CA Foundation Paper 4 Weightage for May/Nov 2023 Exam

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) recently updated the weightage of marks for CA Foundation Paper-4, which would apply to the May/June 2023 examinations and subsequent exams under the New Scheme of Education and Training. This update allows CA Foundation students to better prepare for the Business Economics and Business & Commercial Knowledge (BEBCK) paper's theoretical and practical components.

Marks vary across various sections and subjects within each discipline. This allocation is critical for knowing how the question paper will be made and assists students in properly focusing their preparations.

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Section-wise Weightage of Marks for CA Foundation Paper 4 (BEBCK) May 2023 Examinations:

Foundation Paper 4A: Business Economics (60 Marks)

Section-I (Weightage 15%-20%) - 9-12 Marks

1. Introduction to Business Economics

(i)Meaning of Business Economics

(ii)Objectives of Business Firm

• Profit Maximization

• Sales Maximization

• Growth Maximization

Section-II (Weightage 35%-40%) - 21-24 Marks

2. Theory of Demand and Supply

(i) Meaning and determinants of demand

(ii) Law of demand and Elasticity of demand (Price, income, and cross elasticity)

(iii) Theory of consumer’s behavior

• Marshallian approach

• Indifference curve approach

• Meaning and determinants of supply

• Law of supply and Elasticity of supply

• Demand Forecasting

3. Theory of Production and Cost

(i) Meaning and Factors of production

(ii) Laws of Production

• The Law of Variable proportions

• Laws of Returns to Scale

• Producer’s equilibrium

(iii) Concepts of Costs

• Short-run and long-run costs

• Average and marginal costs

• Total, fixed and variable costs

Section-III (Weightage 25%-30%) - 15-18 Marks

4. Price Determination in Different Markets

(i) Various forms of markets

• Perfect Competition

• Monopoly

• Monopolistic Competition

• Oligopoly

(ii) Price determination in these markets

Section-IV (Weightage 15%-20%) - 9-12 Marks

5. Business Cycles

• Meaning

• Phases

• Features

• Causes

Foundation Paper 4B: Business & Commercial Knowledge (40 Marks)

Section-I (Weightage 15%-18%) - 6-7 Marks

1. Introduction to Business

• Nature of Business, Profession, and Employment

• Objectives of Business

• Economic and Non-Economic Activities

• Forms of Business Organizations

Section-II (Weightage 15%-18%) - 6-7 Marks

2. Business Environment

(i) Micro and Macro Environment

(ii) Elements of Micro Environment

• Consumers/customers

• Competitors

• Organization

• Market

• Suppliers

• Intermediaries

(iii) Elements of Macro Environment

Section-III (Weightage 15%-20%) - 6-8 Marks

3. Business Organizations: Overview of selected Indian and Global Companies.

Section-IV (Weightage 15%-18%) - 6-7 Marks

4. Government Policies for Business Growth

Policies creating conducive business environment such as Liberalization, Privatization, Foreign Direct Investment.

Section-V (Weightage 15%-18%) - 6-7 Marks

5. Organizations Facilitating Business

(i) Indian Regulatory Bodies -RBI, SEBI, CCI, IRDA.

(ii) Indian Development Banks- NABARD.

Section-VI (Weightage 15%-18%) - 6-7 Marks

6. Common Business Terminologies

• Finance and Stock & Commodity Markets Terminology

• Marketing Terminology

• Banking Terminology

• Other Business Terminology

Paper 4 is divided into two sections: Section 4A is concerned with Business Economics (60 marks), whilst Section 4B is concerned with Business and Commercial Knowledge (40 marks). Section 4A has theory questions worth 24-30 marks and practical questions worth 30-36 marks. Section 4B is entirely made up of theory-based questions. This extensive breakdown enables CA Foundation students to successfully customize their preparation plans.

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