CIMA has released the OCS pre-seen material for the November 2017 exam sitting. To get your copy of the pre-seen, check out my Home page. The preseen company is Struans of Newland, a business that makes dairy ice cream. NOW is an excellent time to kickstart your CIMA case study preparation. Various analyses will aid you in … Continue reading November 2017 OCS Pre-Seen is Out!
Tag: Management Accounting
CIMA in the Great White North
Dear MJ I am a CIMA student at the strategic stages and intend to immigrate to Canada. How useful is the ACMA CGMA qualification in Canada? Yours Ben Dear Ben I actually get asked this question a lot. I suppose it will be quite different for each person. What is useful to one professional might … Continue reading CIMA in the Great White North
Ethics Everywhere – Is It Possible?
Hi Tutor MJ Thank you for giving me feedback so promptly. I note your comments around adding more details to my answers, but my problem seems to be time constraints. I was a bit shocked at how much "unethical issues" were involved in each question. Everything and everyone on the scenario seemed suspiciously wrong! Or … Continue reading Ethics Everywhere – Is It Possible?
Will Typos Earn Me Negative Marks?
Hello Tutor MJ, I just came back from my first attempt with the Gateway Case Study Exam. I have to say that I am not particularly confident about this exam. Only now do I fully understand why they call this exam a "race versus time". 45 minutes for each task are flying so fast that in … Continue reading Will Typos Earn Me Negative Marks?
Variance Analysis – Part 5
I debated about writing this post. I had thought that maybe 4 parts discussing the different variances and their analyses were long enough. But then, I had a change of heart. Somehow 5 parts seem to be a rounder figure to end off a series. MJ the tutor presents her 5-part "Variance Analysis" series...ta-da! It … Continue reading Variance Analysis – Part 5
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