How would you calculate the value of a cow?

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Anonym A fragte am 1. Okt. 2019

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Antonello
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antwortete am 28. Okt. 2019
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

You should assess the value generated, the selling value and the costs:

1. Value generated during cow possession:

  • milk
  • sons
  • compost

2. The selling value will depend on:

  • remaining value generable
  • meat value
  • other parts value (e.g. horns, skin)

3. Main costs:

  • fixed costs amortization (e.g. farmer wage, structures, insurance, cow equipment)
  • medical expenses
  • feed and water

Best,

Antonello

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Gabriel antwortete am 2. Feb. 2024

Ich würde die Kuh wiegen und ihr Alter bestimmen und dann mit den Preisen vergleichbarer Kühe vergleichen

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Anonym L antwortete am 13. Dez. 2023

It would depend on the value it can produce in it's lifetime. If selling dairy products made from the cow is more profitable i will keep the cow, if selling it's meet is more profitable i will sell the cow for it's meat and hide

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Chika
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First I would research market rates on different cows and see where this cow fits. I would assess the breed, age, gender, and it's living conditions to come up with a calculation on value. 

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Jonathan antwortete am 20. März 2023

Liters of milk per year plus births over lifetime plus salvage value

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Marlon antwortete am 2. März 2023

The variable of the milk it produces times the lifespan and the “scrape value” for selling it at the end if it's lifetime.

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Anonym J antwortete am 28. Okt. 2022

There are three ways to price the cow

1)benchmarking: see how much cows of competitors cost

2)cost based pricing. Calculate how much the products of the cow cost to calculate revenues and subtract the costs of farming the cow (labor, food, facilities), finally add a profit margin

3)price based: how much is the farmer willing to pay for the cow. 

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Tim antwortete am 25. Nov. 2019

In answering this question I would focus on portraying creativity and innovation, instead of focussing on the detailed value analysis.

My dad happens to be a farmer, so my answer would be to give him a call, which will probably not be an answer the interviewer is expecting

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Anonym C am 22. Dez. 2020

and probably not an answer the op was expecting.

Anonym K antwortete am 8. Nov. 2023

From an valuechain perspective I'd divide the cow into it's categories of value. 

This could be:

1. Milk production

2. Meat production

3. Leather production

4. Other (Bones etc.)

Then i would try to valuate the lifetime earnings per category.

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Nisrine antwortete am 12. Okt. 2023

the age

the cost and the quality of the alimentation it has

the cost the elevage and estable

the milk that it can give

the quality of the meat

the race

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Andrea antwortete am 4. Okt. 2023
Senior Associate Consultant PwC - Working on case studies for MBB

I would asses the value generated: 

- milk produced

- grass consumed

- amount of cows in the factory

- percentage of production produced by each cow

 

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Anonym antwortete am 1. März 2023

based on the KG and its meat

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Imke antwortete am 17. Feb. 2023

Determine how much the cow consumes (food, water, housing,…) compared to its weight

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federica antwortete am 17. Jan. 2023

I would access a market value of the cow and based on these characteristics i will assume the value of my cow

 

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Vanessa antwortete am 9. Aug. 2022

Schätzung durch Vergleichswerte bspw. Wertermittlung eines Bullen

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Simon antwortete am 17. Juli 2022

Like a stream of cash flow. The terminal value in this case would be the amount the butcher would pay at the end of the lifetime. 

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Javier antwortete am 6. Juli 2022

2 main factors considering we can obtain meat or other resources from the cow
- NPV: How much is the cow worth today (based in weight, for example)
- Future value: How can I profit from the cow in the long term (by producing milk or growing)

Additional considerations could include cultural factors: if the cow is considerated sacred in our culture, it's invaluable.

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Anonym I antwortete am 22. Mai 2022

I would try to estimate the value a cow produces each month and then estimate the life time of a cow

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Anonym H antwortete am 9. Mai 2022

Value of milk which can be extracted from her lifetime + Value of meat which can be sold in the market.

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Anonym G antwortete am 18. März 2022

1. Analyse the market & competition

2. Cost of “production”

3. Premiumness of the product (e.g. organic vs convetional, origin)

4. Demand

 

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Praise Dlamini antwortete am 2. März 2022

Each year equals

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Anonym F antwortete am 18. Feb. 2022

Value generated from the milk+meat, selling price and costs

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Anonym E antwortete am 9. Feb. 2022

Anhand der Liter der Milch, welche die Kuh durchschnittlich gibt. Anschließend die Liter der Milch mit dem aktuellen Marktpreis multiplizieren. Zusätzlich würde ich noch den Wert des Fleisches als Schätzwert in meine Überlegungen miteinbeziehen.

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Regina antwortete am 7. Nov. 2021

Liter gegebene Milch x Lebenszeit 

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Preis Milch

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Rochelle antwortete am 21. Okt. 2021

Conduct market research to find out how cows are valued.

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Anonym D antwortete am 18. Sept. 2021

Estimate the value of cow in the market

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Anonym B antwortete am 17. Juni 2020

the weight, the milk it produces it per day and the market price

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