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Never Use Bullet Points On The IB BM Exam

Read the Paper 1 HL Exam Cover Sheet

Read the Paper 1 SL Exam Cover Sheet

Read Chapter 6.5 (pages 583-585 in the textbook)

Seems Like A Good Answer, But It's Not! (An Examiner's Perspective)

Handout: Understand the Structure of the Exam and the Point Values

Paper 1 Section C Writing Guide (Last time this question will happen is in May 2023 & It's Scored The Same As Paper 2 Section C)

Here Is How Many Marks Were Needed On The May 2022 Exams To Earn Each IB BM Score (Last Time This Structure Will Be Used Is For The May 2023 Exams)

Video: IB BM Teacher Gives Tips For Approaching Exam Questions

Here Is A Sample Paper 1 Case. It is the same story/case for both SL and HL. The case posted here is the sample so it will be different for your real exam in May. Look at how it's set up and study the complex questions.

Read this IB SL Paper 1 Sample Exam and the Matching SL Questions

Read the IB Paper 1 SL Answers (Markscheme). Also Read the Rubrics!

Read this IB HL Paper 1 Sample Exam and the Matching HL Questions

Read the IB Paper 1 HL Answers (Markscheme). Also Read the Rubrics! What Do You Notice Is Different Between The SL & HL Answers?

Intro To The New Paper 2: Sections A & B

Handout: Read The HL And SL Exam Instructions On The Cover Sheet Carefully Now & On Exam Day (Notice The Difference?)

Exam Tip: Study The 10-Mark Rubric Used By IB BM Examiners

Here Is The Official 2-page IB BM Formula Sheet Provided To HL & SL Students During The May Exams (Remember you are expected to memorize all the other formulas that are not included on this handout!)

HL Students Get An Additional Reference Sheet On Exam Day: A Discount Table. Go re-read Chapter 3.8 pg. 310 (3rd ed)

The IB BM Guide 2016-2020 (Look Through Pages 34-38 To See All The Finance Topics You Can Be Tested On)

Ready To Try A Mock Paper 2 Exam? Follow These Mock Exam Instructions

Assignment: After You Finish With The Markscheme Notes & Scoring

How To Score Your Paper 2 Mock Exam

Homework = Finish Markscheme Notes, Circles & Scoring

Ready To Try A Mock Paper 2 Exam? Follow These Mock Exam Instructions

Assignment: After You Finish With The Markscheme Notes & Scoring

How To Score Your Paper 2 Mock Exam

Team Work: How To Prepare For The IB BM May Exams As A Class

Assignment: Create An Original Resource Bank Post For Your Assigned Unit/Chapter/Topic For This Year's Exam Case

Requirements for Earning a Weekly Grade (Read, Listen, Write During The Entire Class Period Every Day)

Assignment = Organizational Chart & Personnel Profiles

Worksheet & Lesson: The Importance Of Creating A Stakeholder Map (Explain This On The Exam)

Assignment = Create a Stakeholder Map From the Perspective of Our Main Stakeholder Using The Characters From Our Paper 1 Case- Justify Your Placements

Assignment = SWOT Analysis Worksheet

Exam Review: Know The Pros & Cons Of Outsourcing (Chapter 2.1 & Chapter 5.4)

Assignment = Create the Case Time Line

Handout: The PESTLE Answers These 6 Questions

Handout: What Are Ethical Factors In A STEEPLE Analysis?

Visual: SWOT vs. PEST

Assignment = Analysis of External Factors

Team Assignment = Key Term SWOT Analysis

Key Term Analysis Form (complete one form for every Paper 1 key term)

Assignment = CUEGIS Analysis (print and staple this completed sheet into your composition notebook)

Assignment: Theory of Constraints to Growth

Commands Terms & How How They Should Be Applied

IB BM Command Terms Document

Command Term Quizlet

Here Is The Formula Sheet You Will Get During The Exam

Stuck On A question? Here Is What You Should Do...

Video: What Are Chains Of Analysis?

Video: How To Show Perfect Analysis

Video: How To MASTER Analysis

Video: How to Structure Conclusions to Your Exam Answers

Video: Show Examiners Your "Application" Skill

Video: Watch How To Write An Answer To A 4 Mark Question

Video: How to Show Examiners that Your Can "EVALUATE"

Video: Watch How To Write An Answer To An 8 Mark Question - Notice How To Answer "In Context"

Exam Tip: How To Answer The 10 Mark Questions

Video: How To Answer 9-12 Mark Questions

Video: How To Write A 10-Mark Question

Video: How To Answer 16-20 Mark Questions

Video: 3 Key Tips for Long Answers

Image: "Dead & Deader" For High Mark Questions (A Tweet From The Author Of Our BM Textbook)

VIDEO: How To Study For A Perfect IB Diploma Score (Start on March 1st)

Image: An Attitude Of Gratitude (This Student Scored a 7!)

