Now there has been a change in the ACCA exams from Paper-based to CBE and I was wondering if the lectures here in open tuition is now switching to lecturing in CBE style as well? Or whichever method is still the same ?
CBE was introduced some time ago. The topics are the same whether CBE or paper-based and the style of the exams is exactly the same – we can’t teach understanding in a CBE style!!
We have short CBE type practice questions for each chapter, and, of course, you must buy a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA approved publishers so that you can practice lots of exam-type questions.
Sir, Your lectures are so good. Its honestly too good to be true! I find it hard to believe that these short 10-15 min lectures is covering all the topic(all though i really hope they do).. a word of reassurance from you would be great. Thanks!
The lectures as a whole cover more than enough to be able to pass the exam well, provided that you also get as much question practice as possible (you should buy a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA approved publishers) and that if you have any problems you ask in the Ask the Tutor forum and I will help.
If a company is making an actual physical product, then it can be checked later to see how good or bad it is. If they are giving a service then there is no product to check and it is much harder to check later whether the service was good or bad (not necessarily impossible, but certain much harder). The service is no longer there (it has ‘perished’) whereas the product is still there (it has not ‘perished’).
When you said “re-examine the design of the product – can we reduce cost without needing to reduce price”. Can you please explain the second part “can we reduce cost without needing to reduce price”
siawching says
Dear Sir,
Now there has been a change in the ACCA exams from Paper-based to CBE and I was wondering if the lectures here in open tuition is now switching to lecturing in CBE style as well?
Or whichever method is still the same ?
Thanks a lot
John Moffat says
CBE was introduced some time ago. The topics are the same whether CBE or paper-based and the style of the exams is exactly the same – we can’t teach understanding in a CBE style!!
We have short CBE type practice questions for each chapter, and, of course, you must buy a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA approved publishers so that you can practice lots of exam-type questions.
daviskayiza says
Thanks for the lecture, sir. I am going to sit the September 2018 exam, can I use the revision kit and open tuition notes of June 2018 Exams?
John Moffat says
Yes you can – there is no change to the syllabus.
daviskayiza says
Okay thanks
John Moffat says
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lisa239 says
Great lecture! Thank you very much.
John Moffat says
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milenagut says
Excellente class
John Moffat says
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simeon374 says
Sir, Your lectures are so good. Its honestly too good to be true!
I find it hard to believe that these short 10-15 min lectures is covering all the topic(all though i really hope they do)..
a word of reassurance from you would be great.
Thanks!
John Moffat says
Thank you for the comment 馃檪
The lectures as a whole cover more than enough to be able to pass the exam well, provided that you also get as much question practice as possible (you should buy a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA approved publishers) and that if you have any problems you ask in the Ask the Tutor forum and I will help.
adnanrahim says
plx sir little explain Perishability??
John Moffat says
If a company is making an actual physical product, then it can be checked later to see how good or bad it is.
If they are giving a service then there is no product to check and it is much harder to check later whether the service was good or bad (not necessarily impossible, but certain much harder). The service is no longer there (it has ‘perished’) whereas the product is still there (it has not ‘perished’).
adnanrahim says
thank u sir
John Moffat says
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Samuel Koroma says
Thank you
John Moffat says
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gemy says
Good lecture!
John Moffat says
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preetu says
sir, in example 2 why aren’t we getting the same answer when we are deducting a mark up of 25% from the selling price?
because if 30% of cost it should be 25% of selling price ri8
John Moffat says
The target is not 30% of cost – it is a return on investment of 30% as explained in the lecture!
rhussain008 says
Dear Tutor
When you said “re-examine the design of the product – can we reduce cost without needing to reduce price”.
Can you please explain the second part “can we reduce cost without needing to reduce price”
rhussain008 says
Ok thank you. I got it. You mean we set a higher price for the new product to achieve the intended profit.
John Moffat says
No – we reduce the cost in order to achieve the intended profit.
rhussain008 says
Thank You.
Sorry I got it wrong
John Moffat says
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shankarb says
I failed to understand how you calculated the answer for Question 4 of the MCQ for Target Costing…would you be so kind as to explain? thank you
shankarb says
Apologies, I meant question 5 of the MCQ: Target Costing *