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Working Capital Management Page 1 of 3 IMT07 Subject Code: IMT-07 Subject Name : Working Capital Management INSTRUCTION a. Write answers in your own words as far as possible and refrain from copying from the text books/handouts. b. Answers of I st Set (Part-A), II nd Set (Part-B), III rd Set (Part – C) and Set-IV (Case Study) must be sent together. c. Mail the answer sheets alongwith the copy of assignments for evaluation & return. d. Only hand written assignments shall be accepted. A. First Set of Assignments: 5 Questions, each question carries 1 marks. B. Second Set of Assignments: 5 Questions, each question carries 1 marks. C. Third Set of Assignments: 5 Questions, each question carries 1 marks. Confine your answers to 150 to 200 Words. D. Forth Set of Assignments: Two Case Studies : 5 Marks. Each case study carries 2.5 marks. ASSIGNMENTS FIRST SET OF ASSIGNMENTS Assignment-I = 5 Marks PART– A Q 1 Write short notes on the following: a) Playing the float b) Commercial Paper Q 2 Explain the factors affecting the size of working capital. Q 3 Differentiate between: a) ABC Analysis and VED Analysis b) Gross Working Capital and net working capital Q 4 Explain the purpose of holding cash. Explain briefly the factors determining the cash balance. Q 5 Discuss the preconditions for developing an efficient money market. SECOND SET OF ASSIGNMENTS Assignment-II = 5 Marks PART– B 1. A small firm has total credit sales of Rs 80 lakhs and its average collection period is 80 days. The past experience indicates that bad debt losses are around 1 percent of credit sales. The firm spends about Rs

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Subject Code: IMT-07

Subject Name : Working Capital Management

INSTRUCTION

a. Write answers in your own words as far as possible and refrain from copying from the text books/handouts.

b. Answers of Ist Set (Part-A), IInd Set (Part-B), IIIrd Set (Part – C) and Set-IV (Case Study) must be sent together.

c. Mail the answer sheets alongwith the copy of assignments for evaluation & return.

d. Only hand written assignments shall be accepted.

A. First Set of Assignments: 5 Questions, each question carries 1 marks.

B. Second Set of Assignments: 5 Questions, each question carries 1 marks.

C. Third Set of Assignments: 5 Questions, each question carries 1 marks. Confine your answers to 150 to 200 Words.

D. Forth Set of Assignments: Two Case Studies : 5 Marks. Each case study carries 2.5 marks.

ASSIGNMENTS

FIRST SET OF ASSIGNMENTS Assignment-I = 5 Marks

PART– A  

Q 1 Write short notes on the following: 

a) Playing the float 

b) Commercial Paper 

Q 2 Explain the factors affecting the size of working capital. 

Q 3 Differentiate between: 

a) ABC Analysis and VED Analysis 

b) Gross Working Capital and net working capital 

Q 4 Explain the purpose of holding cash. Explain briefly the factors determining the cash balance. 

Q 5 Discuss the preconditions for developing an efficient money market. 

SECOND SET OF ASSIGNMENTS Assignment-II = 5 Marks

PART– B  

1. A  small  firm has  total credit  sales of Rs 80  lakhs and  its average collection period  is 80 days. The past 

experience indicates that bad debt losses are around 1 percent of credit sales. The firm spends about Rs 

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120000 per  annum on  administering  its  credit  sales;  this  cost  includes  salaries  of one officer  and  two 

clerks who  handle  credit  checking &  collection.  A  factor  is  prepared  to  buy  the  firms  receivables  by 

charging 2 percent  commission and  interest at  the  rate of 18 percent after withholding 10 percent as 

reserve. What should the firm do? 

2.  The  varying  ratio between  fixed assets and  current assets has  an  impact on profitability/liquidity of  a 

firm. Discuss 

3.  A firm disburses Rs 30  lakh every year. The conversion charge  is Rs 50 per conversion. The current risk 

free interest rate is 9%. Find out the optimal cash balance using Baumol model. 

4. A manufacturer buys casting equipment from outside suppliers @ 30 per unit. Total annual needs are 800 

units, annual return on investment is 10%, Rent and insurance per year is Re 1 per unit & cost of placing 

an order is Rs 100 per order. Determine the economic order quantity 

5. Explain the benefits and cost of maintaining receivables. 

THIRD SET OF ASSIGNMENTS Assignment-II = 5 Marks

PART– C  

1. Enumerate the functions of the Money Market. Which institutions act as facilitator to the money market? 

2. What are the different forms of bank credit? Explain different modes in which collateral is placed. 

3. Explain  the  norms  suggested  by  the  Tandon  Committee  for  providing  bank  credit.  How  did  the 

recommendation of Chore Committee bring modification to then existing norms? 

4. A firm sells goods worth Rs 100,000 every month. 20% of the sale is made on cash, 40% on net 30 and the 

remaining 40% on net 60. If the sale begins in January, find out the cash balance with the firm in the sale 

account during January, February and March. 

5. Explain the procedure adopted for selecting a customer to whom credit facilities are provided. 

FOURTH SET OF ASSIGNMENTS Assignment-IV = 2.5 Each Case Study

CASE STUDY - I

You are required by A P Paper Mills Ltd. To estimate working capital required for the  level of activity of 6,24,000 units of production. Add 5% for safety. You may assume that production is carried on evenly throughout the year and wages and overhead expenses accrued similarly and a time period of four weeks is equivalent to a month. It provides the following information: 

Description  Amount ( per unit) 

Raw Material  90 

Direct Labour  40 

Overhead  80 

Total Cost  210 

Profit  60 

Selling Price  270 

 

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Additional Information: 

Raw material in stock: one month; Material in process: half month; Finished goods in stock: four weeks; Credit allowed by suppliers: one month; Credit allowed to customers: eight weeks; lag in payment of wages: one and a half week; Overheads: one week; 20% of sales are cash sales and cash at bank is expected to be Rs 60,000. 

CASE STUDY-II

The Udar Ltd. sells goods on credit. Its current annual credit sales amounts to Rs 900 lakh. The variable cost ratio is 

80%. The credit terms are 2/10, net 30. On the current level of sales , the bad debts are 0.75%. The past experience 

has been that 50% of the customers avail of the cash discount, the remaining customers pay on an average 50 days 

after the date of the sale. The book debts of the firm are presently being financed  in the ratio of 2:1 by a mix of 

bank borrowings and owned  funds which cost 25% and 28% per annum respectively. As an alternative to the  in 

house management of receivables, Udar Ltd. is contemplating use of full advance non‐recourse factoring deal with 

the Indbank Factors Ltd. The main elements of such a deal structured by the factor are: 

Factor reserve 15% 

Guaranteed payment date 24 days after the purchase 

Discount charge 22% 

Commission of other services 4% of the receivables. 

Analyse the proposal