CIMA OCS past questions
CIMA OCS past questions: Break-even analysis
Every sub-task on break-even analysis set in the Operational Case Study pre-seens we cover, summarised in our own words.
- Sub-tasks
- 5
- Sittings
- 2 of 3
- Exam variants
- 3 of 18
- Last set
- May & Aug 2026
Mostly filed under core activity E (Analyse information to support short-term decision making). Syllabus: P1 C, short-term commercial decision making. These are patterns from past exams, not a forecast: CIMA can test any part of the syllabus.
May & Aug 2026 · SoPa
Every task set for SoPaRestaurants · CIMA's post-exam materials
- V1 · Task 1(a)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Making in-house or outsourcing: read a break-even chart for profit, fixed and variable cost, break-even point and margin of safety.
- V1 · Task 1(b)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Benefits and limitations of the break-even analysis behind the make-or-outsource choice.
- V3 · Task 2(a)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Reading a chart to compare two suppliers' cost structures.
May & Aug 2025 · Halfpenny
Every task set for HalfpennyBakery · CIMA's post-exam materials
- V2 · Task 2(a)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Reading a break-even chart for fixed cost, profit, unit variable cost and break-even under each option.
- V2 · Task 2(b)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Benefits and limitations of the break-even analysis.
Practise break-even analysis in your own pre-seen
Timed OCS tasks set in Tendra Tents, the current pre-seen, marked in about a minute. Try one task free, no card needed.