BEC Study Group Q4 2014 - Page 32

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  • #626104
    cpain2015
    Participant

    I'm going thru Ninja MCQ and some of the large questions I just keep getting wrong… Does anyone know if these large questions actually show up on the exam. When I took FAR, most of the questions were just 2 sentences, I hope this is the case for BEC.. Kinda freaking over these big problems

    FAR - 73, 75 PASSED
    AUD - 74, 96
    BEC - 79
    REG - 89! Done. I'm a CPA!!

    #626105
    spartan14
    Member

    I think you can expect that your review materials are preparing you for the hardest questions on the exam, so it is not likely to get very many that long. At least that is what I have experienced on the other 3.

    AUD- 99 (5/29/14)
    FAR- 92 (7/3/14)
    REG- 93 (8/22/14)
    BEC- 94 (10/11/14)

    #626106
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Oh, they will test on IT quite a bit so be ready for that. However, if you tool Audit recently that should help you on that portion.

    #626107
    Windel
    Participant

    @ Spartan,

    I'm sure somewhere along the way some else asked you this question already, so please forgive the redundancy, but what study materials are you (previous)/currently using and what has been your best approach to preparing for these exams. I know everyone's learning/retention style is different but I'm interested in hearing your approach. Thanks in advance.

    #626108

    Times Interest Earned formula.

    Wiley shows: EBIT/Interest

    Ninja shows: EBIT + Interest/Interest

    Please which one is correct?

    #626109

    @ King Coffee

    Reg: I used Yeager (comes with Wiley questions) & free CPA website questions

    FAR: Yeager lectures & Gleim questions

    Audit: Ninja audio, Wiley book & questions, Becker (read & understand Becker book. miracle package).

    BEC: Wiley & Ninja

    #626110

    REG&FAR: solving questions helped me

    Audit: reading and understanding helped me.

    BEC: work in progress……Am taking advice from others who have passed the section.

    #626111

    A manufacturing company employs a process cost system. The company’s product passes through both Department 1 and Department 2 in order to be completed. Conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the process in Department 2. The direct material is added in Department 2 when conversion is 80% complete. This direct material is a preservative that does not change the volume. Spoiled units are discovered at the final inspection and are recognized then for costing purposes. The physical flow of units for the current month is presented below.

    Beginning work in process in Department 2

    (90% complete with respect to conversion costs) 14,000

    Transferred in from Department 1 76,000

    Completed and transferred to finished goods 80,000

    Spoiled units—all normal 1,500

    Ending work in process in Department 2

    (60% complete with respect to conversion costs) 8,500

    If the manufacturing company uses the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method, the equivalent units for conversion costs in Department 2 for the current month would be

    A. 72,500

    B. 74,000 – correct answer

    C. 85,200

    D. 86,600

    Wiley question. How did they get 74K. I'm confused.

    #626112
    lauren725
    Member

    I tried working it and got A, but it looks like you may have to add back the spoilage of 1,500 to get to the answer? I am not sure why, I have not seen this scenario in becker or ninja (yet).

    AUD - 73,91
    FAR - 79 - Thank you God!
    BEC - 73,79!!!!
    REG - 92 whatttt??!

    I used Becker review + flashcards, Ninja Audio, Ninja MCQ supplement on BEC and REG.

    Done! Praise God!

    #626113
    hzhao0802
    Member

    FIFO method:

    Begin 14000 (1-90%) 1400

    Trans out 67500 100% 67500

    Ending 8500 60% 5100

    1400+67500+5100=74000

    FAR - 88
    REG - 88
    AUD - 99
    BEC - 87

    #626114
    samfutureCPAboy
    Participant

    I just started studying for this test today, and I think my mind is going to blow. So many info to remember. I thought BEC was the least to think about, but boy, was I wrong x) I only have 7 weeks study for this. Is that enough?

    CA Candidate

    F- 68, 78 (Thank you, Lord)
    A- 75 (Thank you, Lord God)
    R- 72, 75 (Thank you, Lord God Almighty)
    B- 74, 77 (Thank you, Lord God Almighty Forever!) DONE!!

