{"id":"fpa-downside-cash-cfo-qa","audience":"executives","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"grounding","level":"advanced","title":"Prep CFO answers on downside cash when two minimums conflict","free":false,"task":"You're prepping the CFO for the board's cash questions. Write a prompt for plain text with exactly three question-and-answer pairs, using these questions word for word: \"Q1: What is year-end cash in the downside?\", \"Q2: Is that above our minimum?\", \"Q3: What does the credit line change?\" Show the math. If two sources give different minimums, show both and say which source is the board-approved one without choosing for the CFO. Do not recommend drawing the line. Under 130 words.","materialLabel":"Source material (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"YEAR-END CASH VIEW - Dec 31, 2026 (forecast)\n\nBase case year-end cash: $5,200,000\n\nDownside case: Ridgeway Systems (our largest customer) pays its $1,800,000 receivable 45 days late, after year-end. Nothing else changes.\n\nMinimum cash:\n- Board-approved liquidity policy (minutes, March 2026): $3,000,000\n- Treasury working memo (Oct): \"we aim to hold $3,500,000\"\n\nCredit line: $2,000,000 committed, undrawn. Drawing requires 10 business days' notice to the bank. Interest on drawn amounts is 8% a year.\n\nCFO note: \"The board will ask whether we are okay in the downside. I want the numbers, not a pitch for drawing the line.\"\n\nThe board meeting is Dec 3. Cash forecast owner: Treasury. Last updated Nov 1.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":130}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Quotes the questions","patterns":["word for word","q1","q3"]},{"label":"Asks for both minimums","patterns":["both","board-approved","treasury"]},{"label":"Asks for the math","patterns":["show the math","show"]},{"label":"Bans a draw recommendation","patterns":["do not recommend","don'?t recommend","drawing"]},{"label":"Caps length","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","under \\d+"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Quoting only one minimum","why":"The AI picks $3,000,000 or $3,500,000 and drops the other.","fix":"Add: \"Show both minimums and label which is board-approved.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Recommending a draw","why":"The AI suggests drawing the line.","fix":"Add: \"Do not recommend drawing the line.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Rewording the questions","why":"The AI paraphrases the three questions.","fix":"Add: \"Use the questions word for word.\"","checks":["r0","r1","r2"]},{"title":"Skipping the subtraction","why":"The AI says the downside is about $3.4M with no working.","fix":"Add: \"Show the math in each answer.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"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":"The CFO wants numbers, not a pitch. Ask for both minimums and a clear label for the board-approved one.","rubricLabels":["Q1 answer shows $5,200,000 - $1,800,000 = $3,400,000","Q2 answer compares $3,400,000 with both minimums: $400,000 above the board-approved $3,000,000 and $100,000 below Treasury's $3,500,000, and labels the $3,000,000 as the board-approved policy without telling the CFO which to use","Q3 answer says the line adds up to $2,000,000 of available liquidity ($3,400,000 + $2,000,000 = $5,400,000) with 10 business days' notice, and does not recommend drawing it"]}