CSS Business Administration Past Paper 2016

Instructions specific to this paper

• Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
• Use of Calculator is allowed.
• Accounts Receivable (ii) Current Assets (iii) Total Assets
• Return on Total Assets (v) Common Equity (vi) Quick Ratio
• Long term Debt

Questions

1. Q. 220 marks

   Enumerate the important steps you will follow for completing the Strategic Management Process for a Garment Manufacturing Company.

2. Q. 320 marks

   What are the various types of Pricing? Propose the Pricing Strategy for a new, high quality brand of shoes.

3. Q. 420 marks

   Discuss the features of the various types of Financial Markets.

4. Q. 520 marks

   The following data relates to Bright Star Company (millions of Rs.) Cash & equivalents Rs 100.00 Fixed Assets 283.50 Sales 1000.00 Net Income 50.00 Current Liabilities 105.50 Current Ratio 3.00 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 40.55Days Return on Equity 12.00% The Company has no Preferred Stocks- only Common Equity, Current Liabilities, Long Term Debt. (a) Find the Company’s (i) Accounts Receivable (ii) Current Assets (iii) Total Assets (iv) Return on Total Assets (v) Common Equity (vi) Quick Ratio (vii) Long term Debt (b) In part a) you should have found that the Company’s Accounts Receivable (A/R) = Rs. 111.1 million. If Bright Star Company reduces its DSO from 40.55 days to 30.4 days, while holding other things constant, how much cash would it generate?

5. Q. 620 marks

   Propose a ‘Recruitment Yield Pyramid’ for a Five Star Hotel.

6. Q. 720 marks

   Discuss the significance of major ‘Supply Chain Drivers’ in accomplishing business goals.

Standard FPSC instructions

Printed on this and every CSS paper.

• Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
• All the parts (if any) of each question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
• Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the question paper.
• No page/space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of the Answer Book must be crossed.
• Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.