BCOE-143 · December 2025 · English
IGNOU BCOE-143 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
Fundamentals Of Financial Management
Structured previous year question paper for BCOE-143, December 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8
Verified: 29 Jul 2026
B. COM. (GENERAL)
Term-End Examination
December, 2025
BCOE-143 : FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions
carry equal marks.
Q1.(a) What is Financial Management ? Discuss the role of a Finance Manager. 10
(b) What are the short-term sources of finance ? Explain.
Q2.(a) Discuss the process, nature and types of Capital Budgeting Decisions. 12
(b) Differentiate between Net Present Value method and Internal Rate of Return method.
Q3.(a) Discuss Operating Leverage and Financial Leverage with examples. 8
(b) What are the different types of approaches to capital structure ? Explain.
Q4.(a) Explain the objectives of a Dividend Policy. 8
(b) Explain the factors that influence the dividend policy of a firm.
Q5.(a) Explain the different methods to control accounts receivable. 10
(b) Describe the Baumol’s model and Miller-Orr model of cash management.
Q6.(a) What do you mean by Working Capital ? Discuss the factors affecting working capital in a business. 2410
(b) From the following information, find out EOQ: 8 Annual usage : 2000 units Ordering cost : = 10 per order Carrying cost of one unit :
Q7.(a) ABC Ltd. issues 1000, 10% preference shares of = 100 each at = 95. Calculate the cost of preference shares. 8
(b) What is RADR method ? Discuss its merits and demerits.
Q8.Write explanatory notes on any two of the following : 10+10
(a) Capital asset pricing model
(b) Factoring and Forfeiting
(c) Combined leverage
(d) Time value of money