IGNOU MCO-07 Assignment 2026-27
Financial Management
Last updated by IGNOU: 06 Aug 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 23 Oct 2026, 10:25 am.
| Course code | MCO-07 |
|---|---|
| Course title | Financial Management |
| Programme |
About the MCO-07 assignment
The MCO-07 assignment covers all course blocks and combines financial management theory with numerical problems. Topics include investment appraisal, cash-flow estimation, dividend-based share valuation, lease financing, leverage, working capital management and capital structure.
There are five compulsory questions worth 100 marks in total. Questions 1–4 each contain two parts carrying 10 marks each. Question 5 has four short-note topics, with a printed allocation of 5×4 marks. The assignment contributes 30% to the final assessment.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 10+10 | Explain the role and estimation of cash flows in capital budgeting, then calculate a machine investment’s payback period and assess its liquidity. |
| Q2 | 10+10 | Discuss dividend-based equity valuation models, then apply Gordon’s Growth Model to estimate a share’s intrinsic value and compare it with its market price. |
| Q3 | 10+10 | Explain lease financing and the merits and limitations of different lease types, then calculate operating and financial leverage for two companies. |
| Q4 | 10+10 | Describe the types of capital budgeting projects and calculate the net present value of two mutually exclusive projects at a 10% discount rate. |
| Q5 | 5×4 | Prepare short notes covering capital rationing, inventory management techniques, receivables management and capital structure. |
This is a summary of each question. Download the official PDF above for the exact questions and word limits.
How to write and submit it
- Attempt every question in the assignment.
- Read the assignment instructions in the Programme Guide before starting.
- Complete one tutor-marked assignment for this course.
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