By the Book

guesstimates

India-specific
Set in Jharkhand, India; the figures and context are India’s.

What this case is about

Your client is the Ministry of Education, Government of India. It wants to estimate the annual budget for textbooks for students in Jharkhand. How much should it budget?

Objective

Estimate the number of government school students in scope and use textbook volume and printing cost assumptions to calculate the annual printing budget.

Skills this case tests

Structuring the problem
Working the numbers
Communicating clearly