Is anyone else having a hard time learning theses variances? I am studying with Becker, Wiley and CPA excel and these variance questions are structured so many different ways and all taught differently in each software. I desperatly need help, does anyone have a good method for learning them. I take the test in less than a week and BEC is becoming very frustrating and turning into a mojor headache.
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Anna
offlineMemberOk, first, questions on variances on actual exam are definitely not as difficult as on software. I overstufied variances; thought it was my weak link and ended up thinking that it was much easier than IT on exam...
Second, remember how Olinto said: make variance your Friday date? I did that. Spent whole day listening to his explanation of that one page on CD... Finally it came to me. With struggle, but it did. And I used Wiley book as well.
That was sufficient for doing actual exam problems, BUT still not sufficient for Becker homework problems - they were just too complex.
Now, maybe other people will have different opinion, but I think if you can do basic variance problems and have problems with huge wordy ones - you are OK for the exam.
Just my opinion, though.BEC (82), AUD (86), FARE (75) => Becker 2009
REG (74),(74),(83) => Yaeger HS & AudioPosted 2 years ago # -
Jeff - another71.com
offlineadminReminder: please follow the AICPA guidelines for exam content disclosure.
Thanks, everyone.
-Jeff
Posted 2 years ago # -
Jeff - another71.com
offlineadminjeremy - no, what you described is not a violation at all.
What I am referring to is someone posting what they encountered on their exam...this # of questions over this...this # of questions over that...etc.
I had to remove a post...that's what I was referring to. You're in the clear in regards to what you describing.
Posted 2 years ago # -
Tim94111
offlineMemberI couldn't figure out variances for the life of me. I took a gamble and skipped them. My first BEC exam, I got 74 but that's because my NTS was expiring and I didn't get to study all the material in time. The second time I passed without knowing variance calculations. I'm not suggesting you blow them off, but in every section there has been stuff that I just don't understand and have skipped. If you can't figure out how to calculate them, at least know the theory behind them. Maybe it was exam content, maybe I got lucky...
AUD 70, 85 / REG 66, 85 / BEC 74, 80 / FAR 76 -->DONEPosted 2 years ago # -
Jeff - another71.com
offlineadmin"Hey Jeff - New to this site. Was not aware of the exam content disclosure. Sorry! "
You read the thing you agreed to when you took your exam, right? :)
Posted 2 years ago # -
spstarla78
offlineMemberI'm not going to disclose anything ;) but please do not skip variances! Maybe pass up the more complicated OH ones, but know the basic easier ones. I was glad I had learned them. Check out that YouTube video, it really is helpful.
AUD - 88; BEC - 75; REG - 63, 94; FAR - 77 DONE!
YAEGER convert!Posted 2 years ago # -
Tim94111
offlineMemberYeah, it's a complete gamble to skip variances. You could lose. Lucky for me it paid off. You could get saddled with an exam that's filled with variances. Stranger things have happened. But at the same time it's not unheard of to skip a topic because you don't understand it. Make sure you're stronger in the other areas. Don't skip accrual accounting ;-)
AUD 70, 85 / REG 66, 85 / BEC 74, 80 / FAR 76 -->DONEPosted 2 years ago #
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