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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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May & Aug 2026 · Cartn

CIMA's post-exam materials for May & Aug 2026

Packaging · 10 sub-tasks shown

MCS past questions, May & Aug 2026 (Cartn): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 3(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Accounting treatments	Accounting effects over two years if a major customer threatens to leave a purchase agreement.
V1 · Task 4(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Responsibility centres and performance measures	Balanced scorecard goals for the product development department.
V2 · Task 1(b)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Accounting treatments	Accounting for the customer's claim in the year-end financial statements.
V2 · Task 4(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Integrated and sustainability reporting	Whether a sustainability report may stress the green benefits of a product developed mainly for profit.
V3 · Task 2(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Business risks	Operational and contractual risks of offering a customer a full service package.
V3 · Task 4(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Accounting treatments	Accounting for a long-term customer contract across two financial years.
V4 · Task 1(b)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Business risks	How useful stress testing customers' exposure to consumer spending is for predicting demand.
V4 · Task 4(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Accounting treatments	Accounting for customer claims against the company and a settlement payment.
V5 · Task 3(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Business risks	Demand, operational and contractual risks in a joint venture.
V6 · Task 3(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Groups, goodwill and joint ventures	Effect of volatile currencies at new foreign subsidiaries on the accounts and how they are read.

V1 · Task 3(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Accounting effects over two years if a major customer threatens to leave a purchase agreement.
Accounting treatments
V1 · Task 4(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Balanced scorecard goals for the product development department.
Responsibility centres and performance measures
V2 · Task 1(b)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Accounting for the customer's claim in the year-end financial statements.
Accounting treatments
V2 · Task 4(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Whether a sustainability report may stress the green benefits of a product developed mainly for profit.
Integrated and sustainability reporting
V3 · Task 2(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Operational and contractual risks of offering a customer a full service package.
Business risks
V3 · Task 4(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Accounting for a long-term customer contract across two financial years.
Accounting treatments
V4 · Task 1(b)Core activity D: Measuring performance
How useful stress testing customers' exposure to consumer spending is for predicting demand.
Business risks
V4 · Task 4(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Accounting for customer claims against the company and a settlement payment.
Accounting treatments
V5 · Task 3(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Demand, operational and contractual risks in a joint venture.
Business risks
V6 · Task 3(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Effect of volatile currencies at new foreign subsidiaries on the accounts and how they are read.
Groups, goodwill and joint ventures

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · Ressett

CIMA's post-exam materials for Nov 2025 & Feb 2026

Refurbished computers · 5 sub-tasks shown

MCS past questions, Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 (Ressett): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 2(b)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Accounting treatments	Accounting for legal claims over computers sold with data and unlicensed software.
V1 · Task 4(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Business risks	How a buying proposal would change contractual inadequacy risk on resold computers.
V2 · Task 3(b)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Accounting treatments	Recognising revenue from consultancy contracts.
V2 · Task 4(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Business risks	Product reputation, commodity price and contractual risks of the consultancy service.
V3 · Task 3(b)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Groups, goodwill and joint ventures	What must be agreed for a new company to count as a joint venture, and the accounting effects.

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

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