[jeff]

Recommended prep time for BEC is 4 weeks @ 20 hours a week.

Study Notes: https://www.another71.com/cpa-review-store/

Study Videos: https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam/cpa-exam-review-video/

[Anonymous]

My Goodness, I'm totally freaking out… I take my exam on Monday 10/11 and I seem to have reached my hard drive capacity right on the last module of Yaeger… module 45 variances and breakeven. Did any of you feel you did shaky on this part and still pass? I feel like I understand and know the formulas and when I test myself I feel like I don't have enough info or it takes me a full 5 minutes to figure out which formula I can use 🙁 any thoughts other than I'm screwed?

SOS!!!

[Florida_Candidate]

You NEED to know breakeven and variance analysis unfortunately….. you can be “shaky” on it but you need to at least know the basics if that makes sense. I'd really suggest doing as many practice problems as you can find!

FAR-91 (7/29)
AUD-99 (8/23)
BEC-90 (10/1)
REG-99 (11/3)

[studyingismynewhobby]

BEC exam has been completed! Sort of scared because I felt pretty good coming out of it. FAR/AUD I felt horrible and ended up with good results. Felt like Becker prepared me pretty well and only had a few questions I was not familiar with the terms.

ACP-CPA as you know we can't go into what our exam was over, but break even and variances are the parts that give people the most difficulties, so they are probably going to test you hard over it and you'll want to know it. It's ok that some calculations will take over 2 minutes to answer. Some questions will only take you 10 seconds to know the right answer! It all evens out. I was easily taking over 5 minutes to do the break even/variances the first go through, the second go through during my review it was probably 3 minutes, and I finished my exam with 20+ minutes left. Practice makes perfect, keep working the MCQ.

Keep up the good work guys, good luck to those of you taking BEC this quarter.

FAR - 87
AUD - 88
BEC - 88
REG - waiting

[Anonymous]

So I still have a chance!! lol! I understand, it just feels disheartening at times when I get to a question I know I knew how to work and I go totally brain dead when I test myself. I won't stop working them; something's gotta stick.

Thank you guys, I don't feel as helpless anymore. 🙂

[LauraN874]

Studyingismynewhobby, congrats!! I am sure you did great. Did you by any chance use Becker, and if you did do you mind telling me what your scores on the two practice exams were? And also did u feel that the questions were easier like everyone says? I'm taking mine next monday also and am freaking out a little bit!

FAR - 85
REG - 85
BEC - 10/11
AUD - 11/06

[herbert7890]

@ Laura – On my Becker final exams I scored 77 and 79. On the actual exam the calculations were a lot simpler than Becker (which is good preparation) and overall I believe Becker covers it all.

FAR 88 - BEC 86 - AUD 90 - REG 85

[LauraN874]

Thank you herbert! I just can't wait to get it over with, next Monday can't be here soon enough!

FAR - 85
REG - 85
BEC - 10/11
AUD - 11/06

[studyingismynewhobby]

LauraN874 my Becker scores were 74, & 77. I thought the practice exams were about the same. The calculations weren't asked as backwards as Becker tries to ask.

FAR - 87
AUD - 88
BEC - 88
REG - waiting

[whitesoxfancpa]

Florida_Candidate,

Were you able to work those really loooooooong Becker problems that most likely came from a prior CMA exam? I am lost on those ones.

AUD 96 FAR 95 REG 94 BEC 88

[Florida_Candidate]

@whitesox – I did NO supplemental questions on B5 so if you're asking about one of those then I have no idea 🙂 I was able to figure out and do all the B1-B4 questions though 🙂

But believe me the calculations on the actual exam are much simpler 😀

FAR-91 (7/29)
AUD-99 (8/23)
BEC-90 (10/1)
REG-99 (11/3)

[herbert7890]

I did them once and that was it. I don't find them any helpful for the exam either as they involved 3 or 4 questions all mixed up as one.

FAR 88 - BEC 86 - AUD 90 - REG 85

[whitesoxfancpa]

Florida_Candidate and Herbert,

Is it your opinion that if I memorize all the formulas in B5, then I should be OK for the exam?

I can't for the life of me figure out most of the regular B5 questions. I haven't even touched the supplementals. I'm going to study B5 all weekend so hopefully some of it sinks in.

So will memorizing the formulas be enough or do I have to do those essays they call MC questions?

AUD 96 FAR 95 REG 94 BEC 88

[herbert7890]

I would memorize all formulas and understand the logic behind the OH variances. Most of the questions one the actual related to B5 will be a joke for you, compared to Becker.

FAR 88 - BEC 86 - AUD 90 - REG 85

[Florida_Candidate]

I second Herbert's opinion 🙂

FAR-91 (7/29)
AUD-99 (8/23)
BEC-90 (10/1)
REG-99 (11/3)

[75 CPA]

Most of the multiple choice questions, regardless of the review program, come from old AICPA questions. The only exception is Gleim, which may have CMA questions, etc. IF you choose to have those questions.

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