Discussion of exam papers

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CC86 wrote: »

Yer hopefully they'll lower it.
If they don't there's no chance for me!! What a time to do an exam! Nice thing to have to worry about all over Xmas!
The wages jhournal threw me a bit 2! I think it was a bit of a trick question!!

Perhaps you would not have worried if you would have taken it more seriously and put some work in.

saied

Managing systems and people in an accounting env.

where do i start guys?:confused1:

Studyhard

Help

can someone give me tips how 2 to consolidation & reconciliation and Index nos, any help will do!!!

kamthanki

Hay guys hope u all oryt?

Sorry to distrube u all.

Just wondering what was in the ection 1?

And what lavel r u guys discussing about?

Coz i'm in foundation and im bit scared for my june exam.

and ive absolutely no idea what's gonna be, and how is its gonna be my exam?

Please any advice what should i do at this time would be much appreciate.



Thanks.

taskey

http://www.aat.org.uk/students/content/item1670/

gives past exam papers

Look through them and see how you get on

Rumana_g

Simulation D1895

Hi
I am doing FRA Simulation D1895 and do not understand Task 8 with regards to calculating closing stock.
Can anyone help pls!!!

Cullen

Hi Rumana,

I think you may have got a better response if you posted in the Intermediate section of the student forum.

If you haven't resolved this query, I haven't checked elsewhere, here is your answer:

You must value stock at the lower of cost or selling price(NRV, net realisable value)

So when you look at the list of items with two valuations you should select the lowest value. So "other" should be valued at £3312.00.

If an item is damaged or for some reason cannot be sold at the full price we must check to see whether this will affect the value of our stock.

We see that the paper is valued at £32,254.80, however £6500 is to be reduced by 25%.

£6500 x 25% = £1625.00.

£32,254.8 - £1625.00 = £30,629.80.

We can now add up all the values of our inventory:

30629.80
6736.20
3312.00
40678.00

Jon_1984

Surprised the original purpose of this topic hasnt been rehashed recently??? Have the AAT forgotten the board exists?:tongue_smilie:

sy-co

Hi first time I'm using this. Quick question has anything changed in PTC as in will the shares still be in the paper?

MOHMEDSALIM PATEL

some questions

I do not understand why examiner using complicated language, yes i do believe in work scenario complication arise but we than can resolve either communicate directly or ask for assistant,in exam scenario it is impossible to communicate therefore using complicate wording does not aim to test students knowledge but I believe they have another purpose which is to trip up us.

how many are you think the way i am thinking.

Gingerheid

To me the language seems ok; very straightforward and absolutely equivalent to what I would come across in real life.

I've only looked at a question and felt ill because I haven't studied enough, never because I couldn't work out what they were asking :blushing:

Lexy

Unit 9 June 09

Hi,

Sorry to change the subject but how did anyone find the Unit 9 exam? I expected it to have something about Production/Material Budgets etc and was shocked to find it didnt...or I am wondering if I completely messed it up and got the wrong end of the stick?

Thanks

Lexy

taskey

if you look under the technician part of the forum you will find lots of posts where people have discussed the paper plus some answers they had.

hope that helps

tracy

dgforkings

ECR exam?FRA exam

most of us..in our class found ECR exam was really hard compared to past exams, we study hard but still not enough to understand everything in the paper...it is so confusing..specially the stock valuation...why it made it so complicated!!:confused1:
The FRA exam i found it really hard... I did not manage to balance it all, why is that??its because of the Cost of Goods Sold that been added on the triall balance..it is so confusing..and i dont think i will pass it.it is much harder compared to past exams.:thumbdown:

English Muffin

MOHMEDSALIM PATEL wrote: »

I do not understand why examiner using complicated language, yes i do believe in work scenario complication arise but we than can resolve either communicate directly or ask for assistant,in exam scenario it is impossible to communicate therefore using complicate wording does not aim to test students knowledge but I believe they have another purpose which is to trip up us.

how many are you think the way i am thinking.

