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CIMA MCS past questions by sitting

Every sub-task from recent Management Case Study pre-seens, summarised in our own words and sorted by core activity. One sitting at a time, with the number of matching sub-tasks on each.

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Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · Ressett: showing 10 of 10 sub-tasks that match your filters (144 in all MCS sittings). Clear filters

Refurbished computers · 10 sub-tasks shown

  • V1 · Task 2(b)Core activity D: Measuring performance

    Accounting for legal claims over computers sold with data and unlicensed software.

    Accounting treatments

  • V1 · Task 4(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance

    How a buying proposal would change contractual inadequacy risk on resold computers.

    Business risks

  • V2 · Task 3(b)Core activity D: Measuring performance

    Recognising revenue from consultancy contracts.

    Accounting treatments

  • V2 · Task 4(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance

    Product reputation, commodity price and contractual risks of the consultancy service.

    Business risks

  • V3 · Task 3(b)Core activity D: Measuring performance

    What must be agreed for a new company to count as a joint venture, and the accounting effects.

    Groups, goodwill and joint ventures

  • V4 · Task 1(b)Core activity D: Measuring performance

    Effect of consumable shortages on product, commodity price and reputation risks.

    Business risks

  • V4 · Task 4(b)Core activity D: Measuring performance

    How the board should explain the effect of certain facts on ROCE and gross margin.

    Interpreting financial performance

  • V5 · Task 3(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance

    Accounting for the costs of introducing a chatbot.

    Accounting treatments

  • V6 · Task 3(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance

    Accounting treatment for customer complaints.

    Accounting treatments

  • V6 · Task 4(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance

    For and against publishing comparisons between versions of the company's software.

    Responsibility centres and performance measures

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