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@regismukumbuzi said:
A heart breaking 49%. Second attemptSame here I keep checking to see if they sent wrong email. I mean couldnt they have found something there for the one mark?
this ones going to wait for last, still planning on sitting something else for the next two sittings and come to this in June
I had to leave A and tackle B and C first and then say something here as it was not clear what was being asked.
Also why does all the question have to have so much reading, you have a lot to read then formulate an answer.
If I had more time better I would feel more confident in passing (or i just should have practiced more, writing the answers not just reasoning them out in my head)
If you are a full time student I think you can go for all 3 papers, granted you have the time to devote to them.
I would also suggest that you look at the survey here and see the comments and review of the papers then decide.
https://opentuition.com/articles/surveys/which-is-the-best-acca-papers-combination/
I did P2 first as it was the hardest and got it out of the way.
I would suggest you look at the syllabus for all the papers and go with what you are more comfortable with based on your work load/time of year and any other issues. also look at the forums here for the paper that you think you want to do first and analyize it and make your decision.
P4 may look for likely to you since you just completed F9 and even though i am told there is not much overlap there will be some similarities so sitting it first may be best for you.
there are overlaps with P2 and P7 and P3 and P5. however since you dont seem interested in those two optional papers then the order you take it in should be based on how you feel about each paper.
I think that’s a good move, do P7 September then P2 December. it is the only one that i would advise to do together since they have come in with the four sittings. however since you seem daunted by the size of the syllabus then doing P7 first then follow-up with P2 in December can only help because of the similarities of the two syllabus.
hi,
I think Bpp have these for sale. however, why dont you do what i do with my papers.
last sitting i was unable to view OT videos as a result listening to lectures was not possible for me. i did some research and found that i could convert the OT notes and technical articles to word and listen to it on my smart phone. I also found out that adobe has a read out loud feature so i listened to text book on my pc.so if you have a laptop you can listen to the text while you drive or find a app to read the text to you or listen technical articles.
Its four sitting per yr now so if you want to be successful and pass withing 2 yrs one P paper per sitting should do it. The order you do it in is up to you.
I would suggest to schedule P2 and if taking P5 the time of yr when you have more time to devote to studying e.g. tax time is a busy time for some of us so i wouldn’t suggest tackling the hardest papers at that time.@mathonestler said:
I think there was not enough information regarding the lease already booked in CE; therefore , I just added the amount being expensed in the current year and ignored the timing of lease.eva treats all leave as finance lease.
I agree that not enough information was given so i treated it as 115/4 and charge that as economic depreciation.
Are you set on sitting P2 next sitting?
I would suggest P4 and any paper choices you wish as P4 it is a continuation of F9 and you would like to have that knowledge fresh in your head.
P2 is a big paper no matter what and if you are set on doing three papers and P2 a must i would suggest P1, P2 and P7. as they are all connected and each will help with the other.
Overall I believe that the exam is all that I thought it would be ( a very hard, time pressured paper, ambiguous requirements that can be interpreted based on the reader).
The EVA calculation was a God send as at least i can receive some marks from that.
the rest of question one CSFs and KPIs while it is somewhat expected i believe explaining then apply the three new manufacturing system to all three that’s a bit time consuming. ran out of time for the final requirement
Q2 and 3 where the other two i attempted. while Q3 looked easy enough as Balance score card was tested in F5 and P3 it was a bit difficult to put the points in as the CEO didnt want measurement but how it would improve the performance – it was quite easy to get off track
again the calculation of the overcrowding issue was a saving grace.
unfortunately i ran out of time before being able to do justice to the final requirement.
i hope for a 50, wish the same for all of you
@alexandrastanca said:
Why would you depreciate operational leasing as ownership is transfered in the end to the leasee? The leaser should account for depreciation as far as I rememberfor EVA all leases operating or finance are treated as finance. since a figure was not given for economic depreciation and it is can be assumed that the economic depreciation is 115/4, further assumption could be that the 40 charged as lease should be added back and the economic depreciation removed.
