Summer Preparatory Session PGP 2013-15 Case Based Interviews SAMPLE QUESTIONS • Our client is a large auto manufacturer who is thinking about making a device that will increase the fuel efficiency of the car by 20%. What is the market for the product? What should it be priced at? • Our client is the PVR. They want a growth strategy for the next five years? What are your recommendations? • Our client is Kingfisher. Their main product is Kingfisher beer. They want to know if they can switch
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Keeping Luxury Inaccessible Keeping Luxury Inaccessible By David Ward (PhD), Claudia Chiari (MBA) All correspondence to Prof. David Ward, Via Fornari 46, 20146 Milan, Italy email: daward@tin.it Co-author: Claudia Chiari, Via Vittorio Alfieri 27, 52100, Arezzo, Italy Abstract This paper sets out to explain and decipher luxury and especially inaccessible luxury with the intent to provide enterprises three new analytical tools to ensure they stay ‘in front of the pack’. The paper starts by assessing
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1 Executive summary Coach, Inc. is an upscale American leather goods company known for women’s and men’s handbags, as well as items such as luggage, briefcases, wallets and other accessories (belts, shoes, scarves, umbrella…). The firm was founded in 1941, in a loft in New York as a partnership called the Gail Manufacturing Company. As of July 2, 2011, the company operates in over 20 countries with more than 1,100 retail stores and around 15,000 employees worldwide. Today, Coach Inc. has
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CHAPTER 1 The Problem and Its Background Introduction Tobacco smoking or cigarette smoking is the practice of burning cigarette, taking the smoke into the mouth and then releasing it. This practice dates back as early as 5,000 – 3,000 B.C. but was introduced to Eurasia in the late 17th century where it has also been a commonly traded product. The practice received speculations and a lot of criticisms since it was first introduced but it somehow made its way inside the society and became widespread
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Assignment 3 LONG TERM INVESTMENT DECISION The grocery food market is filled with various options for microwavable food depending on the preferences of the consumers. Instead of the traditional use of the oven many families now use the microwave because of their busy lifestyles. The variety of healthy low calorie -microwave food has made shopping much easier for today’s busy consumer. Low calorie labels are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and require food “labels claiming low-calories
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Business Proposal Paper Mark Bolding Economics/561 October 26, 2015 Seyed Baladi Introduction After twenty years in the casino gaming industry and after recently acquiring his MBA, casino player development executive Frank Hines has decided to take his expertise into the open market by starting a casino player development consulting firm specializing in the regional Native American casinos located in Oklahoma. Hines hopes to leverage his two decades worth of experience, his
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Tuquituqui Bar & Lounge Business Proposal - Economic Analysis ECO/561 Instructor Alan Lane Murcia Student Diana Montenegro March 15, 2014 Abstract Tuquituqui is an upscale venue/bar where indie music lovers and art enthusiast can gather and enjoy the Chelsea area in New York. Offering a variety of top industry live acts and guest DJs, this venue will bring an urban chic ambiance in a casual setting where all can feel its artistic influence. At 4500 sq ft in size, Tuquituqui offers a full
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------------------------------------------------- UGBA 115: Competitive Strategy Trader Joe’s Midterm Case Analysis ------------------------------------------------- Jean Carlo Hoyos The Industry The grocery industry in the United States is currently an attractive industry (a.k.a. profitable). This attractiveness derives from the relative low threat of new entrants, low supplier and buyer powers, and low threat of substitutes. The main factors driving these results are the low
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Ch 11 #1, 2, 4, 6, 7(DW), 12(DW), 18, 21, 22, TW11 Question 1. Based on the best available econometric estimates, the market elasticity of demand for your firm’s product is -1.50. The marginal cost of producing the product is constant at $75, while average total cost at current production levels is $200. Determine your optimal per unit price if: a. You are a monopolist. b. You compete against one other firm in a Cournot oligopoly. c. You compete against 19 other firms in a Cournot oligopoly
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new tax being proposed in some states, ironically not California, to tax plastic surgery and related procedures. Through out the course of this document, we will discuss the effects of the tax. Including the relationship between the industry and demand and price, and who will actually pay the tax in the end. The view of this paper is through the eyes of a brand new economist (my self); which is to say that is lacking any profound breakthroughs in economics. It is, however, the issue as I see it
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