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revenue synergies

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Sidi

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Sidi

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Hi! Increasing avg price per se is not a synergy. A synergy merges on the ground of common usage of tangible or intangible assets/resources which have complimentary features. For example, if two companies merge, one ha ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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improve cashflow

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For case purposes, I would focus on the operational and investing cash flow, and not so much on the financiang part.You have to break down the cash flow into its individual components, and then consider what can impact ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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New products in brainstorming

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Hi there, I hope you don't have a “revenues” and a “profits” bucket in your framework! This would not be MECE. Honestly, I would rather put new products/services as it's own bucket. (complemented by an “existing revenue ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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drug coming off patent

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Slawomir

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Certainly, increased competition can lead to revenue decrease. Therefore, I would suggest thinking more broadly about the strategic response (e.g., obtaining approval for different diseases, considering other markets wi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Supplier/distributor risk

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If you are merging with another company or even merging a two business units in your company, I’d there a risk suppliers or distributors may increase prices since they know you’d probably be getting some revenue synergi ... (ganze Frage lesen)

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Eyeballing CAGR

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Clara

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Hello! I need to say that I enjoyed the question, it reminded me of those intelligence tests that we were given as kinds in school! This said, I have never seen these type of IQ test questions in MBB or consulting in g ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Churn rate calculations

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Hi there, I don't know any off the top of my head, but a casebook and crtl + f isn't a bad way to start :)

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Inventory costs

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Slawomir

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I believe it may depend on the context. Typically inventory refers to the value of finished products that are not sold yet (could be also raw materials, partially assembled products, spare parts etc.) This is a position ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Gross margin

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Hi there, If you know the percentage of revenues of each division, you should be able to get it by multiplying the gross margin of each division times the percentage of contribution of revenues of that particular divisi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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SG&A

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Yes it absolutely does! As the first result on google says: "SG&A includes all everyday operating expenses of running a business that are not included in the production of goods or delivery of services. Typical SG&a ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Sponsorship and advertising

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Hi there, Sponsorship is not different to adversting. Sponsorship is a form of advertising. For example, Asahi sponsored the Japan Olympics. What does this mean? It essentially paid them money to build stadiums, setup o ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Disadvantages of deductibles

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Hi there, You are correct here in that it is a dissuading factor in a customer's decision to pick your product. Ultimately, if you're a good insurance company, you perfectly understand the risk “scale” and know what is ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Product wastage and variable costs

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You squeeze 3 lemons by hand to get a cup of lemonade. Lemons cost $1 each, so each cup costs you $3 in variable costs. You then make a machine that allows you to get more juice per lemon by squeezing more surface are ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Number of deaths per year

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Sidi

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Sidi

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Hi! There are two underlying assumptions: 1. Population growth is flat 2. Age distribution is even across the 80 years (the number of people in each of the 80 age brackets is 1/80*320m) With these two assumption ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What is a deductible in insurance? Is it the same as premium or copay?

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Hello! Deductible, premium, and copay refer to different things in insurance policies. The deductible is the amount you have to pay for services before the insurance provider will begin to cover any expenses. The prem ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Cogs and units sold

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Sidi

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Sidi

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Hi! "Cogs is directly proportional to the number of units of goods sold right? " --> No, that's wrong! COGS is related to the number of units PRODUCED! Usually it is correlated, but it's still an important distingu ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Roi and interest rate

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Agrim

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Agrim

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Depends on your leverage ratio. Assuming that by RoI you mean RoE. If you have $20 of equity, and $80 of debt. Your RoI is $17 (85% of $20) and your interest payment is $20 (25% of $80). So you are actually in a los ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Capex vs upfront investment costs

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Andrew

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Andrew

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It depends on the context. You may be asked to calculate the ROI or payback period on a given capital expenditure (e.g., Client is spending $100 in CapEx on a new machine that will allow for $10 in savings every year) ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Cost reduction short term vs long term

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Hey, I agree with Ian, you always need to consider the specific situation. I will not say during a case interview that variable cost reduction is usually a better way for short-term cost reduction. Variable costs (r ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Absolute vs relative change

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Agrim

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Agrim

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Absolute in this case is the $ value change (with the +/- sign included) Relative in this case is the % change in $ value (with the +/- sign included)

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