CIMA MCS past questions

CIMA MCS past questions: TQM, target and life-cycle costing

Every sub-task on TQM, target and life-cycle costing set in the Management Case Study pre-seens we cover, summarised in our own words.

Sub-tasks: 9
Sittings: 3 of 3
Exam variants: 9 of 18
Last set: May & Aug 2026

Mostly filed under core activity C (Manage performance and costs to create sustainable value). Syllabus: P2 A, managing the costs of creating value. These are patterns from past exams, not a forecast: CIMA can test any part of the syllabus.

May & Aug 2026 · Cartn

Every task set for Cartn

Packaging · CIMA's post-exam materials

MCS past sub-tasks on TQM, target and life-cycle costing, May & Aug 2026 (Cartn)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V2 · Task 2(a)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Whether the company can claim to have followed TQM on a problem order.
V3 · Task 4(b)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Bringing TQM ideas into work on a customer's equipment.
V4 · Task 3(a)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Re-engineering the production process to make a new product for a customer.
V5 · Task 2(b)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Using target costing when deciding on the recycling investment.

V2 · Task 2(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Whether the company can claim to have followed TQM on a problem order.
V3 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Bringing TQM ideas into work on a customer's equipment.
V4 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Re-engineering the production process to make a new product for a customer.
V5 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Using target costing when deciding on the recycling investment.

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · Ressett

Every task set for Ressett

Refurbished computers · CIMA's post-exam materials

MCS past sub-tasks on TQM, target and life-cycle costing, Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 (Ressett)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 3(a)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Applying TQM ideas to computer refurbishment.
V4 · Task 4(a)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	A life-cycle costing view of selling printers and their cartridges.

V1 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Applying TQM ideas to computer refurbishment.
V4 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs
A life-cycle costing view of selling printers and their cartridges.

May & Aug 2025 · Trimayr

Every task set for Trimayr

Hair salons · CIMA's post-exam materials

MCS past sub-tasks on TQM, target and life-cycle costing, May & Aug 2025 (Trimayr)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 3(a)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Bringing TQM ideas into apprentice training and induction.
V4 · Task 3(a)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Difficulties applying target costing to design issues when setting a selling price.
V6 · Task 4(b)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Challenges of a value analysis of the acquired business's costs.

V1 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Bringing TQM ideas into apprentice training and induction.
V4 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Difficulties applying target costing to design issues when setting a selling price.
V6 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Challenges of a value analysis of the acquired business's costs.

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