What did you think of the PCR exam

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  • zebs
    zebs Registered Posts: 5 New contributor 🐸
    claire4fs wrote: »
    I only costed material for good production as it said faulty material was repleaced FOC so wouldn't cost them anything - hoped I was right and thought it was a bit sneaky as all the other papers say the faulty units are scrapped and have no value .........

    ah now i had this convo with a mate, yes the mats were faulty but they had to buy them in the first place to find them faulty - or so i thought!! Mind, i may have this bit sussed but section 2 the subcontracting bit - well stuffed it, didn't round the 125000 to 130000 and didn't deduct any labour in recalculating - and yes pigpen the butty was lovely!
  • elnino2201
    elnino2201 Registered Posts: 11 New contributor 🐸
    jh999 wrote: »
    I had a iirc £1.63 before, £1.58 after. Does that sound about right ? £9.odd cost and £11 selling price

    i had simlar amounts, i had £9.77 for costs for one i think, can't remember, trying to forget about it now and just hope for the best.
  • zebs
    zebs Registered Posts: 5 New contributor 🐸
    elnino2201 wrote: »
    i had simlar amounts, i had £9.77 for costs for one i think, can't remember, trying to forget about it now and just hope for the best.

    here here
    i feel a cold beer coming on.......:thumbup1:
    warning work, my head will hurt in the morning and i will be at my least effective! ciao
  • Tracie
    Tracie Registered Posts: 25 Regular contributor ⭐
    i got 477500 -15000 + 10000 (not 5000) think i read this as reduced by 5000 not reduced to 5000 so i based my figures on 472500 / 85% + 555,882. Do i just lose a mark once as long as i then used the 555,882 for all other tasks?

    I also based my materials on the 472500 good production as the faulty production was Foc

    I then used the 555,882 (s/be 550,000) to calculate labour hours etc

    Hope this was correct?
  • Tracie
    Tracie Registered Posts: 25 Regular contributor ⭐
    elnino2201 wrote: »
    I had 15.75% so yep :001_smile:
    I had 15.75% too 756,000/4800,000
  • garry_coombs
    garry_coombs Registered Posts: 108 Dedicated contributor 🦉
    cookymonstar wrote: »
    tobe fair, many many people on here found this hard. and they are expressing their feelings, and those who found it easier, should let them. they arent bothering you - they are really aiming those posts at others who feel the same, and if i felt it was easy, i still would feel for them, and let them comment, it just makes us feel a little better. It WAS an unfair re-arrangement, so let them be.... but then - i think those who come on saying it ws cool - are just blowing trumpets really - and equally - good for you as you deserve it!! peace
    Wait, so are you saying that people who found it a good paper aren't allowed to say it, but people who it was hard can say all they want? I thought this was a discussion forum, not a one sided opinion chat! I can't see where the difficulty came from, i'd always prefer more small questions to fewer long questions! If you approached it in a calm methodical way there is no reason why anyone who studied should have come across anyth
  • Nagra
    Nagra Registered Posts: 28 Regular contributor ⭐
    Tracie wrote: »
    i got 477500 -15000 + 10000 (not 5000) think i read this as reduced by 5000 not reduced to 5000 so i based my figures on 472500 / 85% + 555,882. Do i just lose a mark once as long as i then used the 555,882 for all other tasks?

    I also based my materials on the 472500 good production as the faulty production was Foc

    I then used the 555,882 (s/be 550,000) to calculate labour hours etc

    Hope this was correct?

    I did exactly the same as you!! I'm sure we'll be fine, most of my answers seem to match the ones on here!! :001_smile: still expecting to fail though!! :001_unsure:
  • TRINIGYAL
    TRINIGYAL Registered Posts: 2 New contributor 🐸
    monka wrote: »
    i just sat PCR and i feel very upset. can someone tell what figures you used for openning and closing stock in 1.2?

    I used 15000 as opening stock and 5000 as closing stock. What did you use?
  • cookymonstar
    cookymonstar Registered Posts: 32 Regular contributor ⭐
    garry_coombs wrote: »
    Wait, so are you saying that people who found it a good paper aren't allowed to say it, but people who it was hard can say all they want? I thought this was a discussion forum, not a one sided opinion chat! I can't see where the difficulty came from, i'd always prefer more small questions to fewer long questions! If you approached it in a calm methodical way there is no reason why anyone who studied should have come across anyth
    wasnt one sided opinion chat - refers to anothers post previously - just didnt know then how to include original quote -
  • Guru
    Guru Registered Posts: 33 Regular contributor ⭐
    I was sooo disappointed!! After sitting this exam and finding that the format had totally changed to such a degree that hours and hours of hard revision was all for nothing!!!

    For all who are so deflated, make sure you appeal cause I am. This disregard for us student's hard work should not be tolerated!

