Operational level · OCS

CIMA OCS past questions by sitting

Every sub-task from recent Operational 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 · SumTrix: showing 7 of 7 sub-tasks that match your filters (200 in all OCS sittings). Clear filters

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · SumTrix

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

Ski manufacturing · 7 sub-tasks shown

OCS past questions, Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 (SumTrix): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 3(a)	Core activity A: Costing	Digital costing and app costs	Working out a cost per app download, and the difficulties.
V2 · Task 2(b)	Core activity A: Costing	Digital costing and app costs	Features of a digital costing system and how it helps purchasing and costing.
V3 · Task 3(c)	Core activity A: Costing	Costing methods	The activity cost hierarchy, with production overhead examples at each level.
V4 · Task 3(b)	Core activity A: Costing	Costing methods	How ABC differs from the current overhead method and how to apply it to a new range.
V5 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Costing	Digital costing and app costs	Benefits of integrated systems and automated outside links in a digital costing system.
V6 · Task 2(a)	Core activity A: Costing	Costing methods	Explaining under-absorbed overhead and how the profit statement would look under marginal costing.
V6 · Task 2(b)	Core activity A: Costing	Costing methods	For and against marginal costing instead of absorption costing.

V1 · Task 3(a)Core activity A: Costing
Working out a cost per app download, and the difficulties.
Digital costing and app costs
V2 · Task 2(b)Core activity A: Costing
Features of a digital costing system and how it helps purchasing and costing.
Digital costing and app costs
V3 · Task 3(c)Core activity A: Costing
The activity cost hierarchy, with production overhead examples at each level.
Costing methods
V4 · Task 3(b)Core activity A: Costing
How ABC differs from the current overhead method and how to apply it to a new range.
Costing methods
V5 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Costing
Benefits of integrated systems and automated outside links in a digital costing system.
Digital costing and app costs
V6 · Task 2(a)Core activity A: Costing
Explaining under-absorbed overhead and how the profit statement would look under marginal costing.
Costing methods
V6 · Task 2(b)Core activity A: Costing
For and against marginal costing instead of absorption costing.
Costing methods

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