From when it was asking the value of the Fixtures only and not value of Fixtures and fittings which through me as I was unsure whether this was a typo error or a trick question, all in all the paper wording was confusing and you are right . . in an exam situation we can't put our hand up and ask . . . "what does this question mean".

Resit for me I guess.

britfil09

improving our english language

hi,

I am a foreigner too my friend, I understand your situation, however; to be honest with you, I did not encounter any complicated words or phrases that are confusing in the exam. Don't get me wrong my friend by saying, if and only if we try our best to learn, read and communicate as often as possible this english language...any exams in AAT that you will encounter in the future will be as easy as reading our own languages...this is just an advice for you my friend.

(ferdinand)

aly

Last 5 min i realized my mistake

In PCR exam this june i made a silly mistake on the 1st question of section1
which made my rest of answers wrong. Only 5 min were left to give the paper back..i started changing the values and messedup i was so sure i knew the correct answer im so worried I wish i pass :crying:

cs_1988

Aly,

It will be classed as a carried forward error, you should only lose a couple of marks!!

Chris

AK002

If you have carried forward the wrong amount, you will only be peanlised once.

Providing that you use the 'wrong' amount in the rest of the section it should still pass.

poojahmy

Pev-aat nvq 4

I sat PEV exams in Jun 09. I am dreading the result on the 18th Aug. I was so disappointed in section 1. I am almost sure I have failed it. I worked so hard and wasted 1 week's annual leave from work for nothing. I just circled round in soap question and have made errors and corrections in the first question. Not so tidy work.

Am I the only one or does anyone else feel the same.

I did complete the student survey re the exam feedback re this. Hope many other students did the same.

messedup89

i sat PEV and PCR and think their both touch ago whether i pass or fail :crying:

beaneygirl

me too. I did loads of past papers without a problem but this years exam was terrible!

Susie79

June 09 DFS exam section 2

I was very to hear I had failed section 2 of the DFS exam, along with so many of my colleagues! We all passed the PEV exam and section 1 of DFS but for some strange reason all failed section 2! :cursing:

I have put my appeal forward and I hope that it will be looked into as we have all worked so hard for this and being the first fail I've had, it makes it very dis-heartening indeed.

Has anyone else had a similar result?
What can we do about it?:mad2:

AK002

^ Would be good to hear the outcome of this!

abiv

I failed DFS part B as did many i know, also PEV as well... both had a ratio question in so not sure if I slipped up but I know on DFS they mentioned about a change in standard which many did not answer correctly, i was one who learnt what i was taught word for word to find what i was told was wrong... think my local centre will investigate but they probably won't bother!

Urmila

About certification

Can we give direct exam without attanding classes?

Portsmouth_AAT

Urmila wrote: »

Can we give direct exam without attanding classes?

You can just enter exams online at your chosen venue. You do not have to attend classes.

ladygee.akafunky

pcr june 2009

neva thought culd fail the pcr paper up until the results were out. They told me i hav failed the section 1 part...u knw i went lyk (what??nop this aint ma paper) bt hey what more culd i've bn done,it was ma paper n i jst had 2 admit dat i hav failed the paper. Now m jst scared cz i wil be sitting 4 the same paper dis comin dec. got no clue how the paper wil be lyk bt hey guys m so so scared cz i dnt wana fail the paper again.

dani.b

AAT exams June 2009

I had to re-sit my PEV and PCR along with my first attempt at DFS in June. I ended up passing my PEV and PCR, but my DFS paper was lost!!! I have no choice but to re-sit that now in December... I'm absolutley gutted! I can't believe that DFS is the only unit without a simulation, because if they had that, i may have been able to get a pass with that. I'm really worried now whether or not my exam script will just get lost again...

hoobs

question

I am about to sit the dfs exam in December. Bit worried as our college had no tutor for us. Was just wondering I'm the exam papers of says to complete the proformas. Are these actually set out for us or do we have to put in all the wording too? I'm finding this studying stressful and self study is hard. This is my last exam, any advice?