APM*** June 2024 ACCA APM exam – Instant Poll and comments ***

Very very difficult exam. Would be happy to scrape a 50 on this one

Does anybody remember what EVA they got and how did you tackle the 9% price increase?

I just recalculate Eva at a 6% increase and no increase

I panicked a bit with EVA, one of my calculations came to 0, so I’m hoping that’s right for the regulator impacts and my initial EVA calc..

Did not enjoy that exam. Don't think any of the actual scenarios or questions were particularly hard in themselves but I didn't have enough time. Miserable at the prospect of sitting it again.

What did everyone right for the NFPIs I really struggled to get 16 marks worth of points ? I also messed up on the EVA calc by adding back interest Just hope I’ve somehow got 50

Yeah was tough for 16 marks, I just wrote about the subjectivity of surveys and samples etc The indicators on economy and efficiency were a bit of a nightmare

Q1. Was do able but spend too much time on it. Q 2. Just rush thru and mess it up..hoping for 13mrks at least. Q3. I so messed up the EVA question, that i am disappointed with myself. If i get 5 marks its plenty So a pass in apm not looking good for me.... fed up with ACCA.

Can anyone remember the questions for section A of the 2nd APM paper (NFPI). I think I might have missed a question due to rushing. First was NFPIs which was 16 marks, second question was VFM and third was ZBB vs Incremental. Was there anything else, as I'm trying to do the maths of how much marks I dropped ha Thanks for any help in advance!

First question was NFPIS- 16 marks value for money - 9 marks ZBB- 15 marks

I booked an APM exam remote session. I prepared everything and sat at my desk. However, when I tried to launch the exam 30 minutes before the scheduled time, the Pearson VUE exam just did not start. I tried everything but had no luck. Has anyone else experienced the same issue?

What was everyone's general response to the Performance Pyramid question? Bit of an oversight on my part in focusing my study time on the BBM and BSC so had a bit of a nightmare with this one!!

Complete disaster, I am fed up with ACCA.

i feel you. i had this feeling in march when i failed APM for the 8th time. APM was my last exam for passing my qualifications. I was so fed up with APM and ACCA. Because i find that ACCA should recognize if a student has one paper last but still keeps failing. Do something about it. reach out too the student and find alternative methods for help. but noo they keep taking your money for the exams and keep telling you they have a lot of study material and study resources that can help. So i made a drastic decision and decided to switch to ATX. I made the exam yesterday and i will tell you i have no regrets for switching. Maybe you should take a step back and consider switching to an other paper.

I got Section A 1. 50mk Report - Balance Score Card , define its benefits in a note, assess feedback of the managers (found this hard), kpis on internal processes of a manufacturer in regards to late delivery and incorrect quantity received by stores, benefits of ERP with the scenarios they laid out. Section B 2. ABB/ABC (super hard) , and finally which items to discontinue. 3. Disadvantage of transfer pricing based on market price. And main question- planning vs operational variance, evaluate whether the Divisional Manager should get a bonus. This was a hard exam (I hate ABC). I do wish I pass. Let's hope. (I studied from another place, but love to revisit opentuitions now and then). All the best everyone...

Section A 16 marker on NFPIs for a local government department for local parks. Weaknesses of survey feedback. Economy and efficiency part of VFM. Think this was 9 marks. 15 marker on ZBB, if it is appropriate for dept to use and ZBB vs incremental.

Section B 13 marker onnEVA calc and some strange question on regulators and how inflation and putting prices up by a set % affected the EVA. (I think, anyway!) 7 marker on EVA vs ROCE

Section C 14 marker on evaluate current dashboard and perf pyramid 6 marker on Myopia and Gaming, if there was evidence of it and a suggestion of how to resolve

I found the overall exam quite normal with few parts challenging: 1) BSC- benefits, assessment of implementation, Internal processes - ERP systems 2) Building Block model - service industry reward system 3) EVA - ROCE Vs EVA Hoping to pass this attempt, by will of God.