Management Answers

1.What is emotional intelligence ?

2.How is emotional intelligence relevent in the work situation?

_________________ is the ability of the business to satisfy its short-term obligations as they become due.

Select one:

a.

Solvency

b.

Liquidity

c.

Profitability

d.

Currency

Employment equity is the notion that ____________________ . 

a.

the composition of the workforce should reflect the composition of top management

b.

the composition of the workforce should reflect the composition of the community

c.

employment should be provided on an equitable basis to all job seekers

d.

human resources is the most important contributor to the business' equity

Clear my choice

Management functions are universal to all organizations; however, they are dependent on the

organizations environment/context in which they are applied and practiced. Show your support to

the statement in line with the first three management functions.

South Africa is in crisis and is experiencing a leadership crisis- Julius malema ,2014 .IOL

1. Explain the above statement from Julius Malema speech

2. Identify an influential figure in South African public sector and discuss whether they fulfill leadership requirements

2.1physical requirements

2.2 personality requirements

2.3 skills requirements

3 consult 5 academic sources

Why do good managers sometimes make wrong decisions? Bad

decisions?

i.) Use a table to name and differentiate the various types of financial markets. (What does each type do?) [6]

ii.) A U.S. Treasury bill with a face value of $100,000 and 160 days to maturity is selling for $97,500.

a. What is the T-bill’s bank discount yield? [2]

b. What is the T-bill’s money market yield? 

Mat Holdings buys 150 shares of SOL on 1 January 2017 at a price of $112.94 per share. A dividend of $15 per share is paid on 31 December 2017. Assume that this dividend is not reinvested. On 1 January 2018, the company sells 90 shares at a price of $134.50 per share. On 31 December 2018, the company receives a dividend of $15 per share and sells all remaining shares at $145 per share. (Show all workings including time lines)

i.) Compute the money-weighted rate of return. [4]

ii.) Compute the time-weighted rate of return on the portfolio [4]

iii.) Describe a set of circumstances for which the money-weighted rate of return is an appropriate return measure for Mat Holdings’ portfolio. [1]

iv.) Describe a set of circumstances for which the time-weighted rate of return is an appropriate return measure for Mat Holdings’ portfolio.

Part A

Use the information below to answer the questions that follow: You have been granted a loan of R50 000 payable monthly over a 5-year term. The interest rate charged is 24% per annum compounded monthly. You are required to determine:

i. the monthly payment for this loan. [1]

ii. the total interest that will be paid after 5 years of making monthly payments [2]

iii. the monthly payment if the loan has a residual of 20% [2]

iv. the total interest paid after 5 years of making payments that consider the residual [2]

v. (ignoring the residual) what is the initial payment of the loan if you are willing to make a growing contribution of R50 every month starting from month 2? [3]

A crises management plan for shell as a PR officer and how they can improve it (30)