A Day’s Profit at a Delhi Tea Stall
guesstimates
India-specific
Set in Delhi, India; the figures and context are India’s.What this case is about
A typical tea stall in Delhi wants to understand how much profit it makes in a day. Estimate its daily sales and costs, then tell me its approximate daily profit. Please explain your assumptions as you go.
Objective
Estimate daily tea sales and operating costs, then calculate and communicate a reasonable daily profit with the key assumptions made explicit.
Skills this case tests
Structuring the problem
Working the numbers
Judgement and recommendation
This is an interview practice scenario. Figures in the brief are case inputs, not current market research.