Question 1 · Section A · Syllabus A1, A22 marks
Organisations and stakeholders
Which of the following is a connected stakeholder of Garston Co? (2 marks)
Business and technology exam prep
ACCA Business and Technology pass rate
ACCA publishes a pass rate for Business and Technology for each session. The five most recent, from June 2024 to June 2026, ran from 87% to 89%.
| June 2026 | 89% |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | 87% |
| June 2025 | 88% |
| December 2024 | 87% |
| June 2024 | 89% |
What the pass rate tells you
Most candidates pass BT: roughly nine in ten in each of the last five sessions. The pass mark is 50% and every question is compulsory, so the questions range over all six sections of the syllabus and a weak area cannot be left out.
Where marks are lost
- Section B: 6 multi-task questions of 4 marks, one on each section, A to F. Together they are 24 marks, and each part of a question is marked on its own.
- Neighbouring ideas: the models in this exam come in families, such as the five forces and the value chain, or Herzberg's hygiene factors and motivators, and the wrong option is often the neighbouring idea.
- Breadth: the syllabus runs from economics and organisation structure to internal controls, team development and ethical threats.
How to prepare
Find your weakest section first, fix it with a short lesson, then practise questions until the models are second nature. Finish with full two-hour practice exams so the clock feels normal.
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Question 2 · Section A · Syllabus A92 marks
Competitive factors
Thorne Co runs a ride-hailing app in a large city. The city council has just opened a fast, cheap new tram network covering most of the routes that Thorne Co's customers travel.
Under Porter's five forces, which force has increased for Thorne Co? (2 marks)
Question 3 · Section A · Syllabus B32 marks
Organisational culture
Ingleby Co has an open-plan office and staff dress casually. Its published values statement says 'we value innovation', and the chief executive repeats this at every staff conference.
Yet managers and staff take it for granted, without ever discussing it, that anyone whose idea fails will be blamed, so nobody proposes untested ideas.
In Schein's model, which of the following lies at the deepest level of Ingleby Co's culture? (2 marks)
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Questions people ask
What is the ACCA BT pass rate?
ACCA's BT page shows 89% for June 2026, 87% for December 2025, 88% for June 2025, 87% for December 2024 and 89% for June 2024.
What is the pass mark for ACCA BT?
50%. ACCA's study guide says the pass mark for all its Foundations in Accountancy exams is 50%.
Are all the questions compulsory?
Yes. ACCA says the exams contain 100% compulsory questions, to encourage study across the breadth of the syllabus.