Nature of the ACCA F5 paper
ACCA F5 Paper – Performance Management – continues from Paper F2 and is concerned with managing the business so as to achieve better performance. Most of the topics were introduced in Paper F2, but are examined in more detail and to a greater depth.
Structure of the ACCA F5 paper
There are 5 questions of 20 marks each – all of which are compulsory.
There is 3 hours for the exam, plus 15 minutes of reading time.
Each question is split into separate parts and overall approximately 50% of the exam involves calculations and approximately 50% is writing.
Emphasis of the ACCA F5 exam
Although most of the arithmetic involved is not difficult in itself, the calculation parts of questions are designed to check that you understand the techniques, and can decide what information is relevant, rather than checking that you have just learned rules.
For the written parts of questions there is some learning involved, but most of them are again checking that you understand the techniques – that you can explain then, that you can discuss advantages and disadvantages, and that you can identify the problems of applying them in practice.
How to pass ACCA F5 Exam
Use the OpenTuition ACCA F5 lectures along with the ACCA F5 Course Notes. Make sure that you are happy with the arithmetic, but also listen carefully to the lectures and check that you really do understand the techniques.
When you are confident of a topic then practice as many past exam questions as you can. To help you we have recorded F5 revision lectures and F5 Revision lectures based on past F5 exam questions.
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F5 Forum Support - post your questions to get help from other students
@ Admin, Please I need an urgent t video lecture on F5 June,2009 Exam Q4 Bit & pieces & Dec 2009 Exam Q5 Stay Clear, Very important.
Thanks for your good jods…!!
y the new syallabus for f5 for June 2013 said that the topic about the calculation of variances already removed from the syalabusk,but inside the course note still included in??
Basic variances have been removed from the syllabus because they are assumed knowledge from Paper F2.
There will not be full questions on basic variances, but you can still be asked them as part of a question. Also, you must understand basic variances to be able to calculate planning and operational variances (which are still in the syllabus and are very likely to be asked!).
Thanks admin, i found from the F5 syllabus time series and quantitative techniques have been removed also please explain thanks.
well whe the answers come the question seems very easy but again mistakes are bieng repeated by us how not to do dat
heys,
new candidate to sit in Dec 2013, but need to test waters before
can anyone tell me whether we have F5(iNT) as well as F5 for like UK, CHINA,etc?
thank you
There are no variants for F5 exams. There is one F5 exam for all students around the world
Hi admin,
I got Accountant magzine today it says Basic variance and operating variance have been removed and planning and operational variances have been calried, can you adivce and explain above meaning thanks
What has happened is that basic variances have been removed from the syllabus because they are assumed knowledge from Paper F2.
There will not be full questions on basic variances, but you can still be asked them as part of a question. Also, you must understand basic variances to be able to calculate planning and operational variances (which are still in the syllabus and are very likely to be asked!).
My advice (as a tutor) is to practice practice practice. Those difficult questions do start to become easier after a while. You start to know what the examiner wants quickly. Good luck to you all. It is a big syllabus!
any advice on performance measurement i seem always foreget to link calculations how not to go with a set of mind and how to actually get ur self into the depth of the scenario
God will make a way for us!!!
i just finished studying specialist cost and managements techniques from text book,i must pass F4 and F5 this time !
@fahim2009, those are the two i am taking i pray i past
This is depressing between these post and the ACCA fb feedback session today I am now worried I may not pass even if i knew the study text from back to front.
I plan to practice as much as i can that must the only way to pass.
Second time around and on my own, failed by just two marks the last time…. I have to pass.
must pass it this time
@lilusha, which paper are you setting for?
currently preparing for F5 AND F6 HOPE It shall be well by the grace of GOD .need special prayer while trying the cover the syllabus best regard to all.luv u all..
Currently preparing for my F5, F6 and F7 papers. Im really confident about the upcoming exams and look forward to using as many resourses available to me as I can.
@silindilemncwabe, I am sitting the same exams too
Wish u all the best!
i wnt to pass this paper i nid to be serious
I am about to embark on studying F5…apprehension faces me straight in my face…but it has to be done.