CSS Business Administration Past Paper 2020

Part-II questions

1. Q. 220 marks

   Discuss that Management is evolutionary process. Substantiate your answer through commenting on contribution made by Fredrick Taylor, Max Weber and Elton Mayo.

2. Q. 320 marks

   What are the key elements involved in designing organizational structure?

3. Q. 420 marks

   What is the importance of Employees Performance Appraisal? Discuss the problems faced in Employee Appraisal.

4. Q. 520 marks

   Describe how would you plan Integrated Communication Process for launching a product.

5. Q. 620 marks

   What is Bullwhip effect and how does it relate to lack of coordination in the supply chain.

6. Q. 720 marks

   Explain the following analytical tools of Financial Management: (05 each) (a) Time series analysis versus cross sectional analysis. (b) Horizontal analysis versus vertical analysis. (c) Liquidity ratios versus debt ratios. (d) Turnover ratios versus profitability ratios.

7. Q. 820 marks

   Tiger Corporation is considering to invest in a given project. After tax cash flows of the project are given below: Years Project ($) Initial Cash Flow 150,000 1 50,000 2 56,000 3 64,000 4 68,000 5 72,000 Determine Payback Period, Net Present Value and Profitability Index using 13% as required rate of return.

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