Reference No: F&A0349Pages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: The basic elements of the control system initially envisaged by the company were 1) PERT/cost system to monitor project progress and related costs; 2) material and labour cost standards to form the basis of comparison with actuals; and 3) an overhead budget which identified the various manufacturing, finance, and administration overheads by ... More
Reference No: F&A0433Pages: 16Published on: 9, March, 1996
Abstract: The chief executive of a shipping company must decide on an investment-cum-financing (project finance) decision, which represents entry into the refer business. So far the company has been operating only tankers and bulk carriers. ... More
Reference No: F&A0434Pages: 16Published on: 9, March, 1996
Abstract: This case describes the first issue by an Indian company of Eurodollar convertible bonds. Students are required to assess the implications of this method of financing vis-a-vis other domestic and international sources of finance. Issues relating to valuation of convertible bonds can also be addressed. ... More
Reference No: F&A0533Pages: 38Published on: 31, March, 2016
Abstract: In February 2015, Suzlon had just completed its financial and asset restructuring, following financial default after rapid growth through debt financed acquisitions in the financial boom ending in 2008. The restructuring resulted in a significant decrease in the promoter’s equity stake. Suzlon now has to decide how to respond to an ... More
Reference No: F&A0178Pages: 21Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: Mr. S.L. Roy had been Chief Electrician (Radio & Radar) in the Indian Naval Service, and a research assistant in Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. He has been attracted by the technician entrepreneur scheme of Gujarat Industrial Investment Corporation, state-level development bank extending liberal financial assistance to technicians desiring to set ... More
Reference No: F&A0273Pages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1975
Abstract: Deccan Refrigerators Limited produced and marketed refrigerators, gas cylinders and bus bodies. After an initial spell of successful operations, the company began to face a tough time in the market. A technical problem with its refrigerators seemed mainly to account for this. The case presents the situation at a time ... More
Reference No: CMA0557Pages: 7Published on: 1, January, 1982
Abstract: During 1974, the State Bank of India started financing a sheep rearing programme, in the drought-prone Hosur Taluka of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. The project was refinanced by ARDC and its duration was five years. Considerable time and effort went into the preparation of the project. Care was taken to prepare ... More
Reference No: F&A0542Pages: 23Published on: 26, March, 2019
Abstract: Government of Kerala, through its special purpose vehicle (SPV) - Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd (VISL), intended to develop a deep-water Multipurpose Greenfield Port at Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram, capital city of Kerala. After a decade of planning and several failed attempts, the proposed project was being offered for bidding as a ... More
Reference No: F&A0109Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: Provides an opportunity to analyse the funds locked up in accounts receivables. It gives information on various ways in which the banks finance accounts receivables, and provides an opportunity to discuss accounting procedure for billing and submission of documents and responsibility for collecting payments. Marginal contribution approach for extending credit ... More
Reference No: F&A0168Pages: 16Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: Mr. Ramnath, an experienced businessman, works out a comprehensive scheme for developing his sixteen acre plot of land with expert help. He has now submitted his project to the Agricultural Finance Corporation for obtaining a loan towards the capital cost of the project and the working capital required for the ... More
Reference No: CMA0768Pages: 11Published on: 1, January, 1998
Abstract: This case deals with the methodology for estimating agricultural input distribution credit requirement. It also aims at examining the consistency of the existing credit portfolio for input distribution business and seeks to evolve alternative criterian for existing banking practices particularly in backward areas where PACS are defunct. It further seeks ... More
Reference No: F&A0378Pages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1987
Abstract: The case deals with the following points: 1)To find how Reliable Texamill Limited (RTL) has raised funds to finance its activities in the past; 2)To evaluate RTL's estimate of bank borrowing for 1983, and its overall financial and operating plans; and 3)To explore the wisdom of proceeding with a rapidly expanding ... More
Reference No: F&A0227Pages: 32Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: A development bank set up to assist small scale manufacturers finances for the first time a qualified scientist's project for the manufacture of dibasic calcium phosphate (DCP) of pharmaceutical and dentifrice grades. The project runs into difficulties due to environmental factors such as floods and power shortage, which upset the ... More
