GoFast.Finance/CMA Part 2C: Business Decision Analysis

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CMA Part 2C: Business Decision Analysis

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  • 15 Lessons

Turn CMA decision analysis topics into a repeatable way to evaluate pricing and operating choices at work.

🧩 Structured decisions: Use CVP and marginal analysis to turn messy decisions into structured options.

💼 Commercial impact: Support sales, operations and project leaders with clear recommendations instead of just numbers.

💵 Profitable choices: Help organizations choose prices, products and capacity uses that improve margin and risk profiles.

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Who this is for

Commercial controllers, business partners and project controllers advising on pricing, make buy, product mix and capacity decisions.

Plant controllers, FP&A analysts and CMA candidates wanting CMA Part 2C decision analysis to feel like applied work.

Prerequisites

Knowledge: Solid understanding of cost behavior, contribution margin and basic CVP from Part 1.

Tools: Spreadsheet skills and CMA approved calculator for scenario calculations.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply cost volume profit analysis to evaluate operating and profit scenarios.

  2. Use marginal analysis to evaluate make buy, pricing and product mix decisions.

  3. Incorporate capacity constraints into short term decision problems.

  4. Assess pricing strategies including target costing and market structure factors.

CPE Information

  • Eligibility: currently not eligible

  • Watch time: about 3.5 hours

  • Total learning: about 7 hours

  • Estimated credits: 5.0

Contents

Module 1: Cost volume profit analysis for decisions

Lesson 1: Breakeven analysis for decision framing
Lesson 2: Profit at different operating levels
Lesson 3: Multi product CVP and sales mix

Module 2: Marginal analysis for short term choices

Lesson 4: Relevant, sunk and opportunity costs
Lesson 5: Marginal cost, marginal revenue and rules
Lesson 6: Special orders and tactical pricing
Lesson 7: Make or buy and outsourcing
Lesson 8: Sell now or process further
Lesson 9: Add or drop a segment
Lesson 10: Capacity constraints in decision models

Module 3: Pricing strategies and market lens

Lesson 11: Pricing methodologies in practice
Lesson 12: Target costing for products and services
Lesson 13: Price elasticity of demand
Lesson 14: Product life cycle and pricing
Lesson 15: Market structure and competitive pricing