Free CIMA CIMAPRA19-E03-1-ENG Exam Questions

Question 1

PQR is a charity which has an excellent reputation within its home country. PQR employs over 300 highly experienced staff and has 200 skilled volunteers. PQR's funding mainly comes from donations from the public but its public profile is low compared to larger, more publicized charities.
Due to a recent recession, public donations to PQR have fallen in the last five years, but demand for its services continues to grow.
The government of the country in which PQR operates is encouraging greater collaboration between charities and there have been several recent successful mergers within the charity sector. PQR has recently been approached by a high profile and well funded charity, DDD, with a merger proposal. DDD offers complementary services to those offered by PQR.
Which TWO of the following factors would most likely be considered as an 'opportunity' for PQR? (Choose two.)

A : ghly experienced staff

B : nations from the public

C : owing demand for its services

D : excellent reputation of DDD

E : rging with DDD

Answer: A,C

Question 2

P owns an internet-based business, called GWiz. based in Country G. GWiz sells gifts, cards and flowers for a variety of occasions including birthdays, weddings and many other special events. P sources her products from a variety of partner suppliers located throughout country G. Customers' orders are delivered by third party couriers across the whole country. The GWiz website is hosted and managed by an IT specialist
P is a member of a local small business trade federation and has been asked to make a presentation to its members on her experience of running GWiz as a 'virtual organisation'.
Which of the following statements could P correctly make on the benefits of virtual organisations?
Select ALL that apply.

A : quality of the products and services offered by the partner suppliers is always guaranteed and easy to control.

B : ing partner suppliers who also supply products and services to competitors will help to increase the competitive advantage of the virtual organisation.

C : costs of operating a virtual organisation are relatively low as there is no need to operate from large premises or employ its own staff.

D : virtual organisation can look much larger than it actually is through the use of a range of partner suppliers and third party couriers.

E : ing the internet facilitates the assembly of the components that are needed to operate a virtual organisation.

Answer: A,C,D

Question 3

DDD has just issued a profit forecast in connection with a proposed take-over of a business. The take-over is strongly opposed by the target company. DDD's Management Accountant played a large part in helping DDD's Finance Director prepare the profit forecast. However, the Management Accountant believes that the profit forecast is overly optimistic and is based on some false assumptions. As a result the Management Accountant thinks the profit forecast is misleading. Select THREE of the actions below which are consistent with CIMA's Code of Ethics.

A : Management Accountant should follow established internal procedures.

B : Management Accountant should obtain advice from his professional body/bodies.

C : Management Accountant should resign from his job.

D : Management Accountantshould maintain a discreet silence.

E : Management Accountant should anonymously inform the media of his concerns.

F : Management Accountantshould publicly accuse the Finance Director of issuing a misleading profit forecast.

Answer: A,B,C

Question 4

HHH is an international distribution company which operates a number of large distribution warehouses. HHH employs over 10,000 staff who operate the warehouses 24 hours per day and process over 500,000 packages and parcels each day. HHH operates in a highly competitive market and the senior management team recognize the importance of focusing upon its Critical Success Factors (CSF's). However, some senior managers are confused as to the difference between CSF's and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
Which of the following are Critical Success Factors for HHH? (Choose all that apply.)

A : rcentage of stock damaged.

B : rket share percentage.

C : tomer satisfaction.

D : ntinual maintenance of warehouse facilities.

E : me taken to load and unload deliveries.

F : ficient staff planning systems.

Answer: B,C

Question 5

Which of the following correctly defines Information Systems(IS)strategy?

A : entifying the information needs of the Organization and aligning development to them.

B : roles and structure of information specialists in the Organization and their relationship with users.

C : cisions on the hardware, software and communications solutions used in the Organization.

D : planning, organising, investment and control of information applications in the Organization.

Answer: A