{"id":"dat-fin-weekly-cash-minimum","audience":"finance","category":"data","technique":"context","title":"Forecast this week's closing cash against a minimum balance","free":false,"task":"You're doing this week's cash forecast. Rook & Sons told AR this morning their $6,000 payment slips to next Friday, so leave it out. Company policy is to keep at least $15,000 in cash. Write exactly 3 numbered lines (receipts, payments, closing cash = opening + receipts − payments), each with the math, then one unnumbered last line: Above or below the $15,000 minimum by $X. Plain text, under 60 words.","materialLabel":"Cash forecast sheet (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"CASH FORECAST - week of Nov 10\n\nOpening cash (Mon): $40,000\n\nExpected receipts:\n- Tillman Co | $12,000\n- Rook & Sons | $6,000\n- Weller Inc | $3,000\n\nScheduled payments:\n- Payroll (Fri) | $28,000\n- Rent | $8,000\n- Vendor batch (Thu) | $9,000\n\nNotes:\n- Line of credit available if needed; CFO prefers not to draw.\n- Weller has paid on time the last 6 months.\n- Vendor batch could move to next Tuesday if needed (not decided).\n- Forecast goes to the CFO every Monday at noon.\n- Tillman's payment is a wire, usually lands by Wednesday.\n- Payroll runs through the bank on Friday morning.\n- The forecast template was built last year by the previous controller.\n- AR keeps a call log of customer payment promises.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":60}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not mentioning the late payment","why":"The AI counts Rook's $6,000 and the week looks fine.","fix":"Add: \"Rook's $6,000 moved to next week. Leave it out.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Not giving the minimum","why":"The AI can't tell the CFO there's a problem.","fix":"Add: \"Our minimum cash balance is $15,000.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not asking to see the work","why":"The CFO will check each sum.","fix":"Add a line to copy: \"1. Receipts: 12,000 + 3,000 = $15,000\"","checks":["numberedItems","r1"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 14 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it goes","why":"AI loves markdown tables and bold, which show up as clutter in a CFO email.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, headings or tables.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Mentions the late payment","patterns":["rook","next (friday|week)","slip|late|moved"]},{"label":"Gives the minimum","patterns":["15,?000","minimum"]},{"label":"Asks to show the math","patterns":["show (the |your )?(math|work)","x \\$|\\bx\\b.{0,10}=","calculation","step"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no (headings|tables)"]}],"hint":"The sheet doesn't know about this morning's call or your cash minimum. Tell the AI both and ask for each step.","rubricLabels":["Receipts are 12,000 + 3,000 = $15,000 (Rook left out)","Payments are 28,000 + 8,000 + 9,000 = $45,000, and closing cash is 40,000 + 15,000 − 45,000 = $10,000","The last line says closing cash is below the $15,000 minimum by $5,000, with nothing before the first numbered line"]}