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Annual maintenance costs in 4.4

Hello,

maybe I'm missing sth. but shouldn't it be 5.692.500€ maintenance costs per year as before calculated and not 56.925.000€? This would totally change the solution here, right?

Thanks and all the best

Hannes

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Hagen
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on Feb 14, 2025
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Hi Hannes,

I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question:

  • You seem to be right about the mistake that has been made, and I also noticed that Benjamin from PrepLounge has already fixed it.

You can find more on this topic here: How to succeed in the final interview round.

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Hagen

on Feb 13, 2025
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Hi Hannes,

Thanks for your note! Indeed, we made a mistake when inserting the case study, as the calculation was not supposed to be included anymore. We have corrected it immediately.

Best regards,
Benjamin

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Hi Hannes,

Q: Shouldn't it be 5.692.500€ maintenance costs per year

Indeed this seems a typo, the maintenance cost should be €5.692.500 as reported before (56.925*100). This indeed has an impact on the number of years needed to reach breakeven, considering the initial set-up cost.

Best,
Francesco

Maria
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on Feb 10, 2025
Ex-McKinsey Engagement Manager in NYC | Part of the McKinsey Private Equity Practice

Hi Hannes,

You are right, the maintenance number needs to be corrected to EUR ~5.7M. In this case, the project seems financially viable so it would change the way you respond to the question (e.g., you could calculate the payback period and decide whether they would get their investment back quickly enough; also, you could think of what other costs need to be considered besides maintenance, if any).

Best,

Maria

Thabang
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on Feb 16, 2025
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Hey there, 

Good spot. Indeed this looked to be produced in error. 

Fortunately as a result, it has been fixed! 

Well done and thanks for raising this

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