【F5】- Key Examinable Areas For December 2010-George Dong -ADb5-
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声明:考官屡次在考试报告中明确指出猜题的诸多弊端,同时他强调了只有完全深入的掌握了大纲要求的知识点才能顺利通过考试。这也是ACCA对所有考生的基本要求。本文并非对2010 年12 月的考试进行预测,而是对考试大纲进行梳理,突出重要的知识章节,以帮助 考生能更好的备考。 |l~#qeZ%
ACCA大纲把F5分成5个部分,我们回顾一下各个部分的重点: }dq)d.c
A. Cost management technique -9 |)O:
? This topic focus on overhead allocation, absorption and marginal cost already covered in F2 study, but it will be continuously being assessed in F5. [L2N[vy;
? ABC costing is a key area of this topic; students should know to calculate the cost of a product with this method, and knowing the advantage and disadvantages of this method. 9]S;%:64
? Throughput accounting is another method requires calculation and discuss. >b*}Td~J
? Targeting cost, Back-flush accounting and life cycle costing are only likely appearing in discussion part. L3S29-T
B. Decision making technique m7cG]a~a
ü Single limiting factor can be easily settled with PI method, and multi-limiting factors questions will use linear programming, which has just been assessed in June sitting. ;0dl
ü Another key area is dealing with risks and uncertainty. Candidates should familiar with different risk preference and matching with appropriate methods like maximax, maximin, minimax regret and EV. g s%[Cv
ü Students should comfortable with sensitivity analysis when facing uncertainty question, and able to discuss other methods. C9%A?'`
C. Budgeting PmUq~YZ7
ü Budgeting is a big topic in F5 syllabus; students should know how to answer a written question on budgeting. e.g. comparing different budgetary control systems ()_^:WQO?
ü Only flexed budget can be a suitable base for performance evaluation <@c9S,@t
ü Students need to familiar with techniques such as :simple average growth, time series and linear regression when taking quantitative analysis in budgeting 7MX5hZF"
ü Qualitative analysis include experience and market research &