    Education - Completed
    Ethics Exam - 100%
    Experience - In Progress

    “Faith is believing that God is going to take you places before you even get there.” - Matthew Barnett

    #626115
    spartan14
    Member

    @ King Coffee

    I have really only used Becker in preparing for exams. I chose to watch the live lectures online at my own time. When starting I take one day to watch the chapter lecture, then read the chapter the next day. I did that for every chapter until I was done. I then went through and did the multiple choice by chapter in order. By the time I did that, I normally had 85% correct per chapter and would go back through to do the ones I got wrong so I could have close to 100% correct. I then did simulations for the chapters in order. When I had extra time leading up to the test (mostly aud and reg) I would do some progress tests. I tried to do final exam 1 four days before my test and final exam 2 two days before my test. (I actually just finished practice final exam 2 right now.. barely 12 hours til my exam -__- so let you know how that goes).

    Multiple choice was when things really started to click for me. That's why I chose not to use Becker's suggested approach of Ch 1 watch, mc, sim; Ch 2 watch, multiple choice, sim, etc. because I would have forgotten the earlier chapter multiple choice by the time I got all the way through.

    Just what worked for me! Friends have taken different approaches and passed with good margins as well. I took a summer off of classes and work to study for aud, far, and reg so plenty of time to study and focus which I know a lot of candidates aren't able to do.

    AUD- 99 (5/29/14)
    FAR- 92 (7/3/14)
    REG- 93 (8/22/14)
    BEC- 94 (10/11/14)

    #626116
    Letsdothis
    Member

    hzhao0802- how did you get transferred out? 67500

    We all have the ability to be whomever we want to be in this life. It's just a matter of DETERMINATION, PERSISTENCE, PATIENCE and the WILL to follow through. Never give up!

    #626117
    hzhao0802
    Member

    @Letsdothis,

    In FIFO, you need to calculate transferred out by substracting ending and beginning from total. From my point of view, I simply add beginning and all transfer in to get total. Don't consider “transferred out” which question tells you.

    FAR - 88
    REG - 88
    AUD - 99
    BEC - 87

    #626118
    tgwadez11
    Participant

    Augusta, Inc., expects manufacturing and sales of 70,000 units of product Maggie, its only product, to occur evenly over a 10-week period. Augusta pays for materials in the week following use. The balance of accounts payable for materials at the beginning of the 10-week period is $40,000. There are no beginning inventories. The fol­lowing information pertains to product Maggie for the 10-week period:

    Sales price $11 per unit

    Materials $3 per unit

    Manufacturing conversion costs—Fixed $210,000

    Variable $2 per unit

    Selling and administrative costs—Fixed $45,000

    Variable $1 per unit

    Actual results are as budgeted, except that 60,000 of the 70,000 units produced were sold. Using absorp­tion costing, what is the difference between the reported income and the budgeted net income?

    A. $10,000

    B. $20,000

    C.$75,000

    D.$95,000

    Answer: Absorption costing is a method of costing in which manufacturing fixed costs are treated as product costs and assigned to the units produced. Fixed costs follow the units through work-in-process and finished goods as an inventoriable cost and are expensed through cost of goods sold (COGS) when the units are sold.

    Unit sales 60,000 70,000

    Revenue $660,000 $770,000

    Less COGS 480,000 560,000 <– (Unsure of how they calculated the $480,000 actual COGS)



    Gross profit $180,000 $210,000

    Less Fixed selling/admn. 45,000 45,000

    Less Variable selling/admn.60,000 70,000



    Net profit $ 75,000 $ 95,000

    The difference is pre-tax net income of $20,000 ($95,000 − $75,000).

    My question is, how are they calculating the Actual COGS of $480,000? My thinking is it is $510,000? I'm obviously missing something. Apologies for the long post. Thanks!

    AUD (PASSED) - 56, 91
    BEC (PASSED) - 80
    REG (PASSED) - 68, 74, 77
    FAR (PASSED) - 78

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