Accenture Case Study Prompt
How would you estimate the size of the annual U.S. chewing gum market?
Case Study Overview
In this Accenture Market Sizing case, you’re being asked to size the market for chewing gum in the United States.
There are 2 ways to structure Market Sizing cases: a top-down or bottom-up approach. Learn more about how to break down Market Sizing questions.
How will you structure your approach to the question? The top-down method is generally the more user-friendly approach.
Follow these steps for solving Market Sizing questions:
- Structure your approach (5+ steps is ideal)
- Make assumptions
- Do the calculations
- Get to an insight
The case should take around 10 minutes in total.
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Accenture looks for candidates who have a structured, logical problem-solving process.
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In this case, focus on 2 things:
- Timing (it should take between 8-12 minutes to complete the case)
- 1 key takeaway/area of growth
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