SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE ON Pricing Strategy for SME Rating Report-of the Bangladesh Rating Agency Limited (BDRAL) Name:

Address: Phone Number: Date:

This survey is a prerequisite for the research paper I am currently doing on Pricing Strategy for SME Rating Report-of the Bangladesh Rating Agency Limited (BDRAL) my internship report. The data provided by you will be used solely for academic purposes. I would appreciate your kind cooperation in completing the following questionnaire.

Instructions:

A. Please verify your agreement in a scale of 1 to 5 regarding the following statements by ticking the corresponding boxes.

1. Please rate the following factors about the rating system of BDRAL. Rate on a scale of 1-5. 1 being Strongly Disagree and 5 being Strongly Agree
1 2 Disagree 3 Neutral 4 Agree 5 Strongly Agree

Factors

Strongly Disagree

a) The categorization of SMEs based on turnover is reasonable b) The fee charges on the basis of categorization is reasonable c) The fee charges on the basis of categorization is affordable d) BDRAL shows all sorts of fairness in their pricing strategy e) BDRAL pricing strategy is rationalized f) BDRAL has a rational categorization of the SMEs g) BDRALs charges are within the grasp of SME entrepreneurs h) This pricing strategy will help flourishing the SME macro environment i) The pricing strategy is feasible for the SMEs j) I am overall satisfied as a SME entrepreneur about BDRALs pricing 2. If you have any additional comments regarding your business with BDRAL, please comment below

B. Personal Information

i. ii. iii.

Age .... Company Yearly Turnover Below 15 Lacs 15 lacs below 25Lacs 25 Lacs below 50 Lacs 50 Lacs below 75 Lacs 75 Lacs below 100 Lacs Above 100 Lacs

1. Value of Fixed Assets (other than land & building) 2. Number of employees in your business

3. What is the type of your business? Manufacturer Trader Service provider 4. Have you heard the name of any of these credit rating agencies? Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh (CRAB) Ltd. Credit Rating Information and Services Limited (CRISL) National Credit Ratings Ltd. (NCRL) Emerging Credit Rating Ltd. (ECRL) ARGUS Credit Rating Services Limited (ACRSL) Alpha Credit Rating Limited (ACRL) WASO Credit Rating Company (BD) Limited The Bangladesh Rating Agency Limited (BDRAL)

How did you come to know about BDRAL? Bank? FNF? Others. Please Specify THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION