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PROPER PREPARATION AND REHEARSAL

It is important to appreciate that there are a limited number of was in which certain learnin! outcomes can be tested b"#$s% This means that& with lots of practice& ou will start to reco!nise familiar patterns%

Tr to !et hold of as man rele'ant "#$s as possible& practise each one at least twice and& on the second attempt&

hi!hli!ht those that ou !et wron!& so that ou can attempt these one more time (ust before the e)am%

*hen ou practise "#$s& it will help ou to better allocate our time if ou tac+le them in batches , -. at a time is a

sensible number% Tr and thin+ of fun was to practise , perhaps hold a /ui0 with some of our friends who are alsostudin!% If ou commute on public transport& this is also an ideal time%

As ou wor+ throu!h the /uestions& ma+e sure ou become more and more familiar with our calculator% Do ou +nowhow to use all the functions1 *hat is the most efficient wa to calculate a percenta!e1 And& of course& (ust in case of

emer!enc& ta+e an identical spare calculator into the e)am so that ou don2t waste time fumblin! with unfamiliar buttons%

If ou are !oin! to sit a computer3based e)am& ma+e sure ou trial the software first b 'isitin! A##A4s online #5E

demonstration%

6OOD TI"E ALLO#ATION

If ou are sittin! an e)am worth -.. mar+s in two hours& ou should aim to spend -%7 minutes on each mar+% Of coursethis is much easier said than done% A !ood techni/ue is to batch /uestions% So& if each /uestion is worth two mar+s& and

the e)am is two hours lon!& ou will need to complete each batch of -. /uestions in 78 minutes 9-%7 minutes ) 7 mar+s )-. /uestions:% "a+e sure that ou ha'e double3chec+ed our time allocation strate! before ou !o into the e)am%

Remember that ou don2t need to attempt the /uestions in order , this is e/uall true whether ou ta+e the paper3based orcomputer3based e)am% *ithin each batch of /uestions& focus initiall on those that don2t re/uire calculations%

;or e)ample& ou either +now or don2t +now

Ericsonen& a limited liabilit compan& purchased a machine on -7 October 7..? for @-&...% The compan has a ear

end of ?- December and depreciates machiner at ?.B per annum usin! the reducin! balance method% A full ear2sdepreciation is applied in the ear of ac/uisition and none in the ear of disposal% The machine was sold on ? Canuar7.. for @&...% *hat is the profit9loss: on sale1*here did ou start to read the /uestion1 At the be!innin!1 This is often an ineffecti'e approach% Tr to loo+ for the

re/uirement , this is usuall at the end of the /uestion , (ust before the four alternati'e answers%

In readin! this /uestion& first identif the re/uirement 9profit9loss: on sale:& then thin+ about what information is needed

9proceeds and net boo+ 'alue at disposal date:& and then tr and find this information from the /uestion% This approachta+es some conscious practice& but e'entuall becomes automatic%

*hen ou are readin!& be careful about the words do and do not& or true and false% In a paper3based e)am& a !oodtechni/ue is to write T 9for true: or ; 9for false: on the /uestion% In a computer3based e)am ou can ma+e notes on a

piece of scrap paper% The most important point at the readin! sta!e is not to read the four su!!ested answers if the arenumerical% This wastes time and ma cause confusion%

A LO6I#AL APPROA#H

Abo'e all& remember that no3one will e'er read our wor+in!s or assumptions% In paper3based e)ams& some candidates

waste a lot of time settin! out meticulous wor+in!s in their answer boo+% *or+in!s ma be useful to ou in calculatin!answers but time spent on ma+in! them le!ible to others is time wasted%

If ou +now how to do the /uestion& tr and decide on the answer before ou loo+ at the four options% If time allows&double chec+ that ou ha'en2t pic+ed up the wron! information& but don2t waste time trin! to decide on how the e)aminer

arri'ed at each of the options that ou ha'e discounted%

SENSI5LE E"ER6EN#F PRO#ED=RES

There is no ne!ati'e mar+in! in "#$ e)ams , so e'en if ou !uess the answer ou ha'e a one in four 97GB: chance of

!ettin! the /uestion ri!ht% Sadl& some candidates lea'e /uestions unanswered or& e'en worse& spend precious time writin!a note to the e)aminer about runnin! out of time%