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Friday, February 22, 2008

BEC Components

 

In the BEC section of the CPA Exam, multiple choice questions account for 100% of the overall score. Questions appear in 3 sets or testlets that adapt to your current skill level, meaning that the first set of questions are a medium difficulty level and if you perform well the next set of questions will get harder (and are worth more points) or if you perform poorly the next set of questions will get easier (and are worth fewer points).

posted by CPA Exam Help at 7:49 AM | 1 Comments

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• This is true. However, don't let that mentally "trick" you into thinking the questions are getting harder or easier. Focus on mastering the content, and you'll be in good shape!

  By  Anonymous, At November 16, 2008 7:45 PM  

  
  

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BEC Time Limits

 

The time allocated for completing the Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) section of the CPA Exam is 2.5 hours.

posted by CPA Exam Help at 7:32 AM | 3 Comments

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• I found the time for this exam to be more than sufficient, even if you don't know the material, you should have plenty of time.

  By  1more2go, At February 26, 2008 5:41 PM  

  
  

• Time management, in any of the CPA exam sections is critical. To make sure that you have your time under control, the best thing to do is practice questions at home over and over. Using an exam preparation software (I used Becker) was very helpful. The more questions you practice, the better off you'll be.

  By  Anonymous, At November 16, 2008 7:52 PM  

  
  

• Did you buy the final review with Becker too? I am wondering if it would be worth it for BEC.

  By  Anonymous, At March 20, 2009 5:39 AM  

  
  

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

CPA Exam: Business Enviornment and Concepts

 

"The Business Environment and Concepts section tests knowledge of general business environment and business concepts that candidates need to know in order to understand the underlying business reasons for and accounting implications of transactions, and the skills needed to apply that knowledge in performing financial statement audit and attestation engagements and other functions normally performed by CPAs that affect the public interest. Content covered in this section includes knowledge of business structure; economic concepts essential to obtaining an understanding of an entity's operations, business and industry; financial management; information technology; and planning and measurement (Uniform CPA Examination: Examination of Contents, 2002, p. 3)."

Feel free to leave comments about your experience with this section of the CPA Exam, but please be aware that all comments are monitored to comply with the ethical reguations regarding open discussion of the CPA Exam content.

posted by CPA Exam Help at 7:49 AM | 2 Comments

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• The CPA business exam is a wild card. You never know what you are going to get. I and many other CPA candidates rate this exam as the easiest CPA exam because there are no simulations. However, do not take this exam for granted. The examiners can test many different subjects. There are a number of horror stories about some CPA candidates passing the other exams, and then failing this exam three or four times.

  By  Anonymous, At September 22, 2008 9:58 AM  

  
  

• It has the lowest pass rate of all 4!
  
  It is not based on psycometrics as the other post claims; it is based off of a random draw of quesitons from the test bank.

  By  Anonymous, At January 12, 2009 10:33 AM  

  
  

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