    I've removed the poster's name as I'm not replying to them, I'm using this as an example.

    1. Don't revise exam layouts. Revise the syllabus. If the AAT read this thread it will become very clear that the level of students not only learning by rote, but also learning the minimum necessary, is worryingly high. In my opinion this thread is an argument for changing the layout EVERY year - out in the real world do you get asked stuff the same way every time? Of course not...

    2. If you're not willing to "tolerate" having your understanding tested, why do you want to join the AAT? What use is it going to be if any time anyone asks you to do any work you say they haven't asked you in the right format???
  • martyn
    martyn Registered Posts: 10 New contributor 🐸
    cookymonstar wrote: »
    i had 15.75 % profit on flexed too!

    I've been searching this entire post for that figure! Feel a bit better!

    As said in earlier post, we can chill now and start to enjoy x-mas :001_smile:
  • gini76
    gini76 Registered Posts: 33 Regular contributor ⭐
    Guru wrote: »
    I've removed the poster's name as I'm not replying to them, I'm using this as an example.

    1. Don't revise exam layouts. Revise the syllabus. If the AAT read this thread it will become very clear that the level of students not only learning by rote, but also learning the minimum necessary, is worryingly high. In my opinion this thread is an argument for changing the layout EVERY year - out in the real world do you get asked stuff the same way every time? Of course not...

    2. If you're not willing to "tolerate" having your understanding tested, why do you want to join the AAT? What use is it going to be if any time anyone asks you to do any work you say they haven't asked you in the right format???

    we were never taught to do it like that and bascically the wording threw everyone off. I think thats the point why should be the guinea pigs
  • gini76
    gini76 Registered Posts: 33 Regular contributor ⭐
    exam questionare

    http://www.aat.org.uk/students/newscontent/item10600/

    for those who have something to say about this exam

    :thumbup1:
  • jh999
    jh999 Registered Posts: 17 New contributor 🐸
    gini76 wrote: »
    we were never taught to do it like that and bascically the wording threw everyone off. I think thats the point why should be the guinea pigs

    The questions were pretty much the same. I don't understand how the wording affects things :confused1:
  • ambitious
    ambitious Banned User Posts: 93 Regular contributor ⭐
    Your all having internet meltdowns!:lol:

    Lets all enjoy our freedom while it lasts, at least till february.
  • beata1979
    beata1979 Registered Posts: 2 New contributor 🐸
    :(

    I studied hard and I am bit dissapointed. PCR was long, tricky, layout different and questions not very clear. I feel like I wasted my time.

    Section 1 took lots of time.
  • beata1979
    beata1979 Registered Posts: 2 New contributor 🐸
    Yes and 15.75% as a profit percentage or something :)
  • axl2derv
    axl2derv Registered Posts: 172 Dedicated contributor 🦉
    Hi,

    Can anybody remember is question 2.1 / 2.2 asked for the variable cost per unit or the total variable cost. It was the one where you had to work it out for admin exes, energy and a couple of others.

    It's driving me crazy as i did it per unit but i think it wanted the total cost for 240,000 units.
  • mcfcdave
    mcfcdave Registered Posts: 2 New contributor 🐸
    I think it was variable cost per unit. I had £0.10 for admin if I remember correctly.£240,000 adv Turnover variance & £71,500 adv Expenses variance.Which made a total £311,500 adv.Don't know if that's going to be right though.
  • Puffin
    Puffin Registered Posts: 3 New contributor 🐸
    To me the exam looked like the Simulation, I had to read again and again before I could find the information and English is my second language it made harder. I prefer the past papers style where they had heading such Material, Labour and etc so you know where to look for the info. you need quickly. I was panicking on section 1 and lost a lot of time and at the end I didn’t even had time left to check back my calculation so very disappointed after spent so much time studying hard.

    I agree with some people said that in real work place the information would come in all different types but at least we have the computer (Excel) to help us. And for the students, who do not have work experience, don’t see any other types of information and using only information from the book and past exam papers it is difficult to have a clear and straight structure in the exam.

    I went to the exam with full confidence but when I came out I had no thing left :crying:
  • novemv
    novemv Registered Posts: 27 Regular contributor ⭐
    hey

    lool june 2008 was nightmare for me. coz there were less questions but all of them were totally related 1.1 .1.2 and 1.3. but this time december 2008 it looks hard, but if u do the calculations it gets eaier the only problem i had is with the overtime..... llool still in my head.. the stadard hours was 12600.... but i didnt know how to calculate the over time so i took it from the last table the total hours....but in general i know i will pass it. coz i was soo ****ed off i failed in june 2008,,, the first exam i failed in my life!!!! but look at the bright side 1.1 wa s soo damn easy....!!! u will get at least 20%of section 1 and the most marks in for section 1.2.

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