Cma Usa Part 1 Practice Test V

Comprehensive Preparation Test for CMA Part 1 (450+ Questions)

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.1

- External Financial Reporting Decisions
- Planning
- Budgeting
- and Forecasting
- Performance Management

What you'll learn


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Description

This course is a companion course to the course "Know how to be successful in writing the CMA USA Exam #1 MCQ's".

This course covers the CMA material in much more depth. There will be other companion courses covering every section of the Part 1 exam.

This course will further your preparation for the exam for all six sections of CMA USA  1
Part 1: Financial Planning, Performance, and Analytics

  • 15% External Financial Reporting Decisions

  • 20% Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting

  • 20% Performance Management

  • 15% Cost Management

  • 15% Internal Controls

  • 15% Technology and Analytics

This course covers the CMA Exam material in much more depth. There will be other companion practice tests covering every section of the Part 1 exam as I will continue to develop more in-depth material for the other sections.

I earned my CMA 2 Years ago. I have taught CMA courses and consistently had an 85% to 90% pass rate.  I have marked thousands of CMA final accreditation exams.
Passing CMA exams will not be easy..

Obtaining your CMA designation - believe me - will pay you BIG dividends for the rest of your career. It did for me.


In order to do well, you’ll need to exercise the following skills:

  • Knowledge

  • Comprehension

  • Application

  • Analysis

  • Synthesis

  • Evaluation

Keep in mind that the CMA exam requires a higher level of thinking than just reciting facts or working with basic equations. You’ll need to demonstrate the skills listed above in each knowledge area on the test.

A. External Financial Reporting Decisions – 15%

Financial Statements

Recognition, Measurement, Valuation, and Disclosure

B. Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting – 20%

  • Strategic planning

  • Budgeting Concepts

  • Forecasting techniques

  • Budgeting methodologies

  • Annual profit plan and supporting schedules

  • Top-level planning and analysis


    C. Performance Management – 20%


  • Cost and Variance Measures

  • Responsibility Centers and Reporting Segments

  • Performance Measures

D. Cost Management – 15%

  • Measurement concepts

  • Costing Systems

  • Overhead costs

  • Supply Chain Management

  • Business Process Improvement

E. Internal Controls – 15%

  • Governance, Risk, and Compliance

  • Systems Controls and Security Measures

F. Technology and Analytics – 15%

  • Information Systems

  • Data Governance

  • Technology-Enabled Finance Transformation


Who this course is for:

  • Intermediate Finance Professionals
  • Intermediate Accounting Professionals
  • Aspiring Financial Analyt
  • Aspiring Financial Risk Manager
  • Aspiring Cost Manager

Course content

1 sections • 6 lectures

External Financial Reporting Decisions

Total syllabus area: 15%

Concepts related to different components of financial statements: balance sheet income statement statement of changes in equity statement of cash flows.

Valuation of different assets and liabilities

Operating and capital lease

Equity transactions

Revenue recognition

Revenue measurement

US GAAP and IFRS difference

Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting

Total syllabus area: 30%

Strategic planning process

Budgeting concepts

Annual profit plans and supporting schedules

Types of budgets: activity-based budgeting, project budgeting, flexible budgeting

Strategic planning and analysis

Forecasting techniques: regression analysis learning curve analysis

Performance Management

Total syllabus area: 20%

Control and performance analysis:revenuecostsprofitsinvestment in assests

Variance analyses based upon:flexible budgetstandard cost

Responsibility accounting for:revenue centerscost centersprofit centersinvestment centers

Key Performance Indicators

Balanced scorecard

70 Questions

Cost Management

Total syllabus area: 20%

Basic cost accounting concepts and terminology

Cost measurement concepts

Cost accumulation systems: job order costing, process costing, activity based costing

Overhead cost allocation

Supply chain management

Business process performance topics: Just in time, ERP theory of constraints ,value chain analysis, activity based management, continuous improvement and efficient accounting processes

70 Questions

Practice Test 5 - Internal Controls

Total syllabus area: 15%

Corporate governance

Internal control risk

Internal control environment

Responsibility and authority for internal auditing

Types of audits

Assessing the adequacy of the accounting information system controls

Business continuity planning.

70 Questions

Practice Test 6 - Technology and Analytics

CMAs are playing less of a role in internal auditing and increasingly involved with managing controls. Newly added for the 2020 CMA exam, this domain is a testament to how technological advancement is rapidly changing expectations of CMAs. As time passes, a CMA’s role is being defined as more of a data reporter and critical decision maker.

70 Questions