[KassiusKlay]

So I feel really good about ECON/IT/Capital management/Financial Risk/Financial modeling. But I am still struggling mightily on variances. And to be specific o/h variances. I am slowly getting it but not to the point where I want to be. My question is I feel like I know 80% of the material in the Becker 2012 BEC book, should I just focus on what I am not strong in or focus on my strong parts so I dont forget that stuff? I have until this Thursday to knock out variances. Really not used to not getting something after spending a week on it… :/ Thanks guys, really appreciate all the feedback.

Form is temporary, class is permanent.

Audit 4/19/12 - 77
BEC 5/31/12 - 75
FAR 8/30/12

[Anonymous]

Did not get much variance on my (failed) exam… I heard other people got a lot. As expected, the answer to your question is not simple. I have my exam same day as you, and cramming now as much as I can… Not feeling prepared, so many formulas to remember.

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AUD – 87

BEC – 67, retake 5/31/12

[Anonymous]

@Kassius, I never got 3-way variances solid in my head before I went to take the test…I did not have a test like the previous poster, if you get my drift. The only advice I can give is if the tabular format doesn't work for you, try and turn them into one way variances with the numbers you have. It does work that way, you just have to establish what is goes in where. I think Sales are a Price variances (DA), Efficiency is a usage variance (DS), Volume is a production variance (DS) or something like that. I don't have my notes.

I really hated that part of the Exam…I was in the same boat as you are. Felt good about most things except variances. I can say that I passed, so if you know everything else well and know enough to get the easy variances right, you should be good.

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