The course

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  Section A: 15 two-mark objective test questions; Section B: three cases of five two-mark questions; Section C: two 20-mark constructed response questions; 3 hours plus 10 minutes to read the instructions; formulae sheet provided; pass mark 50%

  Free: A tour of the Performance Management exam
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  Management information and data analytics: section A

  About 1 Section A question in each timed exam; Section B cases can cover it, and Section C questions may include requirements on it

  Management information systems and data analytics12 questions, 1 case
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  Specialist cost and management accounting techniques: section B

  About 4 Section A questions in each timed exam, plus Section B cases; Section C questions may include environmental and sustainability requirements

  Activity-based costing10 questionsTarget costing8 questions, 1 caseLife-cycle costing8 questions, 1 caseThroughput accounting10 questions, 1 caseEnvironmental and sustainability accounting7 questions
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  Decision-making techniques: section C

  About 5 Section A questions in each timed exam, plus Section B cases; one Section C question comes from decision-making and/or budgeting and control

  Relevant costing, make-or-buy and other short-term decisions12 questions, 1 caseFree: Cost-volume-profit analysis14 questions, 1 caseLimiting factors and linear programming12 questions, 1 casePricing decisions13 questions, 1 caseRisk and uncertainty in decision-making13 questions
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  Budgeting and control: section D

  About 3 Section A questions in each timed exam, plus Section B cases; one Section C question comes from decision-making and/or budgeting and control

  Budgetary systems and types of budget14 questions, 1 caseForecasting: high-low, regression, time series and learning curves12 questionsFree: Standard costing, mix and yield, and sales mix and quantity variances16 questions, 2 casesPlanning and operational variances and performance analysis13 questions, 1 case
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  Performance measurement and control: section E

  About 2 Section A questions in each timed exam, plus Section B cases; one of Section C's two 20-mark questions comes from this section

  Financial and non-financial performance measurement15 questions, 2 casesDivisional performance and transfer pricing13 questions, 1 caseNot-for-profit and public sector performance8 questions
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  Section C practice

  8 constructed response questions of 20 marks: figures checked, written parts read by Mia.

  Section C questions, the first free
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  Timed practice exams

  Sections A and B of the exam on the clock, 60 marks in 108 minutes: 15 two-mark objective test questions, then 3 scenarios of 5 two-mark questions. Section C is read by Mia separately.

  Practice exam 1, freePractice exam 2