{"id":"fpa-contingency-reserve-status-lines","audience":"fpa","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"verification","level":"beginner","title":"Report contingency reserve used and remaining with the approval rule","free":false,"task":"You're reporting the contingency reserve. Write a prompt for plain text with lines starting \"Reserve:\", \"Used:\", \"Remaining:\" and \"Approval rule:\", each with the math. Reserve is 3% of opex. Remaining is also shown as a percent of the reserve to one decimal. The Approval rule line states who approves releases over $50,000. Don't mention requests that haven't been made. Under 70 words. No bullets or numbering.","materialLabel":"Opex, reserve and release rules (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"CONTINGENCY RESERVE - FY26, Birchwood Retail\n\nAnnual operating expenses budget: $8,000,000\nReserve policy: 3% of the operating expenses budget is held centrally as contingency.\nReleases so far: $90,000 (to Facilities for a roof repair, approved Sep 12).\n\nRelease rules: releases up to $50,000 are approved by the CFO; releases over $50,000 are approved by the CEO.\n\nNotes: the marketing director says she may ask for $120,000 for a campaign next month. No request has been submitted. Remaining reserve is the reserve minus releases so far.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":70},{"type":"maxBullets","max":0}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the four lines","patterns":["reserve:","used:","remaining:","approval rule"]},{"label":"Gives the formulas","patterns":["3% x","reserve minus used"]},{"label":"Asks for percent remaining","patterns":["percent of the reserve"]},{"label":"Bans unsubmitted requests","patterns":["(do not|don'?t).*(request)"]},{"label":"Caps length","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","plain"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Mentioning the possible request","why":"The AI adds that a $120,000 request would exceed the remaining reserve.","fix":"Add: \"Do not mention any request that hasn't been submitted.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Wrong reserve base","why":"The AI uses revenue or a different percent.","fix":"Say: \"Reserve = 3% x the $8,000,000 operating expenses budget.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Missing the approval rule","why":"The AI skips who approves.","fix":"Add: \"Approval rule: CFO up to $50,000; CEO over $50,000.\"","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","maxBullets","r1"]},{"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 line short.","checks":["maxWords"]}],"hint":"A reserve report is simple arithmetic plus the release rule. Give the base, the percent and the ban.","rubricLabels":["The line starting \"Reserve:\" shows 3% x $8,000,000 = $240,000 and the line starting \"Used:\" shows $90,000","The line starting \"Remaining:\" shows $240,000 - $90,000 = $150,000, which is 62.5% of the reserve","The line starting \"Approval rule:\" says releases over $50,000 are approved by the CEO, and the output never mentions the marketing director's possible request"]}