1st SEM

M.
Com
1st Semester
Master of Commerce
(M.Com)
First Semester
Assignments
2022
For January 2022 and July 2022 admission cycle
School of Management Studies

Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi -110 068
Master of Commerce (M.Com)
First Semester
ASSIGNMENTS − 2022
Dear Students,
As explained in the Programme Guide, you have to do one Tutor Marked Assignment for each course.
We are sending the assignments of all the six courses together in this booklet.
Assignment is given 30% weightage in the final assessment. To be eligible to appear in the Term-End
Examination, it is compulsory for you to submit the assignments as per the schedule. Before attempting
the assignments, you should carefully read the instructions given in the Programme Guide.
These assignments are valid for two admission cycles (January 2022 and July 2022) only. The validity
is given below:
1. Those who are enrolled in January 2022, it is valid upto June 2022.
2. Those who are enrolled in July 2022, it is valid upto December 2022.
In case you are planning to appear in June Term-End Examination, you must submit the assignments to
the Coordinator of your Study Centre latest by 15th March, and if you are planning to appear in
December Term-End Examination, you must submit them latest by 15th September.
In case, you are not able to submit the assignment during above mentioned period, you are required to
submit the new assignment.
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
COURSE CODE : MCO-01
COURSE TITLE : ORGANISATION THEORY AND BEHAVIOUR
ASSIGNMENT CODE : MCO-01/TMA/2022
COVERAGE : ALL BLOCKS
Maximum Marks: 100
Attempt all the questions:
1. What are various principles of management? How are modern organization (20)
different from typical classical organizations, in terms of practices of various
principles of management?
2. (a) What do you mean by organizational behaviours? Explain meaning and scope (10+10)
of organizational behaviour.
(b) What is effective communication? Discuss the significance of communication

in an organization.
3. Comment briefly on the following statement: (4X5)

(a) Personality is shaped by the phsical structure of the body.
(b) Stress is both physiological and psychological.
(c) Job satisfaction has both positive and negative impacts.
(d) Job design is essentially a strategy of human resource management.
4. Differentiate between the following: (4X5)

(a) Job enrichment and Job enlargement
(b) Homogeneous groups and heterogeneous groups
(c) Project organization and Matrix Organization
(d) Approach approach conflict and approach avoidance conflict.
5. Write short notes on the following: (4X5)

(a) Role of reinforcement
(b) Organizational culture
(c) Group cohesiveness
(d) Resistance to change
COURSE TITLE : BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Maximum Marks: 100
1. a) Explain the concept of culture and its main elements. (10+10)

b) Explain briefly the concept of corporate governance, and enumerate its broad
objectives
2. Explain the concept and process of Environmental Scanning? (20)
3. Briefly comment on the following : (4x5)

(a) Environment and management influence each other.
(b) The process of economic development is accompanied by the transfer of
population from rural to urban areas. This brings about a change in the
distribution of net domestic product in favour of urban areas.
(c) There is a wide scope for foreign technical collaboration in developing
countries subject to proper regulation and promotion.
(d) Every company encounters certain publics in its environment.
4. Distinguish between the following : (4x5)

a) Social Values and Individual Values
b) Economic Growth and Economic Development
c) Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
d) Money Market and Capital Market
5. Write short notes on the following : (4X5)

a) Forms of foreign capital
b) Call money market
c) Industrial licence
d) Balance of payments
COURSE TITLE : Accounting for Managerial Decisions
Maximum Marks: 100
1. a) What do you mean by managerial accounting? Write down its importance and (10+10)
limitations.
b) How do you classify cost on the basis of relevance to decision-making and
variability?
2. a) What is your understanding about the Revenue Recognition concept? Explain (10+10)
in brief.
b) Explain flow of funds. Write down its Sources and Uses.
3. From the following particulars compute leverage ratios : (20)
Balance Sheet of Ram Ltd. as on March 31, 2020

Liability Rs. Assets Rs.
Equity Share Capital 40,000 Land 22,000

8% Preference Share Capital 20,000 Building 24,000
Reserves 10,000 Plant and 38,000
Profit and Loss account 5,000 Machinery
10% Debentures 45,000 Furniture 5,000
Trade Creditors 9,000 Sundry Debtors 22,000
Outstanding Expenses 2,000 Stock 13,000
Provision for Taxation 3,000 Cash 14,000
Proposed Dividend 6,000 Prepaid Expenses 2,000
Total 140000 Total 140000
4. a) Write down the difference between: (10+10)

1. Fixed and Flexible budgeting
2. Variable, Fixed and Semi Variable costs
b) Discuss a few of the managerial problems where marginal costing is helpful in

decision making.
5. A factory manager seeks your advice whether he should drop one item from his (20)
product line and replace it with another. Present cost and production data per unit
are as follows:
Product Price Variable Costs % Sales in

(Rs.) (Rs.) Total Sale
Tables 60 40 50
Chairs 100 60 10
Book Stands 200 120 40
Total Fixed cost per annum Rs. 7,500
Current Sales of the Year Rs. 25,000
The change under consideration consists of dropping the line of chairs and
replacing it with a line of Sofa. If this drop and add change is made, the manager
forecasts the following data regarding cost and output:
Product Price Variable Costs % Sales in

(Rs.) (Rs.) Total Sales
Tables 60 40 30
Sofa 160 60 20
Book Stands 200 120 50
Total Fixed cost per annum Rs. 7,500
Projected Sales of the Year Rs. 26,500
Is this proposal feasible? Advise the management.


COURSE TITLE : MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Maximum Marks: 100
1. “The Equi-Marginal Principle can be applied to both consumption as (20)

well as production.” Discuss this statement with the help of an
example.
2. (a) Explain the demand function for a particular product. (10+10)

(b) Differentiate between individual and market demand curve.
3. “An analytical tool frequently employed by managerial economists is the (20)

break even chart which is an important application of cost functions.”
Explain this statement.
4. Oligopoly is the most prevalent form of market structure in the (20)

manufacturing sector. Explain with the help of an example.
5. Write short notes on the following: (20)

(a) Price Discrimination
(b) Bundling
(c) Time-series analysis

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For January 2022 and July 2022 admission cycle

School of Management Studies

Attempt all the questions:

(b) What is effective communication? Discuss the significance of communication

3. Comment briefly on the following statement: (4X5)

4. Differentiate between the following: (4X5)

5. Write short notes on the following: (4X5)

Attempt all the questions:

1. a) Explain the concept of culture and its main elements. (10+10)

2. Explain the concept and process of Environmental Scanning? (20)

3. Briefly comment on the following : (4x5)

4. Distinguish between the following : (4x5)

5. Write short notes on the following : (4X5)

Attempt all the questions:

b) Explain flow of funds. Write down its Sources and Uses.

3. From the following particulars compute leverage ratios : (20)

Balance Sheet of Ram Ltd. as on March 31, 2020

Equity Share Capital 40,000 Land 22,000

Total 140000 Total 140000

4. a) Write down the difference between: (10+10)

b) Discuss a few of the managerial problems where marginal costing is helpful in

Product Price Variable Costs % Sales in

Product Price Variable Costs % Sales in

Is this proposal feasible? Advise the management.

COURSE CODE : MCO-021

Attempt all the questions:

1. “The Equi-Marginal Principle can be applied to both consumption as (20)

2. (a) Explain the demand function for a particular product. (10+10)

3. “An analytical tool frequently employed by managerial economists is the (20)

4. Oligopoly is the most prevalent form of market structure in the (20)

5. Write short notes on the following: (20)

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