Oliver Wyman case: Full Electrons Ahead Questions & Answers

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Hi Yiqing, In a candidate-led case, the interviewee needs to solve the case themselves. They have to create a strong framework and demonstrate strong case leadership to drive the case forward effectively and reach the a ... (read entire answer)

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Keep stable profit margin

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Victoria, happy to help but I struggle to understand the question for now. Can you provide more details as to what you don't understand? Also, adding here a resource for common terms that show up in case interviews. Mi ... (read entire answer)

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Difference between effective vs base price

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Hi there, If you ever saw an ad for a car, the price that they show you there is the base price. Go talk to the dealer and all of a sudden you have other costs to worry about. What you'll end up paying is the effectiv ... (read entire answer)

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II. Analysis - 2. What could be possible reasons? - b) Idea 2: Cooperation with energy provider

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You are correct in your statement. I should highlight, however, that the answer provided in the case is not necessarily correct. There are a lot of things that are being erroneously disregarded: Not considering time-val ... (read entire answer)

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II. Analysis - 2. What could be possible reasons? - a) Idea 1: Battery warranty

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Hi there, the company wants to cover the cost of such warranty. To do so, they calculate the Expected Cost, which is a function of the cost per such incident (= $5,000 replacement cost); AND the probability of such ev ... (read entire answer)

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Does the case proceed analytically?

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Ah ha! You have uncovered an under-spoken truth when it comes to casing: Most cases don't make perfect sense! Yes, this is true! This even applies to some cases I have written. Why? Well, a few reasons: We have 20-25 mi ... (read entire answer)

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Loads of information

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Hi Markus, I would be happy to share my thoughts on it: First of all, in my opinion, not all of the "additional information" listed in the case study needs to be inquired about from the candidate. Therefore, I would hig ... (read entire answer)

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Charging cycle - economics of EV

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In classic interview form, I don't think that information is relevant when calculating the total revenue of EVs in this case. To use it, you would also need the time it takes to charge an EV. Cases sometimes throw in ir ... (read entire answer)

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Nice case with a couple of missed analysis

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Hi Arun, I agree! In general, most cases can have additional “brownie points”. It is, however, impossible to predict/write down them all so it is the interviewer's job to notice creativity and next-level thinking. There ... (read entire answer)

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Revenue

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Hi Tanvi, This one is a bit tricky! The installation cost per station is 40% of 750€ which equals 300. The following sentence in the case is your clue: "Total cost including installation of the station is € 750, of whic ... (read entire answer)

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Young ppl in large city interested in 150km? Why?? :(

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Hi there, Diagram 2 = city vs. rural Diagram 3 = young They are putting insights from the 2 together. From diagram 2 you can see that WTP increases linearly for people in large cities (though the largest increase happen ... (read entire answer)

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Question about the percentage of customers

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Hi there, I can help you on this. For each car sold you lose EUR -1,000, given the decrease in price (no matter if sold with warranty or not) For each car with warranty you will have a profit of EUR 1,250 (pri ... (read entire answer)

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80% of customers have to buy the warranty ? how to calculate this number?

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Why is the revenue generated at 300 euros for the partnership section?

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Hi Ukasha, Lucky for you this question has already been asked and answered! Here: https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/idea-2-cooperation-with-energy-provider-npv-calculation-5422 As Antonello notes: "T ... (read entire answer)

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How did you caluculate the % of clients that must buy the warranty with the new price to maintain profits constant? Thx

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Ciao Chiara, I'll try to make this point of the business case clear for you. Let's consider the following data for Model 300: Original price: 51,000€ New price: 50,000€ Price decline: 50,000€-51,000€ = 1,000€ ... (read entire answer)

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What would be the ideal approach and structure for the interviewee?

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Hi there, Please never have a bucket that is "Understanding the problem"...this is implied i.e. the entire point of a framework! Please also don't have a "Recommendations" bucket. Exact same reason...it's implied th ... (read entire answer)

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warranty calculation

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Year 1 (7%) + Year 2 (5%) + Year 3 (4%) + Year 4 (2%) + Year 5 (4%) = 22%

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Percentage of customers needed to buy the warranty in order to keep WyCar’s profit margin from model “300” stable

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Hi there, Fair question! So, because we are losing revenue from price reduction, we need to make up for this by gaining revenue from warranty sales. This is a classic breakeven! So, first, create the full formul ... (read entire answer)

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How do you calculate the percentage of Customers to keep profit margin stable?

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Hi Franziska, This is a classic breakeven! So, first, create the full formula, and then pulg-in what's missing. Profit from warranty* % quantity sold = Profit loss from car (Revenue from warranty - expected co ... (read entire answer)

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how to understand the last calculation

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Hello, I will try to make it clearer for you: Decrease in profit due to change of price = Old price - New price = 51.000 - 50.000 = 1.000 Profit for each warranty sold = Revenues - cost of replacement = 2.350 - ... (read entire answer)

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Keep stable profit margin

Difference between effective vs base price

II. Analysis - 2. What could be possible reasons? - b) Idea 2: Cooperation with energy provider

II. Analysis - 2. What could be possible reasons? - a) Idea 1: Battery warranty

Does the case proceed analytically?

Loads of information

Charging cycle - economics of EV

Nice case with a couple of missed analysis

Revenue

Young ppl in large city interested in 150km? Why?? :(

Question about the percentage of customers

80% of customers have to buy the warranty ? how to calculate this number?

Why is the revenue generated at 300 euros for the partnership section?

How did you caluculate the % of clients that must buy the warranty with the new price to maintain profits constant? Thx

What would be the ideal approach and structure for the interviewee?

warranty calculation

Percentage of customers needed to buy the warranty in order to keep WyCar’s profit margin from model “300” stable

How do you calculate the percentage of Customers to keep profit margin stable?

how to understand the last calculation