IMA CMA-Financial-Planning-Performance-and-Analytics

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What is the CMA-Financial-Planning-Performance-and-Analytics exam all about?

The IMA CMA Part 1: Financial Planning - Performance and Analytics exam (code: CMA-Financial-Planning-Performance-and-Analytics) is the official IMA exam that leads to the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification. It sits at the Professional level of the IMA certification track. It is also connected with related credentials such as CMA Part 2: Strategic Financial Management. Passing it proves to employers that your skills have been validated by IMA itself, which is why the CMA-Financial-Planning-Performance-and-Analytics credential keeps showing up in job postings.

How many questions are in the CMA-Financial-Planning-Performance-and-Analytics exam, and how long does it take?

The IMA CMA Part 1: Financial Planning - Performance and Analytics exam gives you 240 minutes to work through 100 multiple-choice + 2 case-based questions/essays. Pacing matters more than most candidates expect, so before exam day, run at least one full timed session in the Dumpkiller test engine to learn how long you can afford per question. If an item stalls you, flag it and move on — coming back later beats burning five minutes on a single question.

What score do I need to pass the CMA-Financial-Planning-Performance-and-Analytics exam, and how much does it cost?

The passing score for the IMA CMA Part 1: Financial Planning - Performance and Analytics exam is 360 (scaled score out of 500), and the official registration fee is $545 (Professional Members), $407 (Student/Academic Members). Remember that a failed attempt means paying that fee in full again, so a timed self-assessment with Dumpkiller practice questions about a week before your exam date is a cheap way to confirm you are scoring comfortably above 360 (scaled score out of 500).

Are there any prerequisites for the CMA-Financial-Planning-Performance-and-Analytics exam?

According to IMA, the following applies: Active IMA membership; Bachelor's degree or equivalent; 2 years of relevant professional experience (may be completed within 7 years of passing both exams). Certification policies do change from time to time, so confirm the latest requirements on the official exam page at https://prodcm.imanet.org/-/media/IMA/Files/Home/IMA-Certifications/CMA-Certification/2024-CMA-Content-Specification-Outlines-Final.ashx before you register.

How do I register for the CMA-Financial-Planning-Performance-and-Analytics exam?

You can book your IMA CMA Part 1: Financial Planning - Performance and Analytics exam through the official channels below:

• IMA Official Registration
• Prometric Scheduling

Depending on availability in your region, the exam is delivered as Computer-based testing at Prometric centers; Remote proctored online exam; Paper-based exam (Chinese only in selected regions).

What official training does IMA recommend for the CMA-Financial-Planning-Performance-and-Analytics exam?

IMA lists the following training options for IMA CMA Part 1: Financial Planning - Performance and Analytics candidates:

• IMA Official Learning System

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What topics are covered in the CMA-Financial-Planning-Performance-and-Analytics exam?

The official IMA CMA Part 1: Financial Planning - Performance and Analytics syllabus is organized into 6 main domains. The first three are Technology and Analytics (15%), Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting (20%), and Performance Management (20%). For the full domain-by-domain breakdown, see the complete Exam Topics outline above.

IMA CMA Part 1: Financial Planning - Performance and Analytics Sample Questions:

Question 1

Describe one example of predictive data analytics that the proposed human resources management software can perform.
Essay
Zhiliang Foods Inc. (ZFI) is a privately-held food distributor ZFI has two production departments' the Meat Department is labor-intensive. while the Bakery Department is highly automated ZFI applies a single overhead allocation rate, using the number of pounds produced as an allocation base for the whole company The expected annual overhead costs of ZFI for 100 million pounds produced are as follows (¥ in millions).

ZFI has one payroll administrator in its Human Resources department, but most of the payroll related work is outsourced to a payroll service provider ZFI's payroll administrator is responsible for tracking the list of current employees and maintaining the most up-to-date employee information, including bank accounts for payroll direct deposits.
Each pay period, the payroll administrator emails the information for all current employees' hours worked to the payroll service provider. The service provider then processes the payroll, makes direct deposits to employees' bank accounts, mails payroll stubs to employees' homes and emails payroll reports to ZFI's payroll administrator. The payroll administrator then makes payroll journal entries to ZFI's accounting system based on the payroll reports received ZFI's accountant prepares a bank reconciliation each month to ensure ZFI s payroll payments on ZFI's bank statement match the amounts shown on the payroll reports from the service provider.
ZFl's management is evaluating the purchase of data encryption software and human resources management software next year. The human resource management software is expected to provide various human resources and payroll-related functions.
In addition, the human resource software can generate a report to indicate the monthly employee turnover rate and the average service length of employees who have resigned. The system can also generate a report to indicate the main reasons for resignations and identify current employees who are at risk of resigning. The system will recommend actions to help retain these employees, such as more training opportunities or a pay raise.

Question 2

identify the category of the Food-To-Go division in the BCG Growth-Share Matrix and discuss whether FDL should allocate more capital funding to the Food-To-Go division.
Essay
Food Depot Ltd (FDD is a privately-held company that provides catering services to airlines and operates several restaurant chains including fast food, casual dining, and fine dining restaurants FDL has been profitable m recent years and has a very strong cash position FDL's newest division. Food-To-Go. is an online meal ordering and delivery platform acquired by FDL two years ago.
In 20X7. sales for the entire company were SI billion, with 50% of the business coming from the Airline Catering division. FDL is the country's leading airline catering services provider and controls 60% of the market share. However, the outlook of the airline catering industry is gloomy. The compound annual growth rate of the industry for the past five years was only 0.5% as airline networks have increasingly dropped catering on short domestic flights.
The Food-To-Go division only contributed 5% of FDL's total sales in 20X7 and is far behind in competing for market share of the online meal ordering and deliver, industry. It is estimated that Food-To-Go's sales were only 20% of the industry leader's sales However, the outlook for the online meal ordering and delivery services industry is bright. The compound annual growth rate of the industry since it started three years ago was 50%. It is estimated the rapid growth of the industry will continue in the foreseeable future.
The costs of shared corporate services are allocated based on each division s revenue FDL usually caps its capital expenditure budget to 4% of budgeted sales revenue In a recent capital budget coordination meeting.
Smith Whitney, the head of the Airline Catering division. complained that his division is underfunded on capital projects . The budgeted capital expenditure had been much less than 4 % of the division's budgeted sales in the past three years He argued that his division is the company's best-performing division, and it needs more funds to maintain its market share m the industry Whitney wants to reduce the capital expenditure budget for Food-To-Go and reallocate those funds to his division.
Susan Wiley, the bead of Food-To-Go, does not agree that the Airline Catering division is the best-performing division in the company Wiley argues that her division had the highest ROI in 20X7. and it deserves more capital funding FDL's required rate of return is 12%. The selected financial data for the Airline Catering division and Food-To-Go division in 20X7 are as follows (in $ millions).

Question 3

Two examples or measures that could appear in the Learning and Growth section of a balanced scorecard are

A. employee training hours and product defect rates
B. employee turnover rate and employee training hours
C. number of employee suggestions and finished products per day per employee
D. employee promotion rate and number of environmental incidents

Question 4

Product liability is best classified as an example of

A. prevention costs
B. external failure costs
C. appraisal costs
D. internal failure costs

Question 5

Which one of the following items is included in accumulated other comprehensive income?

A. Effect of a change in accounting method
B. Realized gains on available-for-sale securities
C. Gains and losses on the sale of equipment
D. Foreign currency translation adjustments

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