A couple of years ago I worked with a few people who were preparing their
students for OCR Business Studies exams: we all got the cases and Mr X
volunteered to work on the marketing, Mr Y volunteered to work on the
numbers, Mr Z ...
I worked on three or four of these cases and I took, surprise, surprise, a
stab at the numerical and accounting figures.
What I found was that the data that were often provided seemed to be
perfectly adequate for some purposes but then as I took the analysis
further it fell apart as I said.
The basic problem is that a fully worked example that, let's say, starts
with a series of bookkeeping transactions cannot be used to prepare a set
of final accounts AND a balance sheet budget AND cash budget AND a break
even chart AND ... So some of the examples work well up to the final
accounts level but they can't be taken beyond that.
I would need to do a bit of digging to find an example but I will. Assuming
that several changes of computer in the meantime hasn't led to my files
being swallowed.
Let's see what I find!
Duncan Williamson
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Subject: Re: AVCE business finance exam case study - Jessica Hind
Hi Duncan
For those of us embroiled in the OCR cases it would be great to hear your
views on eg in what sense numerical analysis can be taken too far
Regards
Richard Young
AST Teacher of Business Studies, Economics & ICT
Deputy Head of VI Form - Year 12
Wood Green School
Woodstock Road
Witney OX28 1DX
Tel 01993 702355
Fax 01993 774961
www.woodgreen.oxon.sch.uk
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Subject: Re: AVCE business finance exam case study - Jessica Hind
Jessica,
I have found this situation with OCR cases, too: some very good cases but
if you try to take the numerical analysis too far, the whole thing falls
apart. You seem to have found the same.
However, I wouldn't mind having a look at this case: where can I find it?
Duncan Williamson
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