Deck 1: Consulting Case Interview

Question 1

What does paralingual refer to?

A)Tone and pitch of your voice
B)Body language
C)Feedback
D)Eye contact
E)Written language

Answer 1

Tone and pitch of your voice

Question 2

The following graphic could represent which of the choices below in a well-run project:

A)Project likelihood of completion over time
B)Need for leadership over time
C)Stakeholder influence over time
D)Cost of changes over time
E)All of the above

Answer 2

Stakeholder influence over time

Question 3

What is the average per capita income in the United States (as of 2008)?

A)$35,000
B)$41,000
C)$47,000
D)$52,000
E)$55,000

Answer 3

$47,000

Question 4

From 1946 to 2008, what is the range of inflation adjusted average annual oil prices?

A)$32.48 to $160.03
B)$8.05 to $122.50
C)$12.95 to $140.05
D)$15.77 to $91.35
E)$41.09 to $63.50

Question 5

What can be used as a combined state and federal tax rate for corporations in the United States?

A)20.3%
B)25.3%
C)32.3%
D)35.3%
E)39.3%

Question 6

Every five minutes a baby is born in the Nigindia. How many babies are born in a year?

A)150,120
B)105,120
C)100,510
D)300,450
E)103,555

Question 7

The population of the town of Homeville increased by approximately 0.5% last year. If the population at the beginning of the year was 2,460, what was the approximate population by the end of the year?

A)2,472
B)2,960
C)2,465
D)2,465.
E)2,510

Question 8

Sawyer's Pet Store has averaged a net profit of $2,500 for the past 11 weeks. What is the total net profit over this length of time?

A)$26,000
B)$27,500
C)$27,900
D)$28,000
E)$29,300

Question 9

In July 2009, unemployment in Michigan reached 15%. The number of workers was 4,900,000. Approximately how many were unemployed?

A)735,000
B)745,000
C)710,000
D)718,000
E)751,000

Question 10

The wholesale price of a fountain pen is $2.80. What will the new price be if a 5% increase is instituted?

A)$2.84
B)$2.90
C)$2.94
D)$2.96
E)$2.97

Question 11

Other than Price and Product, what are the other 4Ps of marketing? Select two:

A)Payers
B)Promotion
C)People
D)Place
E)Providers

Question 12

Which of the following goods has positive network externalities? Select all that apply:

A)Luxury goods
B)Fax machines
C)Video formats (DVD, VHS, Blu-Ray)
D)Social networking sites
E)Stock exchanges

Question 13

Which of the following choices is a strategic planning framework?

A)SWOT
B)Marginal analysis
C)PERT
D)Synergies
E)Leadership Vision