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- November 21, 2012 at 7:25 am #55547
Opentuition
1 Activity Based Costing
2 Linear programming
3 Planning and Operational variances
4 Performance measurement – mainly non-financial
5 Budgeting / Learning curvesKaplan Financial
• Throughput accounting and TOC.
• Learning curves.
• Variances – Sales Variances, market size and market share.
• Decision TreesBPP
The F5 examination will comprise five compulsory 20 mark questions, usually featuring a scenario and multiple requirements.
It is expected that one of the questions will be entirely written, generally speaking there will be one question from each of the five syllabus areas. Approximately 50% of the marks will be awarded for calculations and 50% for discussion it is therefore imperative that you devote time to practising both skills.
Ann Irons has repeatedly stated in her examiner’s report that students should NOT try to question spot or focus on some areas of the syllabus at the detriment of others. Advice would therefore be to study ALL areas in preparation for the exam.First intuition
Activity based costing.
Environmental accounting.
Limiting factors.
Cost volume profit analysis.
Budgeting and learning curves.
Variances (including sales mix and quantity + planning and operational).
Financial and non-financial performance assessment.LCA
Costing systems – ABC, throughput accounting and the theory of constraints.
Short term decision making: CVP analysis, limiting factors.
Budgeting and variance analysis (calculations).
Budgetary systems ( ABB, ZBB etc) and behavioural aspects of budgeting.
Performance measurement – divisional performance, ROCE vs RI.
Transfer Pricing.Becker
ABC.
Cost volume profit analysis involving PV charts in multi product situations.
Planning variances involving costs.
Performance measurement in non profit organisations.
Budgeting.
Environmental management accountingLSBF
Throughput accounting, possibly little theory from environmental accounting.
CVP analysis/Linear programming.
Types of budgets/flexible budgets.
Learning curve.
Planning and operational variances, with some basic ones.
Performance analysis of a business over few periods involved.
Source : PQ Magazine
https://www.pqaccountant.combest of luck with exam!
ansiNovember 21, 2012 at 10:06 am #108085Wow, thanks a lot! This is good stuff.
November 22, 2012 at 8:23 am #108086thanks a lot
November 22, 2012 at 3:23 pm #108087AnonymousInactive- Topics: 0
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thanks for sharing! 🙂
November 22, 2012 at 4:43 pm #108088AnonymousInactive- Topics: 0
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Watch out for (1). ‘PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE COSTING.’ (2). CALCULATE SLACK & SHADOW PRICE OF A CONSTRAINT. (3). VALUE OF PERFECT INFORMATION.
November 22, 2012 at 9:46 pm #108089Ok, but can u share your thoughts (reasons) behind this please?
November 24, 2012 at 3:19 pm #108090sorry, what does this mean? are all of the above expected to be in the exam??
November 26, 2012 at 12:25 pm #108091It means “nothing”. These are just predictions, “intelligent guesses” on what kind of topic mixture is most likely to appear.
Each provider makes it own but you can see that some topics are predicted by most of providers.
November 28, 2012 at 6:30 am #108092Historically Have they been correct? I am without internet so can not research however if any body can out would be much appreciated.
November 28, 2012 at 9:41 am #108093As most people found out last time no-one has a clue what is coming up due to the sylabus being so large!
November 28, 2012 at 3:11 pm #108094So Historically, we are jodido’d
December 1, 2012 at 8:23 am #108095AnonymousInactive- Topics: 0
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thanks so much, good luck to everyone!
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