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AS & A Level Accounting (9706)

Standard costing and variances

4 questions · about 4% of the marks we indexed · examined in 4 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q2 (c(i), c(ii), d(i), d(ii), e)20 marksReasons for variances and decisions · Variance calculation and reconciliation
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 42 · Q2 (a, b, c)25 marksReasons for variances and decisions · Variance calculation and reconciliation

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q1 (a, b, d, e, f)20 marksReasons for variances and decisions · Variance calculation and reconciliation

2023

  • 2023 May/June · Paper 42 · Q2 (a, b, c, d)25 marksReasons for variances and decisions · Variance calculation and reconciliation

Find the full paper on the official Cambridge past-papers page or ask your school. “Paper 42” means Paper 4, variant 2.

Similar questions

Questions that test the same subtopic in different years. Practise them together to master one skill.

Variance calculation and reconciliation 4 questions · 4/9 sessions
Reasons for variances and decisions 4 questions · 4/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Variance calculation and reconciliation 474/9
Reasons for variances and decisions 434/9

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