Posts under Category: finance & economics

Belgium Considers Privatizing National Lottery to Cut Debt

Case Type: industry analysis; organizational behavior; economics.
Consulting Firm: Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: government & public sector; entertainment.

Case Interview Question #00248: Suppose you are a senior executive at Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH). The other day you met the Belgian Minister of State Owned Enterprises and he asked you whether it would be a good… Read the rest

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General Dynamics Concerned About Falling Stock Price

Case Type: finance & economics; reduce costs.
Consulting Firm: KPMG Consulting first round internship interview.
Industry Coverage: aerospace & defense.

Case Interview Question #00242: The client General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a major American military aircraft manufacturer and defense contractor. The company’s former Fort Worth Division manufactured the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the most-produced Western jet fighter. Recently General Dynamics is worried that… Read the rest

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What Factors Determine World Price of Crude Oil?

Case Type: finance & economics.
Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Oil, Gas, Petroleum Industry.

Case Interview Question #00167: What factors determine the world price of crude oil?

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Consider the influence of the capital markets and how future spot oil prices and speculation in the market impact international oil prices. Prices in general economic terms are a… Read the rest

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How Many Stories to Build Manhattan Apartments?

Case Type: new business; finance & economics.
Consulting Firm: PA Consulting Group second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Property & Real Estate.

Case Interview Question #00158: Your rich uncle, Chairman of the real estate development company LeFrak Organization, passed away in 2003 and left you a piece of prime real estate in lower Manhattan in New York City. If you were building apartments… Read the rest

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Goldman Sachs Capital to Invest in Royal Caribbean

Case Type: private equity, investment; finance & economics; mergers & acquisitions; math problem.
Consulting Firm: Capital One first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Financial Services; Tourism, Hospitality & Lodging; Transpoortation.

Case Interview Question #00142: Your consulting team has been retained by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS). Based in New York City, New… Read the rest

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