(all that said – i honestly dont know if i did all that in exam)
625 for region A during peak (2500/4) less the 7*70 seat capacity (625-490) 135 passengers didn’t have any seat.
For the transfer price question using full cost would increase the profits reported by the RM divisional managers but those in Hoots cost would be even more since the will have a higher cost per unit plus 8% tarifs. the increase cost in a competitive market will mean loss of sales for Hoot.
Hi,
As some one with three papers to go and had started with sitting two papers per sitting I think I can assist.
I sat most of the F level papers two per sitting did three per sitting once with two resits (would not recommend that to anyone who is working full-time and have a toddler at home).
Since starting the P papers I have done one per sitting at first because it was recommended that you sit P2 on its own since it is such a big paper. With ACCA changing the rule and you now can sit the P levels in any order P2 can be combined with P7 as there is a lot of over lap.
I did P3 in june and will be sitting P5 in Dec.
The materials for these papers is vast and requires a lot of practice. A good thing to do is to stroll through the forums for the paper that you are going to do and see what other persons have to say about it to give you an idea of the level of difficulty and the common issues that you may face.
I say to you its best to sit one paper per sitting giving it your all than sit two papers and fail both. I believe its why you see a lot persons failing a paper 5 times and more.
yes, and practice OT mock exams as well. I took one month to do it CBE and got 84%.
One of the best ways to manage your time i believe begins before the exam by practicing as much past papers as possible. When you do that you develop a routine and minimize the time you take in the exam wondering where to begin.
and as John says use the clock stick to the time for each question.you can print one but I believe they also send one in the mail. I don’t remember if i got the one for the diploma but I remember getting one in the mail for the advance diploma.
I would advise that you read all and pay close attention to the last four written. that was what helped me in when i sat last December.
@seagoat LOL
@shahz20 – Thanks you. I can say its easy to give advice but its hard to take your own advice.
Honestly for the earlier papers I was very disciplined spending four hours each day studying doing two hour theory and two hour computation, not a day went by that i did not study, listened to lectures while doing chores all that. and that was with a new born (i started level 2 when my son was 3 months)Now if i study 2 hours a day its a good day.
“Follow a routine, plan ahead, more importantly do some exercise to help relieve stress and keeping a healthy mind and body. Physical and mental fitness is essential, especially in today’s world. We all live a busy life, hard to squeeze new things in our daily routine, sometimes so busy that we don’t pay attention to our social circle.”
Thanks for reminding me i think I will go back to this – Physical and Mental fitness is a must and i’ve neglected in my juggling act.
John Moffat will get you through F5. just watch his lectures and if you are not sure about something ask him in the ask tutor forum.
good luck!!
@ Duke the best way to test your knowledge is to do the mock exams that OT has here. While i was doing level one at the end of each day i did the mock exam here. When i did the CBE paper at the end of the month i finished before the two hours and passed with 82%.
you may test your knowledge with others, its fine to discuss points and ideas with them but nothing beats question practice. When you start practicing daily from now it will only help you when you reach the higher levels.Check the ACCA website for confirmation but the announcement says that all P papers can now be taken in any order as of sept 2015.
Or just try paying for both exam and see if you get rejected.
@Ehsan that’s the type of thinking that make you fail, 90% of success begins with you believing that its possible.
In an exam situation you need to apply as much of your knowledge of the topic to the scenario. The best way to do is to practice as much paper as possible.
it takes less time to think up an answer if your brain is already used to the process.
e.g. F9 and F6 where the easiest for me as i practiced these every day and not even under timed conditions it was just apart of the studying process.When you do a consol or NPV question everyday when you get into the exam its natural for you to start the headings and dropping in the info where they are needed.
For all written papers (BTW i hate writing) you have to not just read the questions and have plan in your head (that’s just the first stage in the first month of studying) in the month before exam you have to put your knowledge to the test and write out those answers and compare them to the model answers. and believe me when i say you may think that you know the topic very well but when you put pen to paper you stray and its not what you think.
Just so you know i have been there i’ve failed with (44, 47 and 48). Going back and putting that much needed practice in is the key. I only worry about results when i know that i did not practice as much as i could /should have.
hope this helps.
