while you may find that doing a straightforward math problem in the context of an interview is a bit tougher, you can see that it is just a matter of breaking the problem down. we are looking for both your ability to set the analysis up properly and then to do the math in real time.

　　question

　　q: in order to decide whether to reduce costs at the least efficient schools (i.e., those with an average cost per hire of $2,000), what else would you want to know?

　　a: some of the possible answers are given below.

　　basic questions:

　　· what are the components of costs at these schools (why is it so expensive to recruit there)?

　　· what opportunities exist to reduce costs?

　　· how much cost savings would result from implementing each of the opportunities?

　　· what consequences would implementing each of these opportunities have on recruiting at the least efficient schools?

　　questions demonstrating further insight: