BEC Study Group January/February 2013 - Page 18

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  • January 23, 2013 at 8:09 pm #401523
    Anonymous
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    Jam05- My review and exam experience was similar to yours but I hope you get better results. I walked out feeling dissappointed that I wasn't able to unleash all the information I gathered leading up to the exam. My score was a 73 and I didn't expect to score anywhere near passing.

    If it doesn't work out, I recommend Wiley BEC 2013 to supplement Becker. My previous score has given me great confidence to pass this exam next time but the added detail in Wiley really has me feeling that I will be even better prepared than my first attempt.

    Good Luck

    January 24, 2013 at 5:41 am #401524
    Praying I Pass
    Member

    Does IT really make up 22-28% of the exam? This stuff is so boring!

    January 24, 2013 at 4:38 pm #401525
    Sudad
    Member

    @praying I pass, I agree. IT is so boring. I don't like it either. But I guess we have to force ourselves to like it in order to pass this part. It says on Wiley book that it makes up for 15% to 19% of the exam. It is still a big percentage to ignore though.

    DONE!!!

    January 24, 2013 at 4:42 pm #401526
    Jam05
    Participant

    @1moreNTS

    Thanks, I have no motivation to study for FAR and I am taking a Live Becker class.

    As far as Wiley BEC, I actually bought it to supplement Becker, but never got through it. I was short on time and got sick during the my 2 week review period,so I sold it back on Amazon lol

    Good Luck on your rematch, HOPE you pass the sucker this time around!!!

    January 25, 2013 at 11:50 am #401527
    Anonymous
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    I am scheduled to sit for BEC on 2/25 & have been studying since the beg of Jan. Unfortunately, I have not progressed past B2 in Becker. The cost measurement & budget analysis is just not clicking. I need some advice, this is my last section & AUD expires in May. It is also busy season……which does not help at all.

    Did anyone else have difficulty grasping these topic and if so how did you make this info stick?

    I am up for any advice as my frustration grows daily!

    THank you!

    January 25, 2013 at 1:40 pm #401528
    Anonymous
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    @dont5253

    I actually have not passed bec yet (waiting). Here is something that helped me. set up the dads mneumonic….

    D A

    D S

    D A

    D S

    Then list pqre down the left side

    Dp Aq

    D q Sp

    D r Ae

    D e Sr

    of course its price quantity rate and efficiency

    now switch top two pq, and bottom re on right side (do opposite)

    remember the amounts in the parenthesis is always the variance your trying to figure out so on the Dp variance it will be Ap-Sp…………….for the Dq variance it will be Aq-Sq.

    So in a nut shell:

    Direct material Price variance= Actual Quantity (only switching the p and q)x(Ap-Sp)

    Direct material Quantity variance= Standard Price (only switching the p and q)x(Aq-Sq)

    Direct labor Rate variance= Actual hours(only switching r and e)X(Ar-Sr)

    Direct labor Efficiency variance= Standard rate(only switching r and e)X(Ah-Sh)

    hope i didnt confuse you more. i can clarify if necessary

    January 25, 2013 at 9:37 pm #401529
    Anonymous
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    No you didn't confuse me…..its helpful to see another way to learn the material!!

    Thank you for taking the time to put in your input, this is one of my weak areas!

    January 27, 2013 at 4:14 am #401530
    jackaroe
    Participant

    [Praying I pass]:

    I ENJOY the IT questions. It's refreshing to take a break from the frustrating questions about how many potatoes or bicycle wheels i need to procure based on some percentage of sales two months down the road.

    January 27, 2013 at 4:24 am #401531
    jackaroe
    Participant

    Got the exam on Monday morning.

    Can anyone help me out on ‘Make or Buy' decisions w/r/t being at full capacity (and not operating at full capacity). TIA.

    January 28, 2013 at 12:45 pm #401532
    no.cruncher
    Member

    @ jackaroe, AGREED!!!

    I finished Economics, almost done with Finance, and moving onto Cost Accounting soon, but varying it up with IT as of yesterday, and yes definitely a nice break/breather…

    Gluck!

    FAR - 7/16/2012 *76 : 2.5mo [Exp. 1/2014]
    AUD - 8/31/2012 *82 : 1mo
    REG - 11/27/2012 *83 : 2.5mo
    BEC - 2/27/2013 *80 : 2.5mo LET'S DO THIS!!!
    Ethics - 3/13

    [ 2011 Kaplan Self Study - Textbook, MP3s, FlashCards ]

    CMA... Hmmm...???

    January 29, 2013 at 3:04 am #401533
    Anonymous
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    Gawd I hate IT passionately! It isn't that the concepts are boring. Wiley (and AICPA) have not updated the content for years. The Wiley book hardly has any examples and just mentions vague terms (What's a magnetic tape?). It precludes the books from mentioning any brand names of softwares or applications in the book because of obvious reasons but they did mention ONLY ONE example – Netscape for an internet browser!!

    Why is AICPA not paying attention to the IT part of the course content?

    January 29, 2013 at 6:39 pm #401534
    Anonymous
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    IT is completely outdated, most of the stuff I have never heard of, yet its quite easy for me to grasp and probably the only section under BEC which is easier to understand for me.

    Any of you guys want to share what you guys write for the writing section? If you guys want to copy and paste it in here, I'm trying to get a standard format down for the exam, writing is the section that I have scewed up on my past BEC exams.

    January 30, 2013 at 12:12 pm #401535
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I am taking BEC next week, and I could really use some tips for the writing section. I'm so scared I'm going to draw a blank and not know what to write.

    Any suggestions?

    January 30, 2013 at 2:40 pm #401536
    missjones513
    Member

    Going to start studying for my retake today. Just rereading all of my notes, redoing all the mcq's in the book, doing some practice sessions on wiley and listening to NINJA audio.

    This section wasn't too bad, I just didn't practice the cost accounting stuff enough the first time I took it. Somehow I actually did ok on the written communications.

    REG - 5/29/12 (64), 10/1/12 (74), 5/20/13 (75, expires 12/31/14)
    FAR - 8/14/12 (64), 8/5/14 (75)
    BEC - 11/19/12 (70), 2/25/13 (72), 11/21/13 (73), 1/21/14 (73), 8/30/14 (72), 11/24/14 (75)
    AUD - 4/22/13 (65), 10/12/13 (79)

    I'm done!!!

    Ethics - Pass

    February 2, 2013 at 4:54 am #401537
    WarKnife
    Member

    Taking BEC the end of February, studying with Becker. This is the first section I am taking. I think have enough time to prepare, but nervous I might not have all the information down 100%.

    Just wanted to know if anyone has used the Becker Final Review, and if it is worth the purchase?

    I'm with @cpala, any suggestions regarding the writing section would be a huge help. I'm nervous about not adequately preparing for it.

    I WILL STUDY.I WILL BE PREPARED. I WILL PASS.

    BEC - 81
    AUD - April 5th
    FAR - TBA
    REG - TBA

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