[jeff]

Welcome to the BEC CPA Exam study group for October, November, and December 2018 exams. 🙂

Please introduce yourself & when you’re taking your exam (approximate timeframe).

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[El_Stillo]

Hi Gang
I hope to go 4 for 4 on these exams in December. Best of luck, these forums have been a god send for me

1. Approx exam date: December 8th
2. Topic you're most-comfortable within this exam section: Financial Management and Cost Accounting
3. Topic you're weakest in / worries you the most: Oh lord the Writing section

[Anonymous]

Hi Born To Win,

First thing we need to do to solve this question is figure out what percentage of sales our variable costs make up. So, 850,000/1,275,000 = 67% or 2/3. Since we know that this relationship will stay constant (that variable costs will remain 2/3 of sales) and that fixed costs are static at 350,000, for next year. This makes the next formula we need: 1 – .67 = .33 (or 33%) Using a little algebra, and knowing that the remainder (the other 33%) our of sales total must cover our fixed costs, but no more since we want the break even figure, we then divide the fixed costs by 33%: 350,000 / .33 = 1,050,000.

To proof this: (2/3 or .666666667) X 1,050,000 = 700,000. Sales of 1,050,000 – Variable costs of 700,000 = 350,000. Once fixed costs are expensed, we're left with $0 EBITDA or break even.

Hope this helps!

[Myrtle]

1. End of Nov- beginning of Dec (prob will end up being in DEC)
2. I didn't really start studying yet but when I glanced over the topics in BEC the only familiar topic was cost accounting.
3. I'm scared for the writing section.

[red07]

Thanks for sharing your study method. I started studying bec using becker only last week and thought that i will be done with bec 1 in a week but its already tuesday. Im listening to the lectures, making otes and them skill practice and mcqs. how much time did you give to each section?.

[Anonymous]

1. Approx exam date (Late October, mid-November, etc)
Late Oct., aiming for Oct 27
2. Topic you're most-comfortable within this exam section
Writing
3. Topic you're weakest in / worries you the most.
All, I am not sure what to focus on. I've been out of school for 2.5 yrs and it is harder to concentrate and study

[Anonymous]

1. Approx exam date (Late October, mid-November, etc) – mid November
2. Topic you're most-comfortable within this exam section – Cost accounting
3. Topic you're weakest in / worries you the most. – Derivates (Forwards, options, futures etc.)

[Anonymous]

I am planning to retake Bec Oct 29, 2018
Strongest area is OH Variance and COSO
Weakest area is IT, Econ

[kristalkemery]

Hi 🙂 I am taking BEC on Nov 10th!
I just started studying, but I believe I'm strongest in cost accounting because I audit a ton of construction companies.
I'm struggling with Microeconomic / stupid supply & demand charts! -_-

[Anonymous]

1. Taking BEC Beginning of Dec 2018
2. I’m most comfortable with the Corporate Governance
3. IT, cost accounting worries me the most

[jrudicil16]

Taking BEC exam end of November

Strongest area is corporate governance

Weakest area is cost accounting

[Anonymous]

1. I am taking BEC in November.
2. I am most comfortable with IT Topics
3. I am weakest in the writing section

[Valeria]

Hi everyone! 🙂
1. My BEC exam is in mid-November
2. I am the most comfortable with IT
3. And I struggle the most with the financial management and macroeconomics

[winglessp]

1. Taking BEC early November
2. economics
3. Cost accounting. IT

[Tori]

Hey everyone!!
1. I’m scheduled to take BEC in early November
2. I’m most comfortable with corporate governance – as a current auditor the concepts on internal controls and ERM frameworks are pretty familiar to me.
3. Operations management worries me the most – my only exposure to it was my cost accounting class 3 years ago and the review material.

[Anonymous]

1. I am taking BEC in mid-October
2. I am most comfortable with Corporate Governance
3. Financial Management and Economics are my weakest areas

[Author]

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