I have encountered difficult exams in the past. The Business Math course at Penn Foster College gave me some difficulty. I am an admitted math moron, and I never did learn how to do algebra when I was in high school. Although it took me awhile, I finally did finish the Business Math course, and I finished with an "A". However, that was nothing compared to the course I an working on now.
I am working on the second online, open book exam for the Managerial Accounting course. To say I am finding it difficult is an understatement. Not only am I having a difficult time understanding the questions, but the explanations in the texbook for how to work the problems are difficult as well. The material for the second exam covers problems such as figuring out contribution margin, profitability index, break-even point and comparison of net present value. Have no idea of what I am talking about? Well, neither do I!
Part of me wonders why I am putting myself through accounting courses, when I don't use accounting at my job, and won't really need them to meet my bachelor degree requirements. I suppose there is always the chance I will opt to enter an MBA program and will wish I had this accounting knowledge. Considering I am having this much trouble working on the online exam, I can't imagine how I will pass the proctored final.
Well, enough whining. I'll just have to do my best and do the work.