Exam Details

Subject Retail Economics And Space Productivity
Paper
Exam / Course Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Department Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

No. of Printed Pages: 3 IBRS-023I
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
(RETAIL SERVICES)
(BBARS)
Term-End Examination
June, 2016

00ii9
BRS-023 RETAIL ECONOMICS AND SPACE
PRODUCTIVITY

Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions out of eight questions. Marks are given against the questions.

1. Explain the basic premise of the Retail method of Accounting. What are the components of Retail Profit and Loss statement? Present an example.
10+10=20

2. In what ways are the Balance Sheet and Income Statement different How do retailers use these two financial statements? 10+10=20

3. What is the impact of taxation on Retail Economics? How can the retailer understand the tax .and regulatory framework before entering into a retail business What types of taxes impact the retail business? Discuss. 5+10+5=20

4. What are the margins in case of retail A hardware store with sales for the year of Rs 5,72,000 and other income of Rs 32,000 has operating expenses of Rs 2,34,000. Its cost of goods sold is Rs 3,07,000. What is its gross margin, its operating profit, and its net profit in terms of rupees 5+15=20

5. Discuss the concept of depreciation and interest. How are they accounted for at the time of preparing the Balance Sheet and Income Statement of a retail business Discuss the methods of depreciation that are used for equipments, building and other types of accessories. Give example to illustrate your answer. 5+5+10=20

6. What do you understand by space productivity? How is it measured How does shelf planning lead to increasing the space productivity and reducing the losses How can shelf planning be optimized using various methods Discuss these methods in brief. 5+5+10=20

7. How can planning for growth in case of retail business be done using various enablers like quantity, average selling price and margins Give examples to illustrate your answer. 20

8. Write short notes on any four of the following; 4x5=20

Setting of retail price of merchandise

Retail Planogram

GMROI Contribution

Advertising and Promotion as cost elements

Concept of average selling price


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Subjects

  • Basic Social Anthropology
  • Business Accounting
  • Business Communication - I (Language Skills)
  • Business Communication-2 (Interpersonal Communication Skills)
  • Business Economics
  • Business Economy And Indian Retail Environment
  • Business Information Systems And Applications
  • Business Organization AndManagement
  • Category Management
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Developmental Psychology
  • E - Retailing
  • Environmental psychology
  • Financial Management
  • Forensic psychology
  • General Psychology
  • Human Resources Management
  • Industrial and organizational Psychology
  • Introduction to counseling Psychology
  • Legal Framework Consumer Right And Corporate Governance
  • Motivation and emotion
  • Neuropsychology
  • Principles Of Marketing
  • Psychopathology
  • Research Methods In Psychology
  • Retail Behaviour (Processes And Floor Management)
  • Retail Economics And Space Productivity
  • Retail HR
  • Retail Information Technology
  • Retail Marketing And Visual Merchandise
  • Retail Operations Management
  • Sales And Customer Service
  • School psychology
  • Social psychology
  • Statistics In Psychology
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Theories of personality