Preliminary Round 1: Down to EBITDA

• Developed by Andrew Grigolyunovich, Financial Modeling World Cup

Case Synopsis 

Sweets, Candies and More, Inc. (SCM) is a fast-growing manufacturer of sweets and candies in the fictional country of Neverlandia. You have recently joined the company’s finance department and were assigned to a team that works on a 10-year financial forecast for capital raising. You were given a task to summarize SCM’s revenues and expenses down to EBITDA for 2022 and to forecast them for the next 10 years. Then your colleagues will add the remaining parts to the financial model.

In this preliminary round, teams were given 55 minutes in a classroom environment to make as much progress as possible on the case.

Preliminary Round 2: It's Harvest Time

• Developed by Andrew Grigolyunovich, Financial Modeling World Cup

Case Synopsis 

AgroWizards Inc. is a fictional company in a fictional universe. They operate a magic field that is able to produce fruits and vegetables – tomatoes, grapes, apples, etc. (we will call them “units” throughout the case). The field size is 100x100 cells in Excel. The map of the field is provided in the financial model. Your goal is to make calculations based on the location of the units on the field and to answer the questions for the case.

In this preliminary round, teams were given 55 minutes in a classroom environment to make as much progress as possible on the case.

Final Round: Cornhole

• Developed by David Brown, University of Arizona

Case Synopsis 

You are organizing the University of Tennessee's Cornhole Championships! In Levels 1 through 4, you will determine the cost of various items and project the event's revenue. In Levels 5 through 8, you will score individual tosses (throws of a bean bag), rounds, and entire games. Go get some sliders, watch out for hangers, and good luck!

In this final round, students were given 30 minutes in a livestreamed eSports environment to make as much progress as possible on the case.

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