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CIMA SCS past questions by sitting

Every sub-task from recent Strategic 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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Electric vehicles · 7 sub-tasks shown

  • V1 · Task 2(a)Core activity C: Financing

    What an unusual share price movement suggests about committing to, and publicising, a repair service.

    Share price and market reaction

  • V2 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Financing

    How to raise debt for buying and installing charging points.

    Raising finance

  • V3 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Financing

    Issues in evaluating a loan offered by a commercial bank.

    Raising finance

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

    Whether withdrawing a car model will push the share price up or down.

    Share price and market reaction

  • V4 · Task 1(b)Core activity C: Financing

    Difficulties predicting how backing the process will affect the share price.

    Share price and market reaction

  • V5 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Financing

    Implications of a fall in the share price and how the board should respond.

    Share price and market reaction

  • V6 · Task 1(b)Core activity C: Financing

    Challenges in negotiating a share exchange to buy all of a target's equity.

    Acquisitions and divestments

Satellites · 7 sub-tasks shown

  • V1 · Task 2(a)Core activity C: Financing

    Whether a fall in market value is a sound basis for predicting lost business.

    Share price and market reaction

  • V2 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Financing

    Relevance of rising sector share prices to a bid decision.

    Share price and market reaction

  • V3 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Financing

    Managing a two-year dividend suspension if a large contract goes ahead.

    Dividend policy

  • V4 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Financing

    Best way to finance a large development, build and launch programme.

    Raising finance

  • V5 · Task 1(b)Core activity C: Financing

    Difficulties negotiating share exchange terms for an acquisition.

    Acquisitions and divestments

  • V5 · Task 2(a)Core activity C: Financing

    Suitability, acceptability and feasibility of an acquisition whose key product has no full prototype.

    Strategic choice, mission and SAF

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

    Managing the risks of funding a large payment to a supplier.

    Raising finance

Lithium mining · 1 sub-task shown

  • V1 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Financing

    Whether to keep paying the dividend next year.

    Dividend policy

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