[jeff]

I have a question that I hope you can help me with…. I purchased the Becker CD’s and installed them on my PC. I have taken and passed all but one of the exams (BEC left).. I was checking to see if my software was up to date and noticed an expiration date of November 2013.. Does this mean my software ( downloaded from my CD’s) will no longer work after November….or will it no longer be supported but I can still take practice exams and do study questions etc?

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[Subie28]

@ssiegri — I thought BEC was the easiest too – hence why I saved it for last. I think it was the hardest – at least on the level of FAR. Good news it does get better as you go on, but still hard. lol

CPA as of April 2015!! Woot!

[Subie28]

@ssiegri — I thought BEC was the easiest too – hence why I saved it for last. I think it was the hardest – at least on the level of FAR. Good news it does get better as you go on, but still hard. lol

CPA as of April 2015!! Woot!

[peetree]

BEC is a dog that is all bark and no bite.

You first start studying and you freak out. Then during your final review, you're like…aww you're so cute…I'M GONNA CRUSH YOU!

FAR 02/21/13 - 95
REG 07/02/13 - 87
AUD 08/02/13 - 94
BEC 08/30/13 - 85
Ethics Exam - 90

Illinois candidate awaiting his license

Used Becker Self Study | Ninja Audio | Becker Flash Cards | Ninja Notes | Wiley Test Bank

[peetree]

BEC is a dog that is all bark and no bite.

You first start studying and you freak out. Then during your final review, you're like…aww you're so cute…I'M GONNA CRUSH YOU!

FAR 02/21/13 - 95
REG 07/02/13 - 87
AUD 08/02/13 - 94
BEC 08/30/13 - 85
Ethics Exam - 90

Illinois candidate awaiting his license

Used Becker Self Study | Ninja Audio | Becker Flash Cards | Ninja Notes | Wiley Test Bank

[Skrier]

@Subie28…did you take BEC today?? If so how do you think you did?

AUD- 84
FAR- 75
REG- 78...I am DONE!!!
BEC- 79

[Skrier]

@Subie28…did you take BEC today?? If so how do you think you did?

AUD- 84
FAR- 75
REG- 78...I am DONE!!!
BEC- 79

[Skrier]

@sdmoore…Good Luck on BEC tomorrow!!

AUD- 84
FAR- 75
REG- 78...I am DONE!!!
BEC- 79

[Skrier]

@sdmoore…Good Luck on BEC tomorrow!!

AUD- 84
FAR- 75
REG- 78...I am DONE!!!
BEC- 79

[Mickeywanttopass]

Anyone has any tips regarding overhead variances? I always think I get it, but I get confused :/

REG - 79
AUD - 84
FAR - 82
BEC - 8/29/13

[Mickeywanttopass]

Anyone has any tips regarding overhead variances? I always think I get it, but I get confused :/

REG - 79
AUD - 84
FAR - 82
BEC - 8/29/13

[Anonymous]

So I'm doing this q and Becker has such a long convoluted way with it's favorite “BASE” formulas to figure it out. Anything simpler/more straightforward way of thinking:

Madtack Co for Nov Yr 1:

Direct Materials: Nov1: 67,000 Nov30: 62,000

WIP: Nov1: 145,000 Nov30:78,000

Production data for Nov:

DL: 200,000

Actual factory o/h: 132,000

DM purchased: 163,000

Transportation: 4,000

Purchase returns: 2,000

Madtack uses one factory o/h control account and charges factory o/h to production at 70% of the DL cost……

COGS for Nov is:

$491,000.

The base formula includes lots of squeezes, etc. I'm looking for a straight way since my brain doesnt work like that…….

THANKS!

[Anonymous]

So I'm doing this q and Becker has such a long convoluted way with it's favorite “BASE” formulas to figure it out. Anything simpler/more straightforward way of thinking:

Madtack Co for Nov Yr 1:

Direct Materials: Nov1: 67,000 Nov30: 62,000

WIP: Nov1: 145,000 Nov30:78,000

Production data for Nov:

DL: 200,000

Actual factory o/h: 132,000

DM purchased: 163,000

Transportation: 4,000

Purchase returns: 2,000

Madtack uses one factory o/h control account and charges factory o/h to production at 70% of the DL cost……

COGS for Nov is:

$491,000.

The base formula includes lots of squeezes, etc. I'm looking for a straight way since my brain doesnt work like that…….

THANKS!

[Anonymous]

Becker MCQ:

Cost drivers are:

Answer: choice a: Activities that cause costs to increase as the activity increases.

Explanation to choice a….. the cost driver is often non-financial.

Choice c was: a mechanical basis, such as machine hrs, computer time, size of equip, sq footage of factory, used to assign to activities

Explanation to choice c: Often cost drivers are a mechanical basis used to assign costs, but they may also have a financial basis

How do the two reconcile?

Thanks as always 🙂

[Anonymous]

Becker MCQ:

Cost drivers are:

Answer: choice a: Activities that cause costs to increase as the activity increases.

Explanation to choice a….. the cost driver is often non-financial.

Choice c was: a mechanical basis, such as machine hrs, computer time, size of equip, sq footage of factory, used to assign to activities

Explanation to choice c: Often cost drivers are a mechanical basis used to assign costs, but they may also have a financial basis

How do the two reconcile?

Thanks as always 🙂

[Subie28]

@skrier I did take it yesterday. I have no clue how I did. I felt the same way I did as when I walked out of FAR. There were at least 2 questions that I'm like where did this come from and one I completely guessed on that was computational. I did it every which way I could and still didn't get any of the answers listed.

What makes me nervous is that as the testlets went on it didn't seem to get more difficult. :-/

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