Study Materials

The new ACCA syllabus for paper P4 is about the practical application of financial theory to problems that managers face, such as investment appraisal, funding policies, risk management, growth, organic or through mergers and acquisitions and dividend policy. The paper also covers crucial issues such as corporate governance and ethical and environmental aspects of financial policy.


Study Text

Price: £30
Suitable for: December 2008 and June 2009
ISBN: 978 07517 3303 7

The BPP text provides a comprehensive treatment of the new ACCA syllabus for P4 and addresses all learning outcomes and the higher skills to be assessed in the professional examination in an integrated and practical way. The material, despite the technical nature of certain areas, follows a practical, common sense approach with plenty of case studies and real life business examples. The key points of each topic are summarised in a chapter roundup and tested in a diagnostic quiz at the end of each chapter. A question bank at the end of the book provides practice on exam style questions.

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Practice and Revision Kit

Price: £16
Suitable for: December 2008 and June 2009
ISBN: 978 07517 3371 6

The practice and revision kit contains a large number of examination style questions by key topic and integrated where appropriate together with three mock examinations, one of which is the ACCA's pilot paper.

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Passcards

Price: £10
Suitable for: December 2008 and June 2009
ISBN: 978 07517 3281 8

The P4 passcards give concise explanations and lists of key points on topics across the syllabus, to help you understand both technical issues and the underlying theories.

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i-Learn

Price: £40
Suitable for: December 2008 and June 2009
ISBN: 978 07517 3326 6

i-Learn for P4 covers key theories across the syllabus and includes practice questions to help you get to grips with important areas such as derivatives and techniques such as risk management.

i-Pass

Price: £30
Suitable for: December 2008 and June 2009
ISBN: 978 07517 3394 5

i-pass provides around 300 short questions of a diagnostic nature to help you gain a thorough understanding of the principles, techniques and key issues of P4.

Success CD

Price: £15
Suitable for: December 2008 and June 2009
ISBN: 978 07517 4379 1

In this audio-CD the key areas of the syllabus are carefully explained, your attention drawn to techniques that need to be mastered and pitfalls to be avoided.