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Calculate gross margin using revenue breakdown

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Most recent answer on Nov 13, 2023

Clara

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Clara

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Hello! Precisely for the high amount of questions (1) asked by my coachees and students and (2) present in this Q&A, I created the “Math & Formulas - Economic and Financial concepts for MBB interviews”, recently ... (read entire answer)

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What are the most important factors that complete the project effectively?

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Benjamin

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Hi, Interesting but broad question and I don't think it can be adequately answered in a short Q&A. That being said, I'll share 3 critical success factors, based on my time in consulting Having a clear end in mind Th ... (read entire answer)

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McKinsey Case Workshop event

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gave the best answer on Jan 26, 2023

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Hi Kevin, First of all, congratulations on the invitation by McKinsey! I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it: A McKinsey case workshop ... (read entire answer)

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Mckinsey - DS interview of ACRE team - case example (PHD-level candidate)

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Clara

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Clara

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Hello! That sounds fascinating and so so niche! I would do two things: 1. Prep the usual cases, since there will be a bit of this at some point in the interview for sure 1. Profitability cases- basic profitability fram ... (read entire answer)

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Bain Simulation Test

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Hint: just take the value for price in each row and multiply it by the difference in % of the two mixes. Then sum all the results.

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PrepLounge Meetings

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Paul

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There are guidelines on how to manage session in the website and also “pre-prepared” cases for you to practice - so please take a look at the website section that are pretty informative Will add my two cents here - Gen ... (read entire answer)

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Issue tree

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Hi there, A driver tree is literally a different thing to buckets and a framework! A framework is 3 buckets which a bunch of things to look at. A driver tree is essentially all the pathways a case could take… For examp ... (read entire answer)

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Conflicting advice - McK prep

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Hey there, This is a common misconception that stems from people who are coaching for BCG or BCG (with a proper background) that assume it must be the same for McKinsey as well, when, in fact, it is not. And it has been ... (read entire answer)

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Increase Amazon prime subscription - Seniors 60 plus

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Oct 11, 2021

Hi John, Thanks for your question. There are probably several ways to address the problem, but here is a suggestion on how to tackle it. The question we are trying to solve is how do we increase the volume of subscriber ... (read entire answer)

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Second order insights

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Agrim

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Agrim

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gave the best answer on Oct 05, 2021

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You might want to share a couple of example images/screenshots of exhibits. Although typically, in a generic sense - this is how it works. These are very generic sentences because there is not much to work with in your ... (read entire answer)

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insurance & utilities cases

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Here are a few! Thompson Healthcare - Kellogg Mextell - Haas Healthcoaches - Kellogg Sunshine Power - Stern Apple - HBS Vitality Insurance - Kellogg GoNet - Kellogg

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Bain Company - Business Case Sample

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Mar 14, 2019

Hi! The market size of a player in this graph is equal to the area of all its squares. Just by eyeballing it you should be able to say that RetailCo is the market leader and Player A is the number 2. Now you know whic ... (read entire answer)

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Bain interviewer training

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Sophia

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Sophia

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gave the best answer on Aug 20, 2021

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Hello, Yep, the interviewer training is the same for all interviewers. Regarding why they have junior consultants interviewing - junior consultants typically interview at earlier rounds, and they are able to evaluate ca ... (read entire answer)

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Value chains

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Hi there, I think it is easier to answer starting from the definition of a value chain ;) A common definition of a value chain is a “full chain of a business's activities in the creation of a product or service”. Given ... (read entire answer)

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Consumer goods industry

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Retail is the industry of the shops and stores that sell consumer goods. These retail stores generally do not manufacture the consumer goods that they sell. Consumer goods are goods that consumers consume. Beauty produc ... (read entire answer)

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Number of customers

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Hi there, I think we're missing the info here. I need to understand how much these customers pay. Otherwise, I can't measure the 2% and it's impact to profit. Essentially, this is a breakeven. You need to multiply the 2 ... (read entire answer)

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COGS levers

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Hi there, COGS is really any costs directly associated with making a product and getting it to the customer. Raw materials Parts Attributable labor costs (i.e. not back-office) Overhead costs, like utilities for the man ... (read entire answer)

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Casecoach material

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Anonymous A asked on Aug 14, 2021

I’m wondering whether I should get a casecoach subscription. Can someone confirm if the cases in their library are categorized by industry(like Private equity, social impact etc.) or difficulty?

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Decrease costs framework

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Adi

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Adi

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Hey, I completely see where you are coming from. Cost Reduction is such a broad area and in the real world it generally is a big focus at the moment. Cost reduction can span the entire organisation or in a particular ar ... (read entire answer)

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Where can I find Bain business case samples?

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Hi Floyd, Here's a fuller list of Q&As posted already! https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/bain-company-business-case-sample-3617 https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/bain-question-bus ... (read entire answer)

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