Hey there,

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UPDATE

I have written a detailed insider perspective on the McKinsey case interview here: https://www.preplounge.com/en/mckinsey-interview

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Your observations are correct. In McKinsey cases, every question is almost like a mini-case in itself.

To answer your question more directly, you can still create powerful implications that are relevant for the case prompt once you have calculated your revenue number.

A potential discussion that is relevant to the case prompt could be something along the lines like this:

• New dishes would generate USD x more revenue, which would obviously benefit our client
• However, keeping our core goal in mind here, the more dishes we offer, the higher the complexity for the kitchen, which could lead to new issues, and the higher the need for additional produce, which might not be fresh anymore
• My hypothesis is that this could negatively impact the quality of the food and the service and decrease the dining experience for our client's guests
• As concrete next steps I would like to look into 2 things, 1. Understand how many more dishes we could offer without compromising on the quality and 2. Find other ways to increase revenue with our existing menu

Hope this is helpful! :-)

Cheers,

Florian

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