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Performance Management (F5) December 2014 To June 2015
Performance Management (F5) December 2014 To June 2015
(F5)
December 2014 to June
2015
Syllabus rationale
Detailed syllabus
INTELLECTUAL LEVELS
Relational diagram of the main capabilities
This diagram illustrates the flows and links between
the main capabilities (sections) of the syllabus and
should be used as an aid to planning teaching and
learning in a structured way.
Business
Law (F4) paper is a two- hour computer based
objective test examination which is also
available as a paper based version from the
December 2014 examination session.
The Professional level papers are all three-hour
paper based examinations, all containing two
sections. Section A is compulsory, but there will be
some choice offered in Section B.
For all three hour examination papers, ACCA has
introduced 15 minutes reading and planning time.
This additional time is allowed at the beginning of
each three-hour examination to allow candidates to
read the questions and to begin planning their
answers before they start writing in their answer
books. This time should be used to ensure that all
the information and exam requirements are properly
read and understood.
During reading and planning time candidates may
only annotate their question paper. They may not
write anything in their answer booklets until told to
do so by the invigilator.
The Essentials module papers all have a Section A
containing a major case study question with all
MAIN CAPABILITIES
Syllabus
BA (P3)
APM (P5)
PM (F5)
F2/FMA
AIM
To develop knowledge and skills in the application
of management accounting techniques to
quantitative and qualitative information for planning,
decision-making, performance evaluation, and
control
Decision-making
techniques (B)
Performance
management and
control (D)
RATIONALE
The syllabus for Paper F5, Performance
Management, builds on the knowledge gained in
Paper F2, Management Accounting. and seek to
examine candidates understanding of how to
manage the performance of a business. It also
prepares candidates for more specialist capabilities
which are covered in P5 Advanced Performance
Management.
The syllabus begins by introducing more specialised
management accounting topics. There is some
knowledge assumed from Paper F2 primarily
overhead treatments. The objective here is to
ensure candidates have a broader background in
management accounting techniques.
DETAILED SYLLABUS
1.
1.
Activity-based costing
2.
2.
Target costing
3.
Management reports
3.
Life-cycle costing
4.
4.
Throughput accounting
5.
5.
Environmental accounting
6.
7.
Decision-making techniques
1.
2.
3.
Limiting factors
4.
Pricing decisions
5.
6.
Budgetary systems
2.
Types of budget
3.
Standard costing
7.
Study Guide
b)
DECISION-MAKING TECHNIQUES
1.
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b)
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c)
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2.
Target costing
2.
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b)
b)
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3.
Limiting factors
a)
b)
c)
c)
3.
Life-cycle costing
a)
b)
c)
4.
Throughput accounting
a)
b)
c)
d)
5.
Environmental accounting
a)
b)
c)
d)
4.
Pricing decisions
6.
a)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
1.
Budgetary systems
a)
b)
c)
d)
d)
e)
b)
c)
d)
e)
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g)
h)
5.
a)
e)
2.
Types of Budget
a)
b)
c)
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d)
e)
5.
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c)
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4. Standard costing
a)
b)
c)
d)
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b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
d)
e)
3.
Management reports
a)
b)
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h)
4.
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d)
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SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO F5
ACCA periodically reviews its qualification syllabuses so that they fully meet the needs of stakeholders such as
employers, students, regulatory and advisory bodies and learning providers.
There were no deletions but a few additions to clarify what was already assumed in the syllabus as detailed
below
Section and subject area
A4 Throughput accounting
C3. Quantitative analysis in budgeting
Syllabus content
a) Discuss and apply the theory of constraints
b) Estimate the learning rate and learning effect[2]
a)
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