[rknight21]

as the title states, I am interesting in know whats the ratio of calculations to Theory questions on the BEC exam…a friend of a friend failed last year because it had more calculation than she was expecting?

[Anonymous]

Its really hard to say, my friend took it and had lots of calculations, when I took it I felt there werent as many as I was expecting. So who knows? They can do anything!

[UAcpa]

I have heard it is more conceptual information from the people that I know who have taken the exam. However, I would suggest preparing for both equally. If you take that approach then you really can't go wrong.

[Thefacta]

I would say 70:30; conceptual questions to calculations

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[Anonymous]

IMO, this is not a particularly useful distinction to make in deciding on a study plan. Some conceptual questions can be tough to answer without knowing the underlying formulas; some calculation-based questions will require you to make distinctions based on other knowledge.

Far better to study until you're comfortable with a topic than to gamble on question types.

[Anonymous]

The first time I took BEC, I'd say it was 75:25, conceptual to calculations. The next time it was more like 60:40.

[rknight21]

60:40 or 70:30 sounds good to me.@clubcard I wouldnt use the response here to change my study technique, which is to study everything and knowing it inside out. I just wanted to have an idea. I do know that some calculations will be straight fwd, while others will take time to answer. Same for theory questions.

thanks for the response everyone

[kb24]

While calculations generally take more time than conceptual questions, I'm with Club Card as to planning your studies around that. Plus, what other people experience isn't necessarily applicable to you. I had at least as many calculations as theory questions if not more. Your best bet is to set a goal as how much time to allow for the writing, work backwards from there to set a time limit for each MCQ testlet, and stick to that schedule.

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[Tryinghard]

I havent taken the exam since 2010, but I usually found the test to contain at least 5 questions. Probably no more than 10. This time around I am going to focus my studying on them. I don't think you can blow them off and still pass, so make sure you have a good grasp of the problems. If anything, it will help you with the theory questions.

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