[Excel14]

Just wondering if the testing site calculator allows you to punch calculations quickly. Because there is a glitch with my laptop, I didn’t perform any BEC calcs with the Gleim calculator (which simulates Prometric), but I used my own calculator. For those that have taken exams and used it, is it decent?

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[monikernc]

you can check out the calculator by tsking the bec practice exam on aicpa. it is a short demo version of the test environment and requires windows with internet explorer not a mac.
choose the right section from these links:
https://www.aicpa.org/becomeacpa/cpaexam/forcandidates/tutorialandsampletest/pages/exam_tutorial_parallel.aspx

takes about 30 mins after a brief setup

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[monikernc]

i just did the bec practice exam and the calculator is like the windows calculator but it provides a sidebar with a tape function that can be turned on or off. also, there has been a lot of chatter about it not having a square root function (for EOQ, etc) but it does. it also has a 1/x function which is nice. i remember using it for far and it uses the number keys on the keyboard so it is functional. it does not have y^x function so any compounding will have to be done with multiplication.
take the practice test and see how it works for you.

FAR 7/25/15 76!
AUD 10/30/15 93
BEC 2/27/16 82
REG 5/23/16 88!
Ninja Book and MCQ and the forum - all the way!!!
and a little thing i like to call, time and effort!
if you want things to change, you have to do something different

[tacctfin11]

yeah you get a regular keyboard and just like the windows basic calc except i liked it a little better.

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[Excel14]

Thanks guys. Just went to my laptop and changed the screen settings, and got the AICPA calculator operable. Not bad at all, actually.

BEC (2/28/16) ----- 78
FAR (09/10/16)-----
AUD
REG

CIA, CGAP, CFE

[jessica8926]

I don't know about other states, but I test in IL and my testing center actually offered me a real calculator for my BEC test I took yesterday. I declined as I had practiced using the Becker calculator which is exactly like the CPA one. It might be worth asking your center though if you prefer a real one. However, if that is not an option for you at your test center then everyone's comments are spot on. The AICPA does a good job of giving you the tools you need to practice ahead of time.

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[sar_rah]

I've heard that at some prometric centers, only if you ask for a real calculator, then they can provide you with one. I have not tested this out myself yet, being that I didnt know this and didnt bother asking for one for audit cause I didnt need it. But on Facebook theres CPA exam review groups, and people posted that they were allowed to use a regular 4-function calculator provided by prometric.

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[Anonymous]

Dear all,

I actually saw a student borrowed a calculator for a different test, so I asked to for 1 during my FAR, and they did provided a basic 10 key calculator which I preferred over desktop calculator. Just ask, and the center should provide 1.

[Author]

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