trying to meet?
► Self-actualization
► Social
► Esteem
► Safety
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Teams are very useful in which of the following situations?
► The work to be performed is very basic
► The tasks are interrelated
► No one wants to be accountable
► The group is homogeneous
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
All of the following are studied in Organizational Behavior, EXCEPT
► Human behaviors in organizations
► International trade laws
► Organizational culture
► The relationship between people and organizations
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following behavior of an individual makes a positive contribution to an organization?
► Motivational behavior
► Performance behavior
► Organizational citizenship
► Perceptive contribution
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
CEO of a computer manufacturing organization rewards his employees with computers, vacations or bonuses for meeting personal or organizational goal. He is practicing which of the following method of shaping behavior?
► Positive reinforcement
► Negative reinforcement
► Punishment
► Extinction
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The suspension of a construction employee for one day without pay for not wearing hard hat when instructed strictly, is an example of which of the following method of shaping behavior?
► Negative reinforcement
► Punishment
► Extinction
► Positive reinforcement
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The founder of TL Corporation has to face many difficulties while establishing his company even banks were not ready to grant loan. But he showed persistence and after four years he was able to generate finance by the mortgage of his own house. He was exhibiting which of the following personality trait of Big Five Personality Model?
► Agreeableness
► Emotional Stability
► Conscientiousness
► Extroversion
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Mr. Ahmed started his career as a clerk, now after 6 years of hard work he has earned the position of finance manager. He believes that all his success is because of his own hard work and devotion. Ahmed has:
► Self-efficacy
► Internal locus of control
► Emotional intelligence
► High self-esteem
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is an example of positive emotions?
► Anger
► Sadness
► Pride
► Disgust
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following set of skills is best representing the required competencies of managers?
► Technical skills, human skills and conceptual skills
► Leading skills, motivational skills and human skills
► Organizing skills, interpersonal skills and leading skills
► Motivating skills, intrapersonal skills and conceptual skills
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The rational decision-making approach assumes that decision makers:
► Have complete information
► Are motivated by greed
► Are often distracted by the environment
► Are subjective
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Mr. Ahmad is HR manager in an organization. He has ten employees who directly report to him. They are the part of which of the following group?
► Command group
► Task group
► Friendship group
► Interest group
Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is a structured approach to decision making that focuses on generating alternatives silently, prevents criticism of alternatives, and uses a voting process to identify group choices?
► Devil's advocacy
► The Delphi technique
► Dialectical inquiry
► The nominal group
Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following determines requirements of organization conversion process?
► Machinery, computers and human skills
► Raw material and capital
► Finished products and services
► HR and information system
Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
Discuss when formal leadership may not be that important?
Question No: 36 ( Marks: 5 )
List and explain different barriers to effective communication.
Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )
It is argued that most of the time managers use rational decision making model when risk is high. Do you agree with this statement or not? Give logical reasons to support your answer.
Today Paper (26-05-2010)
Dear Fellows,
Today OB paper ...
There were
34 MCQs
3 subjective question 1 of 3 marks , 1 of 5 marks and 1 of 10 marks..
Detail..
Q. Differentiate between formal and informal communication. 3 marks
Q. Not remember 5 marks
Q. Write the advantages and disadvantages in group decision making. 10 Marks
Total Questions= 37 .....Total marks = 52
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