sports leisure & recreation Case Interview Questions & Answers

How Many Basketballs are Purchased by NBA Each Year?

Case Type: estimate, guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Accenture first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: sports, leisure, recreation.

Case Interview Question #00574: The NBA (National Basketball Association) is the preeminent men’s professional basketball league in North America. With thirty franchised member clubs (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada), the NBA is widely considered to be the premier men’s professional basketball league in the… Read the rest

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Rio to Bid to Host the 2016 Summer Olympics

Case Type: new business.
Consulting Firm: Booz & Company first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: sports, leisure & recreation.

Case Interview Question #00567: Rio de Janeiro, commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million… Read the rest

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New Balance to Pump up Brand Image Among Young People

Case Type: improve profitability.
Consulting Firm: Deloitte Consulting first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: apparel. clothing & textiles; sports.

Case Interview Question #00526: New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (NBAS), best known as simply New Balance, is a privately held American footwear manufacturer based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in the early 1906, the company has grown to be one of the largest makers of… Read the rest

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How Many Ping-pong Balls Can Fit into a Boeing 747?

Case Type: estimate or guesstimate.
Consulting Firm: Monitor Group first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: sports, leisure & recreation; transportation.

Case Interview Question #00507: How many ping-pong balls can fit into a Boeing 747 passenger airplane?

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The best approach for an estimation or guesstimate case question is to think of a funnel. You begin by thinking broadly, then slowly drill… Read the rest

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Home Depot to Sponsor a New NASCAR Racing Team

Case Type: new business.
Consulting Firm: Accenture second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: sports, leisure, recreation; automotive, motor vehicles.

Case Interview Question #00482: Your client Yates Racing is an American stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) until the 2009 season when it merged with Richard Petty Motorsports. The Yates family owned the team… Read the rest

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