new business Case Interview Questions & Answers

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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Chase Bank to Open New Branch in New York City

Case Type: new business; market entry/new market.
Consulting Firm: Towers Watson first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Banking.

Case Interview Question #00155: Your client CHASE is the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The bank was known as Chase Manhattan Bank until it merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. in year 2000. With more than 5,100… Read the rest

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Israeli Travel Agent Eyes on US-Tel Aviv Route

Case Type: new business.
Consulting Firm: Compass Lexecon second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Tourism, Hospitality & Lodging; Airlines; Small Business & Startups.

Case Interview Question #00145: Your client is an Israeli travel agent who has been very successful in recent years. His primary source of revenue is customers who fly to and from the U.S. He manages to fill up over… Read the rest

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How Would You Start a New Business at Kellogg?

Case Type: new business; pricing & valuation.
Consulting Firm: Pearl Meyer & Partners first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Education & Training Services.

Case Interview Question #00138: Think of a business that you could start at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management (i.e., catering to students and faculty at Kellogg). Walk me through the analysis of starting that new business and provide… Read the rest

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American Airlines Consider New Japan-US Routes

Case Type: new business.
Consulting Firm: Cornerstone Research 1st round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Airlines.

Case Interview Questions #00121: Your client American Airlines (AA) is the world’s second largest airline in terms of passenger miles transported, passenger fleet size, and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, adjacent to its largest hub… Read the rest

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