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May & Aug 2026 · SoPa
CIMA's post-exam materials for May & Aug 2026Restaurants · 13 sub-tasks shown
- V1 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance
Interpreting a month's production variances alongside a KPI dashboard.
- V1 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance
Two sustainability KPIs to add to the production dashboard, with reasons.
- V2 · Task 1(c)Core activity C: Performance
KPIs for individual servers and for restaurant managers: how to measure them and why.
- V2 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance
What sales and service data shows when reviewing restaurant performance.
- V3 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance
Interpreting a restaurant's variances using the notes provided.
- V3 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance
Justifying each dashboard KPI and linking it to the variance results.
- 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.
- V4 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance
Two sustainability KPIs and two inventory KPIs, with measurement and reasons.
- V5 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance
How six variances are calculated, what they mean, their limits and how reported events caused them.
- V5 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance
Three KPIs for farm workers across the growing cycle.
- V6 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance
Three KPIs for individual delivery drivers.
- V6 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance
Interpreting sales mix contribution variances under the individual units and weighted average methods.
- V6 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance
Benefits of each method of calculating mix variances.
Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · SumTrix
CIMA's post-exam materials for Nov 2025 & Feb 2026Ski manufacturing · 15 sub-tasks shown
- V1 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance
Meaning and likely causes of a set of sales variances.
- V1 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance
Whether planning and operational variances would help assess each regional sales head.
- V1 · Task 4(c)Core activity C: Performance
Three KPIs for how well the website generates sales.
- V2 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance
What KPIs show about customer use of a newsletter, videos and a promotional discount.
- V2 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance
Meaning and possible causes of a set of variances.
- V3 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance
Four fixed production overhead variances and their likely causes.
- V3 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance
How useful fixed overhead variances are for managing those costs.
- V3 · Task 4(c)Core activity C: Performance
Three KPIs for an overseas distribution centre manager.
- V4 · Task 2(a)Core activity C: Performance
Two KPIs for each of two new coordinator roles.
- V4 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance
Meaning and likely causes of a set of variances.
- V5 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance
Meaning and possible causes of a set of variances.
- V5 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance
Whether to split a sales price variance into planning and operational parts, and the problems.
- V5 · Task 4(c)Core activity C: Performance
Three KPIs for the success of digital marketing.
- V6 · Task 1(a)Core activity C: Performance
Meaning and possible causes of variances, using a manager's explanations.
- V6 · Task 1(b)Core activity C: Performance
Why each dashboard KPI is tracked and what it shows about a department's performance.
May & Aug 2025 · Halfpenny
CIMA's post-exam materials for May & Aug 2025Bakery · 12 sub-tasks shown
- V1 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance
Meaning and likely causes of a set of variances.
- V1 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance
Three KPIs for an individual delivery driver, and points to weigh when reviewing them.
- V2 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance
Sales variances: meaning, causes and what they say about a product's overall sales.
- V2 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance
Three KPIs to monitor use of a subscription app.
- V3 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Performance
Three KPIs for production cost and volumes.
- V3 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance
Production variances: meaning, causes and what they say about a department's performance.
- V4 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance
Production variances: meaning, causes and what they say about a department's performance.
- V4 · Task 4(c)Core activity C: Performance
Four performance measures for individual sales staff.
- V5 · Task 1(a)Core activity C: Performance
Meaning and possible causes of a set of variances.
- V5 · Task 2(c)Core activity C: Performance
Three KPIs for the sustainability of the production process.
- V6 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance
Two KPIs for waste and two for a new app's effectiveness.
- V6 · Task 4(a)Core activity C: Performance
Sales variances: meaning, causes and how well they suit reviewing one customer's sales.