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Stop spreading rumors on the grey and white pages. I cannot access both the students and affiliate page yet I manage to see my results earlier today that I pass my p6 sgp

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P1 syllabus is not huge compared to other P level papers.
However, I would say P3 is very heavy in terms of content. (Many models to remember although exam is largely application based).

So if you take P1 and P3, I would feel the workload will be more than P2.

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@kamayo said:
Hi @Jm84, Please email me your previous lecture notes for P5 (businge17@gmail.com)

Sorry I do not have the softcopy version.

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I have taken this combination in June 2014 and manage to pass P3 with 61% and P5 with 75%.

I would say many topics are overlap, eg: the BCG matrix, Ansoff (although P3 more details than P5 , Porter 5 Forces, Business Process Reengineering and etc)

My time allocation in these 2 subjects is (P3/P5 = 70/30). The content of P5 is not that heavy compare to P3.

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Lowest so far 61 marks P3
Highest so far 98 marks F3

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@regprentice said:
Interesting to see an email from acca today on the pass rates. They are putting down the continuously low p5 pass rate to a lower proportion of students studying p5 with learning providers (kaplan/bpp etc) than on other exams.

Still not sure how i passed ! Think i was very lucky that this sitting was quite unusual for the examiner and did not use many/any models. My advice to those (re)sitting in December would be to regard the June paper as a blip and to assume the December sitting will still require detailed knowledge of ALL models as this is the core of Alex Watts style to date.

I agree with you there is a need to study all performance management model in details as this is the core for p5. Indeed it is weird that June 14 sitting doesn’t have any model but I am happy with this as I am not very good at the models.

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@CPBOON said:
Hi JM84,
It is great to know you are from MY , I am also MY studied in Singapore

Can help?

I private message you already.

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@CPBOON said:
Hi Jm84
Thank you for your advice..I already bought the BPP text book+ revision kit .
Did your school provide online tuition? Hope do hear from you soon.

Hi. I study in LSBF Singapore although I am from Malaysia. LSBF do provide online tuition but I am not sure whether it is as good as face to face learning as lecturer is different. May I know where are you from?

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@CPBOON said:
Hi ,
Congrats to those passed P5, global passing rates for June14 only 29% ,which is lowest compared to other optional papers.

For those passed P5, can share your tips or past workings ,wonder how to answer in order to get pass , have been trying for many times and no intention to change to other optional paper due to time constraint.

Below are the approach that i have tried by far but still failed my P5 :
1) Read examiner comments understand common error(s) that student always made.
2) Practice past year question
3) Read articles published by acca
4) Retake again the course.(attended twice with different lecturer)
5) Take more work leaves , to get myself fully prepared for the exam.

I need some guidance really don’t mind online tuition as long as someone can help to correct me after reviewing my answers / workings. I really in doubts how to get marks in the exam and what the examiner want indeed.

Thanks in advance.

my email address: cp_boon@yahoo.com

Hi I pass with 75% at first attempt. Perhaps I can give some guidelines on the ways to answering P5 questions:
(1) You have to maximise the use of scenario based information. When I answered the question, I will try to link back to the scenario so that the marker will see my effort to link back to the case and not just merely answering without referencing back.

(2) For every point you write, try to use the scenario case name even you are just writing a general point.
For example, “XXX Company is currently operating a traditional absorption costing system and therefore moving to a beyond budgeting system may require substantial cultural change.”

(3) Read the question for more than one time. For June 14 sitting, (1a) evaluate the current performance report. Actually the examiner is trying to give hints in the scenario (…there is no need to evaluate performance). So obviously examiner want us to comment on the report itself, not performance.

(4) Do every past year questions by the current examiner and compare your answer with the model answer. Read the examiner comments on areas where candidates perform badly.

(5) Do not over-rely on exam tips. Although my lecturer tips are 90% accurate for this sitting, I still cover all part of the syllabus at least once.

(6) Do study BPP textbook. Although the content in BPP textbook is lengthy, but I found BPP has the most comprehensive coverage of the syllabus compare to Kaplan, GTG and etc.

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75 marks

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82% 1st attempt

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Hi all, I doubts why my answers on variance Question 2 different from what have been discussed so far in this forum.

For (a) I got Efficiency variance: $21000 Adverse; Rate Variance: $7200 Favorable

For (b), this is the interesting part:
My planning variance answer:
Labor Efficiency: $30750 Adverse
Labour rate: $7687 Favorable

My operational variance answer:
Labor Efficiency: $9263F
Labor Rate: 0 (no variance)

I have uploaded my working to: https://issuu.com/jiaminglow/docs/untitled-2

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@busbycat said:
I passed F7 comfortablythanks OT! but I am dreading P2. Can anyone tell me do I need to do P2 before I can attempt the Options Papers??

You can do P2 together with optional paper but you cannot choose to leave P2 next sitting while having optional paper 1st.

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@mahroof said:
i scored 87%……..@jm84- which country r u from??congratz btw
….

I am from Malaysia.

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@saiflalani said:
Congrats JM84.Looks like the genius hunt might be over 🙂

Thanks. Don’t think so. should have someone scoring 90++

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score 85 🙂

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75

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I score 88 marks. very delighted.

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@saiflalani said:
Lol. That works I guess.
Thanks JM84.
Do share your results when they come out.

I think that works except for F5 acca keep uploading and then removing the answer. Perhaps they want to amend something in F5? 🙂

Only 2 more weeks to result. But after checking my answer with the Examiner one, I am sure I pass already. Very delighted 🙂

Hope you pass too.

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haha. some small tricks.

I just change the URL from question F7INT_2012_jun_q.pdf to F7INT_2012_jun_a.pdf.

You can change all the ‘q’ to ‘a’ and then you will get the answer if ACCA has uploaded to the website 🙂

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Answer are out:
https://www.accaglobal.com/content/dam/acca/global/PDF-students/acca/f5/exampapers/f5_2012_jun_a.pdf

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Hi all,

F5 answers are now OUT.

https://www.accaglobal.com/content/dam/acca/global/PDF-students/acca/f5/exampapers/f5_2012_jun_a.pdf

[jm84]

Hi
F7 answer has already out:

https://www.accaglobal.com/content/dam/acca/global/PDF-students/acca/f7/exampapers/int/F7INT_2012_jun_a.pdf

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Dear all,

answers are out: https://www.accaglobal.com/content/dam/acca/global/PDF-students/acca/f9/exampapers/F9_2012_jun_a.pdf

Yeah, I confirm I pass already 🙂

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In my opinion, F7 can be self studied. If you need details explanation on IAS, you can try to use GTG materials, their explanation are quite clear.

For consolidated financial statements, I preferred the method used by Kaplan. Faster and less likely to make mistakes.

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