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What method do you prefer to use for your Project? Choose the one,Either Agile or Waterfall Method? which one is better?

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Hi, Agile has been the preferred way of software development in recent years. The iterative and short ‘sprint’ focused approach helps to reduce rework and get to an MVP in a much faster time. FYI - strategy consulting f ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Resources to brush up accounting/finance concepts

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Hi Giorgia, two books which I find extremely helpful to get a fundamental understanding of how to practically think in terms of business economics, financial management and value creation are: Finance for non-fina ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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breakeven for a year

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Yes, you have the math right. And yes, you may be asked to calculate breakeven for specific years. These are what-if scenarios, i.e., if I wanted to break even in only two years, how much would I have to sell. In realit ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Breakeven calcukation

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Hi there, I try to avoid blanket statements, but yes, if they want you to figure out how many x you need for y, that's pretty much always a breakeven. Sometimes you'll have to calculate based on margins. Other times on ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Dear Community, we are thrilled to introduce you to the latest products on PrepLounge: The Economic and Financial concepts for MBB interviews by our awesome expert Clara. You can use this guide to master the must-know economic, financial, markets and pricing concepts for consulting interviews. In addition, you will be able to complement your prep with 6 detailed case interviews. Best-in-Class PEI Stories by our fantastic expert Frederic. With this guide you can uncover secrets to crafting distinctive PEI stories. You will learn how to impress with a storyline rather than standard STAR framewo ... (ganze Frage lesen)

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Streaming service cost

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Are you referring to a service like Netflix? Personally, the question I would ask is “how significant is the incremental cost of each additional customer?”. In a case interview, even showing that thoughtfulness, gives t ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to improve "commercial insight / business intuition" on the job?

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Consulting is quite brutal at the beginning.My experience is that many young or newly hired professionals do not have the top-down mindset activated. To be more top-down, is necessary to be able to think backward. You a ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Common consulting/business lingo

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Hello! I find that feedback really surprising (and very stupid!). Given that you are already in the middle of the process, the only thing you can do is do as many cases as possible and try to absorb all that lingo. He ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Buyer power vs economies of scale

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Hi there, They are different :) Economies of scale Economies of scale is an overarching concept. It means “as I get bigger, my unit costs get smaller” You can see this when making gadgets (Henry Ford and the Model T) or ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Business Expereince

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Joining consulting will give you options. You will gain a broader perspective on how corporates work, what good business thinking is, gain contact with business tools, that you are unlikely to get to know if you join yo ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Plug and play type McK math question

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You don't have to try every possible combination. You have to order the options from most effective to least effective from a cost per unit perspective and then do as much of the best as you can, then of the 2nd one, an ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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5 yr compound annual growth rate

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CAGR is Compounded Annual Growth Rate. It means: “what was the equivalent rate of growth G across X years, if the value grew by G% consistently across all X years” Hence - CAGR only depends on the start and end points. ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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sales increase

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Hi there, I love Agrim's answer as it shows you how you have to setup this problem yourself! For most problems in cases, a table is a fantastic way to organize things. Just so you're able to do this next time, take the ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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revenue synergy - same or different?

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Hi, Are you looking at cost savings/revenue synergies once the two firms have merged? or is your question about evaluating synergies to make a decision on go/no-go for M&A or for integration once the M&A is done ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Contribution margin and profit margin

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Hi there, If that is indeed what cases are doing, that is totally wrong. Your contribution margin or product profit margin is indeed the price minus the attributable costs (VC). Then the total contribution margin is thi ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Synergies when introducing a new business line

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This is great! you've done a nice job here. I'm sure there's more (there always are), but your structure is correct AND your list of options directly tie to the situation + industry. Nice work!

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Profit margin contextualizing

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Hi there, 1) If profit margin is high, it means we have high revenues and low costs, right? It depends on what exactly the profit margin is referring to (eg net or gross). Plus, you don’t necessarily need to have both ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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structuring - how to improve valuation

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You are not approaching this correctly. Think about the value of the company, not on the value per share.The value of the company depends on 1. Profitability Levels (volumes and margins) 2. Growth perspectives 3. Risk ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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loyalty card

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Instead of think about Store B as a different store, think about it as “Store A Profit & Loss Statement before the loyalty card”.You need that data to isolate the specific impact of the loyalty card. Therefore: Loya ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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battery costs electric cars

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Are battery costs a major component of electric vehicle costs? Yes. Because its a lot of expensive chemicals and lot of R&D to amortize. It is because of how much it costs to replace them? No, the replacement ‘price ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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