[Anonymous]

Hi guys,

I use a trick to pump my score on the CPA progress and final test.

I got that one on the final Becker and I got similar ones too on progress tests.

The trick to those MCQs is if you are unsure, always select the answer that is given more than ones in the MCQ; the examiners want to trick you, so that if you are really sure of one of them, you’d actually have to make sure you calculate the other. So I wasn’t sure and selected 245,000 for program because it appears more than once, and selected 90,000 for support for the same reason.

It’s my way and it’s effective.

Top Notch Golf & Country Club is organized as a not-for-profit organization. The club has experienced rapidly declining membership in recent years and its board of directors has made increased membership a major objective. The club incurred the following outlays at the end of the current fiscal year:

$250,000 in renovations to locker rooms

$180,000 for new assistant golf professionals

$220,000 for upgrades to pro shop inventory

$65,000 for upscale linens and restaurant supplies

$35,000 for staff dedicated to membership development

$55,000 for promotional and fund raising brochures

The outlays listed above should appear in which expense classifications:

Program Services -Support Services

a. $715,000 – $90,000

b. $245,000 – $340,000

c. $245,000 – $90,000

d. $465,000 – $90,000

Answer is c.

[golfball7773]

What is your sample size? what is your tolerable misstatement and deviation rate? How did you assess control risk?

Sorry 🙂 just tired from cramming today (secretly at work) and at the public library…… Thanks for the tip!

AUD - NINJA in Training
BEC - 86
FAR - NINJA in Training
REG - NINJA in Training

AUD - 71, 73

BEC - 74, 86

REG - 77*

FAR - 57

*expired

(I have been trying to become a CPA since 2013). only one test down.......

FAR: 63, 55, 62
REG: 65, 77*
AUD: Fail, 64, 71
BEC: 72, 74, 81

*expired

[Anonymous]

@golfball7773

Hahaha the funny thing is that I was actually reading your question and preparing an immediate answer just before I knew you were joking lolol

[Anonymous]

I sometimes use this “trick” too. The key phrase, of course, is only if you're unsure.

If there's two columns sometimes it's easier to do the second calculation first because it may be easier. In your example that would only eliminate one answer though.

Another is to look for the odd answer. If a questions has, for example, the amounts of $5000 and $500, the answer choices may look like the following:

A: $5500

B: $4500

C: $500

D: $4750

D could be the correct answer because there's a calculation involved beyond a simple addition or subtraction.

Again, these are if you're unsure because guessing is better than leaving it blank.

Any other “if you're unsure” or “tricks?”

[golfball7773]

What is your sample size? what is your tolerable misstatement and deviation rate? How did you assess control risk?

AUD - NINJA in Training
BEC - 86
FAR - NINJA in Training
REG - NINJA in Training

AUD - 71, 73

BEC - 74, 86

REG - 77*

FAR - 57

*expired

(I have been trying to become a CPA since 2013). only one test down.......

FAR: 63, 55, 62
REG: 65, 77*
AUD: Fail, 64, 71
BEC: 72, 74, 81

*expired

[Anonymous]

@CNS Another trick is be careful of ultimate words in MCQ such as “always” or “all” or “none” when you have a theory question that involves I, II, III and such. I almost always eliminate those! “if unsure”

I almost always eliminate answers with a fancy tone and complicated language. “if unsure”

Thanks

@golfball7773

You crack me up hahah. Take a break from audit! lol

[golfball7773]

^oh trust me – I gave up an hour ago because I wasn't RTMFQ…….but honestly – by making this joke, I may remember remember the details on exam day – plus your tip 🙂

AUD - NINJA in Training
BEC - 86
FAR - NINJA in Training
REG - NINJA in Training

AUD - 71, 73

BEC - 74, 86

REG - 77*

FAR - 57

*expired

(I have been trying to become a CPA since 2013). only one test down.......

FAR: 63, 55, 62
REG: 65, 77*
AUD: Fail, 64, 71
BEC: 72, 74, 81

*expired

[Anonymous]

@golfball7773

Good luck! Thank you. You gave me two good laughs while I'm in the library by myself and no one around except for an old lady at the desk. She's nice though.

[golfball7773]

good 🙂 public library? I consider it a good day when I don't see police come through to escort somebody out…..

AUD - NINJA in Training
BEC - 86
FAR - NINJA in Training
REG - NINJA in Training

AUD - 71, 73

BEC - 74, 86

REG - 77*

FAR - 57

*expired

(I have been trying to become a CPA since 2013). only one test down.......

FAR: 63, 55, 62
REG: 65, 77*
AUD: Fail, 64, 71
BEC: 72, 74, 81

*expired

[Oimie]

I know the supporting services would be the $35,000 membership development and $55,000 promotional/fund raising brochures. But how exactly did they come up with program expenses of 245,000?

FAR 85 June 2015
AUD 80 Nov 2015
REG 83 Nov 2015
BEC 79 Feb 2016

[Anonymous]

They freakin' included upscale linens and restaurant supplies as program services!!! (How the heck is this a program expense for golf stuff lol?!?!?!?!) I wondered why for 3 seconds then I decided to let it go; there are more stuff to care about other than this weird MCQ…. NFP is weird!!!

[taxman89]

25% of the time it works every time

AUD - 75
BEC - 77
FAR - 78
REG - 82

AUD: 61-67-75 (Thanks ninja aud)
BEC: 77
FAR: 78
REG:69-73-70-82

Aud-75 3x I knew i never liked you
Bec-77 1x being in the bubble is stressful
Reg-82 4x its not me its you...and no we cant be friends
Far-78 1x easiest section

[taxman89]

its a country club….the restaurant is a significant part of their business

AUD - 75
BEC - 77
FAR - 78
REG - 82

AUD: 61-67-75 (Thanks ninja aud)
BEC: 77
FAR: 78
REG:69-73-70-82

Aud-75 3x I knew i never liked you
Bec-77 1x being in the bubble is stressful
Reg-82 4x its not me its you...and no we cant be friends
Far-78 1x easiest section

[Oimie]

@Another85: LOL

FAR 85 June 2015
AUD 80 Nov 2015
REG 83 Nov 2015
BEC 79 Feb 2016

[fsugirl2005]

I just used good old fashioned elimination of two of the answers. Chances are, two of the answer choices don't make sense so I can easily ignore them. That's what has mostly helped me when I've taken the test in the past.

REG - 78
FAR - 79
AUD - 76
BEC - 75

I have been on this journey off and on for over 10 years. I think it's about time that I wrap this up.

AUD - 10/21/16 (75----07/2010 expired)
FAR - 10/28/16
BEC - 11/2016
REG - 01/2017

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