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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

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

Restaurants · 4 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 1(c)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Relevant costs and short-term decisions	Using weighted benefit scoring to support the in-house or outsource production decision.
V3 · Task 4(c)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Relevant costs and short-term decisions	Which costs are relevant to deciding whether to back a community project.
V4 · Task 4(c)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Relevant costs and short-term decisions	Non-financial factors in buying a maintenance contract or training own IT staff.
V5 · Task 4(a)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Relevant costs and short-term decisions	Relevant and irrelevant costs in evaluating a supermarket supply contract.

V1 · Task 1(c)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Using weighted benefit scoring to support the in-house or outsource production decision.
Relevant costs and short-term decisions
V3 · Task 4(c)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Which costs are relevant to deciding whether to back a community project.
Relevant costs and short-term decisions
V4 · Task 4(c)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Non-financial factors in buying a maintenance contract or training own IT staff.
Relevant costs and short-term decisions
V5 · Task 4(a)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Relevant and irrelevant costs in evaluating a supermarket supply contract.
Relevant costs and short-term decisions

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · SumTrix

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

Ski manufacturing · 3 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)
V4 · Task 2(b)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Relevant costs and short-term decisions	Choosing which bought-in part to buy on short-term decision principles, plus two implications.
V4 · Task 4(a)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Relevant costs and short-term decisions	Why a minimum price differs from total cost, and which costs belong in a bid.
V6 · Task 2(c)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Relevant costs and short-term decisions	Applying relevant costing to the costs of a live event, and the extra information needed.

V4 · Task 2(b)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Choosing which bought-in part to buy on short-term decision principles, plus two implications.
Relevant costs and short-term decisions
V4 · Task 4(a)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Why a minimum price differs from total cost, and which costs belong in a bid.
Relevant costs and short-term decisions
V6 · Task 2(c)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Applying relevant costing to the costs of a live event, and the extra information needed.
Relevant costs and short-term decisions

May & Aug 2025 · Halfpenny

CIMA's post-exam materials for May & Aug 2025

Bakery · 5 sub-tasks shown

OCS past questions, May & Aug 2025 (Halfpenny): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 4(c)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Relevant costs and short-term decisions	Relevant and irrelevant costs for accepting a one-off contract.
V2 · Task 2(c)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Relevant costs and short-term decisions	Other factors in deciding whether to outsource some or all production of a new range.
V4 · Task 1(b)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Relevant costs and short-term decisions	Identifying relevant costs for subcontracting a promotional campaign.
V4 · Task 1(c)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Relevant costs and short-term decisions	Two non-financial factors in the subcontracting decision.
V6 · Task 4(c)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Relevant costs and short-term decisions	Relevant and irrelevant items for accepting an event contract, and information still needed.

V1 · Task 4(c)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Relevant and irrelevant costs for accepting a one-off contract.
Relevant costs and short-term decisions
V2 · Task 2(c)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Other factors in deciding whether to outsource some or all production of a new range.
Relevant costs and short-term decisions
V4 · Task 1(b)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Identifying relevant costs for subcontracting a promotional campaign.
Relevant costs and short-term decisions
V4 · Task 1(c)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Two non-financial factors in the subcontracting decision.
Relevant costs and short-term decisions
V6 · Task 4(c)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Relevant and irrelevant items for accepting an event contract, and information still needed.
Relevant costs and short-term decisions

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