A City’s Microwave Footprint
guesstimates
India-specific
Set in India; the figures and context are India’s.What this case is about
A city planning office in a tier-three Indian city is preparing an appliance-use baseline. It wants an order-of-magnitude estimate of the number of microwave ovens currently in use across households and commercial or institutional settings.
Objective
Estimate the total number of microwaves by sizing household ownership and adding commercial and institutional use, then give a sensible range and point estimate.
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.