Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CGMA) · Strategic level
CIMA E3 Strategic Management: mock exams and practice questions
240 original exam-style questions for CIMA E3 Strategic Management, with full timed mock exams in the real format and an explanation for every answer. Free for everyone until 31 January 2027.
- 240practice questions
- 6syllabus areas
- 90 minutesfull mock, like the real exam
CIMA E3 exam format
90 minutes, computer-based objective test (60 questions). The pass mark is 70%.
| Section | Format | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Objective test | 60 questions: multiple choice, multiple response and number entry | 60 |
| Total | 60 |
Syllabus areas covered
- A · The strategy process36 questions
- B · Analysing the organisational ecosystem48 questions
- C · Generating strategic options36 questions
- D · Making strategic choices36 questions
- E · Strategic control48 questions
- F · Digital strategy36 questions
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Sample question 1 · A · The strategy process
Saffron Air is a regional airline. Which of the following decisions is strategic rather than operational?
- A Revising next month's cabin crew rosters to cover a public holiday weekend
- B Repricing unsold seats on tomorrow's flights using the yield-management system
- C Withdrawing from leisure routes to reposition as a business-travel carrier, buying new aircraft over six years
- D Changing the supplier of in-flight snacks after the current supplier raised its prices
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Answer: C. Strategic decisions are characterised by: a long-term direction; the scope of the organisation's activities (which markets and customers); seeking competitive advantage; significant resource commitments; fit with the environment and with stakeholder expectations; and complexity affecting the whole organisation. Repositioning from leisure to business travel and re-equipping the fleet over six years has all of these features. Rosters, short-term seat pricing and changing a snack supplier are operational decisions.
Sample question 2 · B · Analysing the organisational ecosystem
Feldspar Cement is one of three cement producers in its region. Which of the following factors would MOST reduce the threat of new entrants into the regional cement industry?
- A Cement is a standard product and buyers readily switch between producers on price
- B The existing producers own all quarries with planning permission and run large plants with strong economies of scale
- C A small number of large construction firms buy most of the region's cement
- D Demand for cement in the region is growing by 8% a year
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Answer: B. The threat of new entrants depends on barriers to entry, including economies of scale, capital requirements, access to supplies and distribution channels, product differentiation and switching costs, government policy and expected retaliation. Owning all permitted quarries denies entrants access to raw materials, and large-scale plants mean an entrant must either enter at large scale or accept a cost disadvantage. Both raise barriers. Undifferentiated products and growing demand make entry easier, and buyer concentration relates to buyer power.
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