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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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May & Aug 2026 · SoPa

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

Restaurants · 9 sub-tasks shown

OCS past questions, May & Aug 2026 (SoPa): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 3(a)	Core activity A: Costing	Costing methods	Choosing and justifying overhead absorption bases for each production process.
V1 · Task 3(b)	Core activity A: Costing	Costing methods	Whether activity-based costing suits the new production facility.
V2 · Task 4(c)	Core activity A: Costing	Costing methods	How the automated system changes the way standard costs for drinks are set and used.
V3 · Task 4(a)	Core activity A: Costing	Quality and environmental costs	The categories in a cost of quality report, with a restaurant example of each.
V3 · Task 4(b)	Core activity A: Costing	Quality and environmental costs	Benefits of producing a cost of quality report for every restaurant.
V4 · Task 4(a)	Core activity A: Costing	Digital costing and app costs	Types of cost in building, launching and running an app in-house.
V4 · Task 4(b)	Core activity A: Costing	Digital costing and app costs	Problems costing the app in total and sharing its cost across restaurants.
V5 · Task 1(a)	Core activity A: Costing	Costing methods	Implementing ABC for labour at a vertical farm, and the benefits.
V6 · Task 3(a)	Core activity A: Costing	Quality and environmental costs	Environmental conformance and non-conformance costs, with examples of each category.

V1 · Task 3(a)Core activity A: Costing
Choosing and justifying overhead absorption bases for each production process.
Costing methods
V1 · Task 3(b)Core activity A: Costing
Whether activity-based costing suits the new production facility.
Costing methods
V2 · Task 4(c)Core activity A: Costing
How the automated system changes the way standard costs for drinks are set and used.
Costing methods
V3 · Task 4(a)Core activity A: Costing
The categories in a cost of quality report, with a restaurant example of each.
Quality and environmental costs
V3 · Task 4(b)Core activity A: Costing
Benefits of producing a cost of quality report for every restaurant.
Quality and environmental costs
V4 · Task 4(a)Core activity A: Costing
Types of cost in building, launching and running an app in-house.
Digital costing and app costs
V4 · Task 4(b)Core activity A: Costing
Problems costing the app in total and sharing its cost across restaurants.
Digital costing and app costs
V5 · Task 1(a)Core activity A: Costing
Implementing ABC for labour at a vertical farm, and the benefits.
Costing methods
V6 · Task 3(a)Core activity A: Costing
Environmental conformance and non-conformance costs, with examples of each category.
Quality and environmental costs

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · SumTrix

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

Ski manufacturing · 6 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.

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

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