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CS4 XCV Technology
Summarize the case and verif y the o bective.Repeat j
the question to make sure everyone is on the
same page and then verify the objective. In this case the objective is to find those four things. There are
no other objectives in this case, but be sure to ask because you never know.
A sk industry puestions.Is there anything like this out there? If not, what are the substitutions? What are
the fixed and variable costs? Does XCV have a patent? Are other companies close to developing a
similar product?
qay out y our structure.The interviewer has given you a list of things to determine. This is a perfect
opportunity to use a Final Slide. Remember, you don’t have to answer questions in the order in which
they were given. Because this is a new product, you’ll want to determine the price before estimating the
market size. Draw the chart below. This can be used as your structure, a scorecard for the interviewer (it
will be easy for the interviewers to follow as you fill in the chart after you figure each one out), as well as
your summary.
Price
Market size
Breakeven
Est. profits