ACCA Strategic Professional - Options Advanced Performance Management (APM) - Exam Kit

Aug 29, 2026

ACCA Strategic Professional Options Advanced Performance Management (APM) exam kit provides an end-to-end revision package for the computer-based exam. It includes an index to questions and answers, analysis of past exams, exam-specific information, and exam technique guidance. A Kaplan-style revision approach is offered alongside a detailed exam revision plan. The kit contains practice questions and answers for Section A and B, plus a specimen exam, with exam format rules, pass mark details, and instructions on embedded requirements within scenarios.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages7

Reading Time18 min

AccessFree to download

Index to questions and answers

Analysis of past exams

Exam specific information

Exam technique

Kaplan’s recommended revision approach

The Kaplan APM exam revision plan

Mathematical tables

Section A: Practice questions

Section A Type Questions

Section B: Practice questions

Answers to practice questions

Specimen exam

ACCA Strategic Professional – Options Advanced Performance Management (APM) EXAM KIT CONTENTS Page | Index to questions and answers | P.5 | | --- | --- | | Analysis of past exams | P.10 | | Exam specific information | P.12 | | Exam technique | P.13 | | Kaplan’s recommended revision approach | P.15 | | The Kaplan APM exam revision plan | P.17 | | Mathematical tables | P.27 | Section | 1 | Practice questions – Section A | 1 | | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Practice questions – Section B | 59 | | 3 | Answers to practice questions – Section A | 145 | | 4 | Answers to practice questions – Section B | 261 | | 5 | Specimen exam – Questions | 437 | | 6 | Specimen exam – Answers | 445 | Versions of some questions in this Exam Kit may also be available on the ACCA Practice Platform on the ACCA website. They are a very useful reference, in particular to attempt using ACCA’s exam software. However, you should be aware that ACCA will decide when those questions will beamended for syllabus changes or replaced, so they may differ slightly from the versions in this Exam Kit. SECTION A TYPE QUESTIONS Page number | | Question | | Answer | Past exam | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 Maddy | 1 | | 145 | Dec 22 | | 2 Belivat | 5 | | 151 | Sept 22 | | 3 Calavie | 7 | | 158 | Mar/Jun 22 (A) | | 4 Freuchie | 10 | | 166 | Sept/Dec 21 (A) | | 5 Fiag | 12 | | 174 | Mar/Jun 21 (A) | | 6 Achilty | | 15 | 180 | Mar 20 (A) | | 7 Arkaig Manufacturing | 18 | | 186 | Sept/Dec 19 (A) | | 8 Folt Manufacturing | 21 | | 193 | Mar/Jun 19 (A) | | 9 Rezillos | 23 | | 198 | Dec 18 (A) | | 10 Fearties | 27 | | 205 | Sept 18 (A) | | 11 Chiven Stores | 30 | | 210 | Mar/Jun 18 (A) | | 12 Thyme | 33 | | 217 | Sept/Dec 17 (A) | | 13 Dargeboard Services (DS) | 36 | | 223 | Mar/Jun 17 (A) | | 14 Flack | 38 | | 228 | Mar/Jun 16 (A) | | 15 Monza | 41 | | 233 | Sept/Dec 16 (A) | | 16 Iron Chicken | 44 | | 239 | Dec 15 (A) | | 17 Boltzman | 47 | | 244 | Dec 14 (A) | | 18 EHAS | 50 | | 249 | Sept/Dec 23 | | 19 Chairn | 53 | | 255 | Mar/Jun 23 | EXAM SPECIFIC INFORMATION THE EXAM FORMAT OF THE EXAM Section A: One compulsory question Section B: Two compulsory questions Total marks 50 50 (25 per question) Technical marks 40 40 (20 per question) Professional skills marks 10 10 (5 per question) Overall 100 80 20 Note that: • The exam is a 3 hour 15 minutes computer based examination (CBE) . • Technical syllabus sections A, B and C (not D) are examinable in Section A. • Section B will contain one question mainly from technical syllabus section D. The other question will be from any other technical syllabus section(s) . • There will be 10 professional marks (syllabus section E) available in Section A and 5 professional marks in each Section B question. • Candidates will receive a present value table and annuity table. • Questions will be based around a scenario. It is important to refer back to this scenario when answering the question. • There will be a mixture of written requirements and computational requirements. • Earlier knowledge from previous exams will be drawn on at times. • Dates will be in the format 20XX, e.g. 20X5 . This will make the dates for each exam session generic. PASS MARK The pass mark for all ACCA Qualification examinations is 50% . DETAILED SYLLABUS, STUDY GUIDE AND SPECIMEN EXAM The detailed syllabus and study guide written by the ACCA, along with the Specimen Exam can be found at: [www.accaglobal.com](www.accaglobal.com) Section 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS – SECTION A Note: From September 2022, the 50 marks in Section A comprise 40 technical marks and 10 professional skills marks. Any Section A questions from before September 2022 have been amended to reflect this approach. In addition since September 2020, in all questions the requirements are now fully embedded within an exhibit (i.e a section of information) in the scenario and the requirements are s

FAQs

What is the exam format for ACCA APM, and which sections are compulsory?

Section A includes one compulsory question, and Section B includes two compulsory questions. The exam is computer based and uses a scenario-based structure with both written and computational requirements.

What pass mark is required for ACCA Qualification examinations?

The pass mark for all ACCA Qualification examinations is 50%.

How are requirements presented in APM practice questions and what do candidates need to do?

From September 2020, the requirements are fully embedded within an exhibit in the scenario, with the requirements shown as a list of the requested areas. Candidates should refer back to the scenario when answering the question.

Aug 29, 2026

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