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Calculate gross margin using revenue breakdown

business case case question
Most recent answer on Nov 13, 2023
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Clara
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Clara
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gave the best answer on Nov 13, 2023
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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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OC&C Questions for 2024 Associate Consultant

Applied case question OC&C Online Tests UK
Most recent answer on Oct 11, 2023
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Cristian
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Cristian
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Hi there! I've recently helped a few candidates with these sorts of written answers. It seems like more and more firms are trialling this format as part of their screening process.  Basically, try to keep your opinions ... (read entire answer)
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application question

Application case question
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Ian
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Hi there, In every point that you make about the imapct you would bring, you need to provide evidence! As in, always make sure to tie in why they should believe you'll bring that impact. List out skills/knowledge, roles ... (read entire answer)
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Professional achievement

Application case question
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Francesco
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Hi there, Q: I am a current PhD student and my example is from an extracurricular activity I have done as a student representative. Would this be fine to use as a professional example? It depends on what exactly they me ... (read entire answer)
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How many people can visit the best 1,000 tourist spots in their lifetime?

case question Guessestimation unusual case
Most recent answer on Feb 14, 2023
The best answer (on Feb 04, 2023) is from:
Benjamin
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Benjamin
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gave the best answer on Feb 04, 2023
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Hello, A very interesting estimation question indeed.  Couple of thoughts from an interviewer's POV You are right in that there are many variables and potential nuances in trying to size a question like this As an inter ... (read entire answer)
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What is your Answer?

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Most recent answer on Feb 08, 2023
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Cristian
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Cristian
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gave the best answer on Feb 08, 2023
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Hi there,  I'd suggest you provide the full prompt as well as your own suggested answer. You're likely to get more out it this way. Best, Cristian
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Market sizing questions

case question Interviewer Market sizing
Most recent answer on Dec 22, 2022
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Pedro
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30% off in March 2024 | Bain | EY-Parthenon | Roland Berger | Market Sizing | DARDEN MBA
When you finish your market sizing you should: 1. Check if the result makes sense. More important than not making calculation mistakes is the ability to sense if a number “feels” right or wrong. It can “feel” wrong eith ... (read entire answer)
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Case/Framework Feedback

case question Feedback
Question edited on Oct 28, 2022
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Pedro
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30% off in March 2024 | Bain | EY-Parthenon | Roland Berger | Market Sizing | DARDEN MBA
Pedro
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gave the best answer on Oct 28, 2022
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I want to highlight something to Maikol's answer (and I agree… that sounds too much like case in point). If you notice carefully, you will see that you could state it as (I'm adjusting a bit for my personal taste): a% c ... (read entire answer)
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Maxicure (Darden 2018)

advanced case question
Most recent answer on Sep 28, 2022
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Pedro
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30% off in March 2024 | Bain | EY-Parthenon | Roland Berger | Market Sizing | DARDEN MBA
Pedro
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gave the best answer on Sep 28, 2022
30% off in March 2024 | Bain | EY-Parthenon | Roland Berger | Market Sizing | DARDEN MBA
Yes, the formula doesn't work if volumes are below 20M however you have to notice that……in the in-house option, the initial investment is $50M, meaning that you need to sell 20M bottles with $2.5 margin to make any mone ... (read entire answer)
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Question regarding quant part of a case

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Most recent answer on Jul 14, 2022
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Moritz
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Hi there, Since the margin is exactly 50% of the cost, it seems as though cost based pricing was applied. That's when all cost is added up together with the desired margin (in this case 50%) and pricing is then done in ... (read entire answer)
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<question> If profit is decreasing at a faster rate than sales,

Case Interview case question casing consulting MBB
Most recent answer on Aug 27, 2020
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If profit is decreasing faster than sales, it means that as the sales declines, profits decline at a greater rate. What this means is that your revenues are declining but your costs are not declining in line with the re ... (read entire answer)
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Chart and Graph Reading

Case Case Interview case question Charts Charts reading exhibits Graph MBB McKinsey Table
Most recent answer on Aug 14, 2020
Anonymous gave the best answer on Jul 19, 2016
A little late for this question, but thought I give it a shot, since I use charts in my cases often. What's the biggest mistake I see? Looking for patterns in values. To give an example: Let's say, I show a simple bar ... (read entire answer)
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How many clarifying questions are appropriate and when should they be asked?

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Most recent answer on Aug 06, 2020
The best answer (on Aug 09, 2020) is from:
Sidi
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gave the best answer on Aug 09, 2020
McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Hi Anonymous! You touch on an important point here. Many candidates don't understand what distinguishes the clarifying questions at the start from later analysis-related questions (asking for market data. financials, ... (read entire answer)
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Case Challenge: Pharmaceutical Company, R&D Pipeline Value, Successful Rate

break-even analysis case question McKinsey pharma and health care cases
Most recent answer on Jun 17, 2020
The best answer (on Jun 17, 2020) is from:
Luca
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Luca
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Hello Jing, This is a nice example of how you can use the "Expected value" theory. Let me try to clarify the solution: The value of a successfull candidate drug is 1.2 B$ What is the expected value of a drug s ... (read entire answer)
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I have a case study interview with Baringa Partners. Grateful for tips on best materials to support my prep.

Baringa Partners Case Interview case question experience Final Round
Most recent answer on Apr 30, 2020
The best answer (on Dec 02, 2020) is from:
Clara
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Clara
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gave the best answer on Dec 02, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello there! Although I don´t have experience with this particular one, you don´t need it in order to see what you will be asked and how to prep: 20 minutes CV interview > this is purely FIT 20 minutes compe ... (read entire answer)
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. A Los Angeles-based, medium-sized project management consulting firm was awarded a large project by a private client t

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dawit asked on Feb 14, 2020
Case Analysis Instruction: Analyze the following case and answer the questions that follow it. A Los Angeles-based, medium-sized project management consulting firm was awarded a large project by a private client th ... (read entire question)
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What key areas/factors to look at if Average Spend per Customer went down (Profitability Case)?

case question Structure
Question edited on Jan 28, 2020
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Daniel
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Hi! Here is an example: Internal Quality of product: Did smth change in manufacturing process, which made the product worse? Did raw materials change? Did we change the supplier? Did we have a personnel chan ... (read entire answer)
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Can't we directly divide the total store sales with average expense per person to determine the number of customers ?

Case Calculations case question Mergers&Acquisitions SuperBurger
Most recent answer on Dec 23, 2019
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Luca
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Luca
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Hello Ravi, You are right, you can obtain the same result using your way. You will find a different number just because in the case resolution the intermediate results are rounded. Hope it helps, Luca
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Guestimate: How would you estimate the number of commercial properties in a given city?

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Recent activity on Apr 26, 2019
Anonymous gave the best answer on Apr 26, 2019
I would use the population although it will be very sensitive to many assumptions. It looks very difficult to make meaningful assumptions in terms of land size. Cheers Serhat
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How to calculate volume after merge from a Price Index - Volume Share chart

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Recent activity on Mar 25, 2019
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Artyom gave the best answer on Mar 25, 2019
1. We can calculate Revenue per kg for F$P blue and green ( they are 100% price index with avg. market price 2.49, wich means 2.49 per kg. ). (won't consider red for simplicity ) 2. We can calulate their total volume, d ... (read entire answer)
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