what formulas to memorize for case interview?

at first i thought we just needed to know the bare basics (e.g. profitability; break-even), but i was just given a discount rate question in a mock and didn't know what to do with it lol

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Just tell them in real life I would google search said formula for reference, now give me the formula

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Here’s a list of terms worth being conversational on:

Discount Rate (define and use)
Time Value of Money (define)
Net Present Value (define and use)
Indifference Point (define and use / solve for)
Breakeven Point (define and use / solve for)
CAGR (define and use)
EBIT(DA) (define)
“Multiple” (define)
Various margins (define and use / solve for)
IRR/ROI/ROR/ROIC (define and use / solve for)
Profit (define and use / solve for)
Profit/cost/revenue as a percent of…(define and use / solve for)
Customer Lifetime Value (define and use / solve for)

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% change is a big one!

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From my experience the rare moments where I had to discount something it was for calculating the present value of a perpetuity (look this up) - i’d also brush up on basic accounting ratios and capacity/utilization formulas. But seconding what C1, you won’t get penalized for not knowing the formula

% change, gross margin (and I/S in general), break-even. Have not seen others

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