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BearingPoint Case: Digital Business Model of a Parking App
Most recent answer on Apr 26, 2022
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Hi Aidana, The case has 3.1 stars out of a possible 5, so I'd say you're certainly not the only one :) I personally don't think it's a great case either. 1) You have to be careful just jumping into market sizing in a ca ... (read entire answer)
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Discount rate & NPV formulas

BearingPoint Case: Digital Business Model of a Parking App
Most recent answer on Oct 16, 2020
Anonymous gave the best answer on Oct 16, 2020
In nutshell: Would you prefer to receive 1000 USD now or in one year? I guess now. So basically the 1000 USD in one year have a "smaller" value than 1000 USD now. Let's build on that. If I give you 1000 USD now ... (read entire answer)
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Is the Net working capital correct?

BearingPoint Case: Digital Business Model of a Parking App
Most recent answer on Aug 06, 2020
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Hi, A great lesson in listening/reading carefully! The prompt says "the client is interested in how much money he has left at the end of the year for investments" So, you should be doing your calculations for 2019 ... (read entire answer)
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How table 4 is calculated?

BearingPoint Case: Digital Business Model of a Parking App
Most recent answer on Nov 26, 2019
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Hi Saikrishna, I believe that the first column figure (2019B) is a present figure readily available from the client in the case practice. As such, the figure can supposedly be requested. The sales volume figures at th ... (read entire answer)
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