{"id":"acct-commission-accrual-rate-change-template","audience":"accounting","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"format","level":"intermediate","title":"Fill in a commission accrual using each rep's current rate","free":false,"task":"You're accruing October commissions earned on cash collected. Write a prompt that fills a plain-text template with one field per line: Lena, Omar, Total earned, Booked, Entry, Debit, Credit. Show the math on the first five. Use each rep's current rate. Entry is the extra amount still to book. Under 90 words.","materialLabel":"Source material (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"COMMISSION ACCRUAL INPUTS - October 2026\n\nPlan rule: commission is earned when the customer's cash is collected. Paid through payroll in the month after collection.\n\nCash collected in October from invoices:\n- INV-8801 (rep Lena): $20,000\n- INV-8803 (rep Omar): $15,000\n- INV-8807 (rep Lena): $10,000\n\nRates:\n- Lena: 5% of collected cash\n- Omar: 5% under the old plan. Compensation plan amendment signed Sep 25, effective Oct 1: Omar's rate is 4%.\n\nAlready booked for October commission accrual: $1,750 (calculated at 5% for both reps on $35,000, by mistake, before the amendment was loaded).\n\nAccounts: Commission Expense (6150), Accrued Commissions (2160)\n\nNote: the booked amount was prepared by a temp. Collections of $45,000 total were confirmed to the bank deposits on Nov 2. September commissions paid in October's payroll are not part of this accrual.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":90}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Lists the seven fields","patterns":["lena","omar","total earned","booked","entry"]},{"label":"Uses current rates","patterns":["current rate","4%"]},{"label":"Asks for the math","patterns":["show the math","math"]},{"label":"Names the accounts","patterns":["debit","credit","6150"]},{"label":"Caps length","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","under \\d+"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Using the old rate for Omar","why":"The AI uses 5% for both reps.","fix":"Say: \"Use each rep's current rate; Omar's is 4% from Oct 1.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Booking the whole amount","why":"The AI books $2,100 on top of the $1,750.","fix":"Add: \"Entry = total earned minus already booked.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Wrong accounts","why":"The AI reverses debit and credit or uses payroll accounts.","fix":"Add: \"Debit Commission Expense 6150; credit Accrued Commissions 2160.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Markdown extras","why":"The AI adds bold labels, headings and a closing note.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold. Output only the lines asked for.\"","checks":["plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and runs past word limits.","fix":"Ask for fewer words than the real cap and keep each part short.","checks":["maxWords"]}],"hint":"Rates change; the newest plan wins. Ask for each rep's math and the net entry.","rubricLabels":["The seven lines start Lena:, Omar:, Total earned:, Booked:, Entry:, Debit: and Credit: in that order; Lena shows ($20,000 + $10,000) x 5% = $1,500 and Omar shows $15,000 x 4% = $600 (not 5%)","Total earned shows $1,500 + $600 = $2,100 and Booked shows $1,750, and Entry shows $2,100 - $1,750 = $350","Debit is Commission Expense 6150 for $350 and Credit is Accrued Commissions 2160 for $350"]}