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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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May & Aug 2026 · SoPa: showing 13 of 13 sub-tasks that match your filters (200 in all OCS sittings). Clear filters

Restaurants · 13 sub-tasks shown

  • V1 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance

    Interpreting a month's production variances alongside a KPI dashboard.

    Variance analysis

  • V1 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance

    Two sustainability KPIs to add to the production dashboard, with reasons.

    KPIs and performance

  • V2 · Task 1(c)Core activity C: Performance

    KPIs for individual servers and for restaurant managers: how to measure them and why.

    KPIs and performance

  • V2 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance

    What sales and service data shows when reviewing restaurant performance.

    KPIs and performance

  • V3 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance

    Interpreting a restaurant's variances using the notes provided.

    Variance analysis

  • V3 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance

    Justifying each dashboard KPI and linking it to the variance results.

    KPIs and performance

  • V4 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance

    Errors in a colleague's ingredient price and usage variances, the right method and the records needed.

    Variance analysis

  • V4 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance

    Two sustainability KPIs and two inventory KPIs, with measurement and reasons.

    KPIs and performance

  • V5 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance

    How six variances are calculated, what they mean, their limits and how reported events caused them.

    Variance analysis

  • V5 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance

    Three KPIs for farm workers across the growing cycle.

    KPIs and performance

  • V6 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance

    Three KPIs for individual delivery drivers.

    KPIs and performance

  • V6 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance

    Interpreting sales mix contribution variances under the individual units and weighted average methods.

    Variance analysis

  • V6 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance

    Benefits of each method of calculating mix variances.

    Variance analysis

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