Management accounting exam prep

What the ACCA Management Accounting exam costs

ACCA charges a one-off registration fee and an annual subscription. The fee for sitting MA at an exam centre is set by the centre itself, so ACCA does not publish one figure for it.

Initial registration£89, once
Annual subscription 2026£140
Exam fee at a centreSet by the centre
BookingOn demand, directly with an exam centre

ACCA's fees

ACCA's fees page lists a one-time initial registration fee of £89 when you register as a student, and an annual subscription of £140 for 2026 to keep your student status active. It says fees for exams taken at computer-based exam centres are set by the centres themselves.

Remote exams

From March 2026 ACCA is withdrawing remote session exams, which are now available only in countries where it has no exam centre provision.

Keeping the cost down

A resit means paying the exam fee again. Book once your timed practice exams are comfortably above 50%.

Try 3 questions

Question 1 · Section A · Syllabus C12 marks

Direct and indirect labour cost

Jarrow Co's 13 direct workers each worked a basic 38-hour week, and between them worked 36 hours of overtime, so 530 hours in total. The basic rate is $13 per hour and overtime is paid at time and a half.

50 of the hours worked were idle time caused by a machine breakdown; idle hours are paid at the basic rate and treated as indirect labour. The overtime was worked to meet the general level of production.

What is the direct labour cost for the week? (2 marks)

Question 2 · Section A · Syllabus C3, C42 marks

Job costing and pricing

Wexford Co makes fitted furniture to customers' orders and uses job costing. The estimated costs of job 381 are:

CostEstimate
Direct materials$800
Direct labour71 hours at $22 per hour
Hire of special equipment for this job only$200
Production overheadAbsorbed at $12 per direct labour hour
Administration and selling overhead10% of total production cost

Wexford Co prices each job to give a mark-up of 30% on total cost.

What price should be quoted for job 381? (2 marks)

Question 3 · Section A · Syllabus B1, B32 marks

Expected values

Orwell Co is considering a project with these possible profits:

OutcomeProfit $Probability
Poor22,0000.3
Expected71,0000.4
Good91,0000.3

What is the expected value of the profit? (2 marks)

Next step

ACCA's fees and charges page

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to register with ACCA?

ACCA's fees page lists a one-time initial registration fee of £89.

What is the ACCA annual subscription?

£140 for 2026, according to ACCA's fees page.

How much is the MA exam fee?

For exams at a computer-based exam centre, ACCA says the fee is set by the centre, so check with the centre you book.