WWW.MCONSULTINGPREP.COMMcKinseyProblemSolvingTestPracticepackage–FormulaeFormorefreeanddetailedmaterialsontheMcKinseyProblemSolvingTest,visitwww.MConsultingPrep.com©2013MConsultingPrep,Inc.FormulaePLEASEGOONTOTHENEXTPAGE1McKinseyPST–Practicepackagebyquestiontype–FormulaePracticePackageOverviewandInstructionsThispracticepackagehasbeendevelopedtoprovideasampleoftheactualMcKinseyProblemSolvingTestusedforselectionpurposes.Thispackageassessesyourabilitytosolvebusinessproblemsusingdeductive,inductive,andquantitativereasoning.Thispracticepackagecontainsatotalof10questionsdividedinto2hurdles.Eachhurdleshouldbedoneinnomorethan10minutes.Allquestionsinthispackageareformulaequestions.Thisquestiontyperepresentsabout5%ofallquestionsontheMcKinseyProblemSolvingTest.YouwillbepresentedwithscenariosbasedontypicalbusinesssituationsMcKinseyfaces.Informationrelatedtoeachscenariowillbeshownintests,tables,orexhibits.Thequestionsaskyoutofindthemostappropriateanswertotheproblemasdescribedusingonlytheinformationpresented.Youshouldselectoneandonlyoneanswertoeveryquestion.Whilecompletingthispracticepackage,donotuseanyelectronicdevices(e.g.,calculator,computer)whenperformingcalculationstoanswerthequestions.Electronicdeviceswillnotbepermittedduringtheactualtestadministration.Alsoduringtheactualtestadministration,youmayusealltheblankspaceinthetestbookletasscratchpapertoassistyouinperforminganycalculationsandtorecordanynotes.Nootherscratchpaperwillbeallowed.Bookletswillbedestroyedafteryoucompletethetestandwillnotbeusedinanywaytodetermineyourtestscores.Yourfinaltestscorewillbebasedonthenumberofquestionsyouanswercorrectly.Afteryouhavecompletedthetest,scoreyouranswersusingtheanswerkeylocatedattheendofthisbooklet.Addthenumberofcorrectanswerstodetermineyourfinaltotalscore.ThecutoffscoreontheMcKinseyProblemSolvingTestisnotofficiallyrevealed.Howevera70%scoreshouldbetargeted.FormulaePLEASEGOONTOTHENEXTPAGE2Hurdle1Question1:TexasStarisanonlineretailerwiththestrongestdistributionnetworkinTexas,theUnit...