CIMA MCS past questions

CIMA MCS past questions: Business risks

Every sub-task on business risks set in the Management Case Study pre-seens we cover, summarised in our own words.

Sub-tasks: 17
Sittings: 3 of 3
Exam variants: 15 of 18
Last set: May & Aug 2026

Mostly filed under core activity D (Measure performance). Syllabus: P2 D, risk and control. 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 Business risks, May & Aug 2026 (Cartn)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 2(a)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Mitigating commodity price, product and contractual inadequacy risks on the new product.
V3 · Task 2(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Operational and contractual risks of offering a customer a full service package.
V4 · Task 1(b)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	How useful stress testing customers' exposure to consumer spending is for predicting demand.
V4 · Task 3(b)	Core activity B: Implementing decisions	Contractual inadequacy risks of a new supply deal, and how to reduce them.
V5 · Task 3(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Demand, operational and contractual risks in a joint venture.
V6 · Task 2(b)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Evaluating a director's view that the product is likely to fail and hurt the company.
V6 · Task 4(b)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Reducing product reputation and contractual inadequacy risks at a product launch.

V1 · Task 2(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Mitigating commodity price, product and contractual inadequacy risks on the new product.
V3 · Task 2(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Operational and contractual risks of offering a customer a full service package.
V4 · Task 1(b)Core activity D: Measuring performance
How useful stress testing customers' exposure to consumer spending is for predicting demand.
V4 · Task 3(b)Core activity B: Implementing decisions
Contractual inadequacy risks of a new supply deal, and how to reduce them.
V5 · Task 3(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Demand, operational and contractual risks in a joint venture.
V6 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Evaluating a director's view that the product is likely to fail and hurt the company.
V6 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Reducing product reputation and contractual inadequacy risks at a product launch.

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · Ressett

Every task set for Ressett

Refurbished computers · CIMA's post-exam materials

MCS past sub-tasks on Business risks, Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 (Ressett)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 4(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	How a buying proposal would change contractual inadequacy risk on resold computers.
V2 · Task 4(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Product reputation, commodity price and contractual risks of the consultancy service.
V3 · Task 4(a)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Product reputation and contractual risks arising from feedback on a recycling scheme.
V4 · Task 1(b)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Effect of consumable shortages on product, commodity price and reputation risks.
V6 · Task 3(b)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Product, reputation and contractual risks raised by customer complaints.

V1 · Task 4(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
How a buying proposal would change contractual inadequacy risk on resold computers.
V2 · Task 4(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Product reputation, commodity price and contractual risks of the consultancy service.
V3 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Product reputation and contractual risks arising from feedback on a recycling scheme.
V4 · Task 1(b)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Effect of consumable shortages on product, commodity price and reputation risks.
V6 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Product, reputation and contractual risks raised by customer complaints.

May & Aug 2025 · Trimayr

Every task set for Trimayr

Hair salons · CIMA's post-exam materials

MCS past sub-tasks on Business risks, May & Aug 2025 (Trimayr)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 4(a)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Product, reputation and operational risks of an online induction course, with responses.
V2 · Task 4(a)	Core activity C: Performance and costs	Reputation and contractual risks of selling salons as going concerns.
V3 · Task 2(b)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Risks of too few volunteers and of contractual inadequacy.
V4 · Task 4(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Reputation and contractual inadequacy risks arising from a contract extract.
V6 · Task 3(a)	Core activity D: Measuring performance	Reputation and contractual risks of advertising on the back of owning the acquired business.

V1 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Product, reputation and operational risks of an online induction course, with responses.
V2 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs
Reputation and contractual risks of selling salons as going concerns.
V3 · Task 2(b)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Risks of too few volunteers and of contractual inadequacy.
V4 · Task 4(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Reputation and contractual inadequacy risks arising from a contract extract.
V6 · Task 3(a)Core activity D: Measuring performance
Reputation and contractual risks of advertising on the back of owning the acquired business.

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