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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 15 of 48 sub-tasks.

Refurbished computers · 15 sub-tasks shown

  • V1 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Adding value

    Stakeholders affected by a problem with resold computers, by power and interest.

    Stakeholders, negotiation and conflict

  • V1 · Task 1(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs

    How far a new team leader should be held responsible for the problem.

    Leadership, teams and engagement

  • V1 · Task 2(a)Core activity B: Implementing decisions

    Time, cost and quality matters for organising the board's new project.

    Projects and project teams

  • 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 3(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs

    Applying TQM ideas to computer refurbishment.

    TQM, target and life-cycle costing

  • V1 · Task 3(b)Core activity E: Stakeholders

    Difficulties measuring the opportunity cost of technician time for secondment transfer prices.

    Transfer pricing

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

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

    Business risks

  • V1 · Task 4(b)Core activity E: Stakeholders

    Integrated report disclosures on intellectual, social and natural capital.

    Integrated and sustainability reporting

  • V2 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Adding value

    Changes a proposed consultancy venture would need in the business model.

    Business models and value

  • V2 · Task 1(b)Core activity B: Implementing decisions

    Features of share equity that affect its suitability for an unquoted company's new venture.

    Financing and cost of capital

  • V2 · Task 2(a)Core activity B: Implementing decisions

    Challenges in building an effective consultancy team.

    Projects and project teams

  • V2 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs

    Whether the consultancy should be a cost, profit or investment centre.

    Responsibility centres and performance measures

  • V2 · Task 3(a)Core activity E: Stakeholders

    A transfer pricing strategy between two departments that suits the company as a whole.

    Transfer pricing

  • 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

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