Acca paper F1 fia diploma in Accounting and Business Accountant in Business (AB/fab) exam kit

Required: 
Classify each of the following strategies as relating to A (strategic), B (operational) 
or C (tactical) planning levels. 
(i) 
PASS’s office managers have started detailed planning of shift patterns for all 
PASS tutors. 
(ii) 
PASS is considering the acquisition of a small, rival training company. 
(iii) PASS’s managers are considering offering human resource management 
courses as well as accountancy training. 
(iv) PASS’s managers have decided to increase the number of staff in one 
particular PASS office. 
(0.5 marks each, total = 2 marks) 
 
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(b) 
PASS currently has an entrepreneurial structure, with one main owner-manager (Mr 
F) to whom all of PASS’s managers report directly. 
Mr F is considering restructuring the organisation and moving to a functional 
structure. 
Consider the following statements: 
A 
Strategic decisions will be made more quickly 
B 
Conflict between functions will be reduced 
C 
The new structure will lead to duplication of roles 
D 
It will increase PASS’s ability to expand 
E 
It will enable PASS to maximise its access to economies of scale 
F 
The new structure will increase standardisation of PASS’s products 
G 
Increased local decision making 
H 
Career opportunities for staff will be enhanced 
Required: 
Write down which four of the above statements are the most likely potential 
benefits of PASS moving to a functional structure by writing down FOUR of the