CIMA OCS past questions

CIMA OCS past questions: Inventory and EOQ

Every sub-task on inventory and EOQ set in the Operational Case Study pre-seens we cover, summarised in our own words.

Sub-tasks: 9
Sittings: 3 of 3
Exam variants: 7 of 18
Last set: May & Aug 2026

Mostly filed under core activity F (Discuss the management of working capital). Syllabus: F1 D, managing cash and working capital. 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 SoPa

Restaurants · CIMA's post-exam materials

OCS past sub-tasks on Inventory and EOQ, May & Aug 2026 (SoPa)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 3(c)	Core activity F: Working capital	What the economic order quantity represents and the data needed to work it out.
V1 · Task 3(d)	Core activity F: Working capital	Whether EOQ is a sensible ordering policy for a packaging item.
V4 · Task 2(c)	Core activity F: Working capital	Difficulties managing stock of a specialist ingredient, and whether EOQ fits.
V6 · Task 2(c)	Core activity F: Working capital	How a bulk purchase discount changes ordering and stock levels, plus one financial and one non-financial factor.

V1 · Task 3(c)Core activity F: Working capital
What the economic order quantity represents and the data needed to work it out.
V1 · Task 3(d)Core activity F: Working capital
Whether EOQ is a sensible ordering policy for a packaging item.
V4 · Task 2(c)Core activity F: Working capital
Difficulties managing stock of a specialist ingredient, and whether EOQ fits.
V6 · Task 2(c)Core activity F: Working capital
How a bulk purchase discount changes ordering and stock levels, plus one financial and one non-financial factor.

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · SumTrix

Every task set for SumTrix

Ski manufacturing · CIMA's post-exam materials

OCS past sub-tasks on Inventory and EOQ, Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 (SumTrix)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V2 · Task 2(a)	Core activity F: Working capital	Explaining inventory data, the assumptions behind EOQ and whether it suits accessories.
V3 · Task 2(c)	Core activity F: Working capital	Factors in setting finished goods stock levels to support overseas sales.
V5 · Task 3(c)	Core activity F: Working capital	What an inventory chart shows and whether EOQ suits several product lines.

V2 · Task 2(a)Core activity F: Working capital
Explaining inventory data, the assumptions behind EOQ and whether it suits accessories.
V3 · Task 2(c)Core activity F: Working capital
Factors in setting finished goods stock levels to support overseas sales.
V5 · Task 3(c)Core activity F: Working capital
What an inventory chart shows and whether EOQ suits several product lines.

May & Aug 2025 · Halfpenny

Every task set for Halfpenny

Bakery · CIMA's post-exam materials

OCS past sub-tasks on Inventory and EOQ, May & Aug 2025 (Halfpenny)
Task	Core activity	What was asked (our summary)
V5 · Task 4(b)	Core activity F: Working capital	The EOQ model and the data needed for each raw material.
V5 · Task 4(c)	Core activity F: Working capital	Problems with the EOQ assumptions and how to adapt the model.

V5 · Task 4(b)Core activity F: Working capital
The EOQ model and the data needed for each raw material.
V5 · Task 4(c)Core activity F: Working capital
Problems with the EOQ assumptions and how to adapt the model.

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