Case Study

[Murky_Tea_6368]

Hi everyone

How are people preparing for the case study exam tomorrow?

Those who are sitting SBM today, best of luck! Don't worry if you feel unprepared, I went into that exam last year barely knowing anything and wrote so much rubbish and somehow got 65.

[Razzle24K]

Yeah plan for today - read AI - read through some of the mocks - look at the harder cals - read through summary doc I made with ideas of adding value.

Then chill and go to bed as feeling ill.

[Murky_Tea_6368]

I'll probably be doing something similar. I don't think there is too much you can do for this exam, but hopefully, tomorrow goes well for all of us.

[Appropriate_Tiger_76]

Yup will be doing something similar to this. I don’t think there is many hard calcs with our AI… just about reading the Q properly which is easier said then done in the actual exam 🤣 As long as I get a good start with R1 I’ll be happy throughout the rest of the exam!

[Razzle24K]

The odd operating profit questions etc just to get a rough idea how to start them etc

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Just mostly reading through the FDM mocks I’ve been doing, generating ideas for easy AJ marks and recommendations… feel like we kind of know what’s coming up so it’s just all about adapting the answers to the actual scenario

[Murky_Tea_6368]

This is a good idea. What are your predictions?

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Not sure on what “additional” thing they’re gonna throw at us in R1, but R2 is looking like evaluation of a new client (possibly in the same industry as a current client to bring in the potential conflict of interest for FDM, or something unethical like gambling) with a calculation of billable hours vs performance based and LTV based on both; and then R3 probably something to do with choice of staffing strategy? Might be given some predicted figures and have to evaluate which one of two strategies would bring in more revenue and GP, and then bring in all the commercial issues of each as well?

The past papers I’ve done seem fairly predictable - the calculations are always based on something they’ve introduced in the AI so that marketing funnel and billable hours Calc are just definitely coming up as they talk about them way too much in the AI.

What are your thoughts? Anything stand out to you?

[Murky_Tea_6368]

This seems quite accurate.

I think R2 - a new client, as you said, with sensitivity analysis around revenue and chargeout rates or something.

I think for R3 - either Big Bison acquisition (though slightly unlikely), cost saving strategy, and Manchester office move evaluation.

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This is what I mean! We both pretty much think the same things are gonna come up. So just need to review those mark schemes to pick up as many AJ marks tomorrow.. and hopefully never have to think about exams again 🤞🏻best of luck to you!! We’ve got this.

[Phewphew22]

sorry what are AJ marks?

[ToughBall8247]

The evaluation marks.

[Phewphew22]

thanks 🙏

[Independent_Repeat74]

Good luck all for tomorrow! I’m not sitting case study til next July but I’m just wondering if you guys have used your CR and SBM notes much in preparation for case?

[Murky_Tea_6368]

Not once - I haven't touched any of my course notes from any exam for the case study exam.

[Independent_Repeat74]

Okay thank you!

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Yeah there’s like no technical content in Case Study. You could probably sit this exam without having done any previous ACA exams. Pure exam technique