Video: Watch This IB Candidate Get Her Diploma Scores Online

Handout: Look At Your Exam Day Supply List & Exam Room Materials

How To Tell The Difference Between Internal & External Growth

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Video: Example of How to Create a Decision Tree (ex. format shown here = do nothing + 2 choices)

Video: Slower Explanation of How To Create and Calculate a Decision Tree

Video: Most Complete Explanation and Calculation of a Decision Tree

Your Decision-Tree Guide (Also Posted In The IA Course)

MUST WATCH: Pros and Cons of Decision Trees (use this for answering a higher mark question)

Questions?

Assignment 1: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #1

KEY 1: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #1 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Assignment 2: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #2

KEY 2: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #2 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Assignment 3: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #3

KEY 3: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #3 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Assignment 4: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #4 (From An Old Paper 1 IB BM exam: PU)

Answer Key 4: Chapter 1.7 Decision Tree #4

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Your Break-Even Guide (Also Posted In The IA Course)

Assignment 1: Chapters 3.2 (Costs & Revenues) & 3.3 (Break-even)

Answer Key- Chapters 3.2 & 3.3 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Questions?

Video: Watch This Quick But Detailed Review Of The Components of An Income Statement (aka Profit & Loss Account)

Study This To Do A Great Job On Creating A Profit & Loss (P&L) Statement - Also Called An Income Statement (Chapter 3.4)

Study This To Do A Great Job On Creating A Balance Sheet (Chapter 3.4)

Study This To Understand What A Cash Flow Statement Is & Why It's Important To A Business (You Will Not Be Tested On This)

Video: Watch This IB Student Work Out A Cash Flow Forecast Exam Answer So You Can Also Do It (Chapter 3.7)

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An Image That Summarizes The Balance Sheet

IB BM Teacher Lecture On How To Do A Balance Sheet

3.4 (Final Accounts) Quantitative Exercises

Answer Key Chapter 3.4 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Video: How To Construct a Balance Sheet For an IB Exam Question

Photo: Practice Building A Balance Sheet With Legos

Practice A Simple Balance Sheet Exam Question

Markscheme For The Simple Balance Sheet Exam Question

Questions?

Test Yourself With This Zawada Electronics Case (Great Practice & Learning Opportunity!)

Examiner Notes / Markscheme For Zawada Electronics Ltd. (Surely after this practice, you can score full marks on the IB exam Balance Sheet question!)

Video: Detailed Explanation Of The GROSS PROFIT MARGIN- Be Able To Calculate This On The Exam If Given The Numbers

Video: Detailed Explanation Of The NET PROFIT MARGIN- Be Able To Calculate This On The Exam If Given The Numbers (= Different Method Than Textbook)

Video: Detailed Explanation & Worked Calculations For CURRENT RATIO & QUICK RATIO (AKA Acid Test)

Video: Why Is The ROCE Ratio Important & How Do You Calculate It?

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3.5 (Profitability & Liquidity Ratios) Quantitative Exercises

Answer Key Chapter 3.5 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Handout: Quick Way Of Interpreting Ratios

Questions?

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3.6 Efficiency Ratio Analysis Quantitative Exercises (HL Only)

Answer Key Chapter 3.6 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Questions?

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3.7 Cash Flow Quantitative Exercises

Answer Key Chapter 3.7 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Questions?

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Video: How To Calculate The Payback Period (PBP)

Video: Payback Method of Investment Appraisal (PBP)

Visual For The Steps You Follow With The ARR Formula

Video: How To Calculate the Average Rate of Return (ARR)

Video: Review The Net Present Value (NPV) Calculation (HL only)

Video: Net Present Value Method of Investment Appraisal (HL only)

Video: Discounted Cash Flow Explanation (HL only)

Questions?

Assignment 1: Chapter 3.8 Pay Back Period & Average Rate of Return #1

Answer Key For Assignment 1: Chapter 3.8 PBP & ARR #1 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Assignment 2: Chapter 3.8 Pay Back Period & Average Rate of Return #2

Answer Key 2 For Chapter 3.8 PBP & ARR #2 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Assignment 3: Chapter 3.8 Pay Back Period & Average Rate of Return #3

Answer Key 3 For Chapter 3.8 PBP & ARR #3 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Assignment 4: Chapter 3.8 Pay Back Period & Average Rate of Return #4

Answer Key 4 For Chapter 3.8 PBP & ARR #4 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Assignment 5: Chapter 3.8 Pay Back Period & Average Rate of Return #5

Answer Key 5 For Chapter 3.8 PBP & ARR #5 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

An Example Of How To Calculate Just The ARR

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3.9 Budget Quantitative Exercises (HL Only)

Answer Key- Chapter 3.9 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Questions?

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4.3 Sales Forecasting Quantitative Exercises (HL Only)

Answer Key - Chapter 4.3 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Questions?

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5.5 Production Planning Quantitative Exercises (HL Only)

Answer Key - Chapter 5.5 - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Questions?

Paper 2- Complete Practice Exam

Paper 2 Practice Exam - Markscheme (complete) - Add Color Corrections, Circle Matches, Scores and Examiner Notes

Unit 1 Study Active-Recall Questions

Unit 2 Study Active-Recall Questions

Unit 3 Study Active-Recall Questions

Unit 4 Study Active-Recall Questions

Unit 5 Study Active-Recall Questions

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