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Guesstimate - How many workers did it took to build the pyramids?

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Hi there, Can't believe this actually came up in a real interview! The most comprehensive answer would have to consider the fatality rate of slaves ('workers' is a bit of a euphemism), which is a weird thing to talk abo ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What is the best approach to tackle a guesstimate?

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Interviewers are looking for following skills when evaluating a guesstimate How structured is your approach? Are you able to make quick checks on the efficiency of different methods? Can you make back of the env ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Marketing Sizing - How many pizza are sold in Brazil?

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Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 23. Okt. 2018

I think there are 2 issues in your approach - 1. You started first with age group and then shifted to households Households will have people less than 15 and more than 50 years of age. In your approach, it looks li ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Estimate total pollution created by vehicles passing through a busy roundabout in a day.

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Pragmatic approach: 1. Segment into types of vehicles 2. Estimate pollution intensity per vehicle type (e.g., if it takes 30 seconds to pass the roundabout on average, what is the pollution per 30 secons?) 3. Esti ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Consulting Case: How many rádio stations have in the USA?

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Hi, I think your approach has its merits. However, I believe your assumptions are overly aggressive - 3 radio stations in a small town is A LOT. Now the challenge is to come up with numbers for the number of sma ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Valuation/Sizing - Determine an appropriate value and method for valuation of the Empire State building?

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Hi, You may use several methods: Discounted cash flows from the rent + other revenue streams (e.g. observation deck, souvenirs, events, etc) The fair value of assets (land, building) Benchmarking with similar ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Market Sizing - Number of cars sold in Malaysia per Year

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Hi Anonymous, as mentioned by Elias, the fact that you don't get the exact number is not a major problem in a market sizing so far that you are not an order of magnitude above or below the real number - your structure ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Total Number of Gas Station/Restaurant Question

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Hi, I am not completely sure whether you are talking about the general calculations or a market sizing quant problem. If it is the general math, you follow these steps: Take a minute to think about the problem ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Area of a plane in square meters

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Anonym gab die beste Antwort am 7. Mai 2018

So you'll just need to brush up a bit on your high-school geometry / trigonometry / mensuration. Best to solve these by drawing it out on a piece of paper. Roughly, a plane is: - a long cylinder of radius R - wing ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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