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It seems to make sense to segment costs using the same criteria to segemnt markets. Has there ever been a case where this was not true?

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Anonymous A
on Dec 15, 2017

Use Fixed and Variabel instead.

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Vlad
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on Dec 21, 2017
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi,

If you are talking about asking the interviewer re the segmentation first - that is correct.

The particular cost structure may be segmented differently:

  • Fixed and variable
  • Per unit basis
  • Value chain
  • Any other structure that the interviewer may provide.

Ask about the cost structure proactively and then if the interviewer asks you to make a hypothesis re costs - use the most common FC / VC structure

Best

 
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