{"id":"fpa-seat-volume-discount-annual-cost-lines","audience":"fpa","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"grounding","level":"beginner","title":"Price a seat license with the current rate and volume discount","free":false,"task":"You're pricing a software renewal for the office manager. Write a prompt for plain text with lines starting \"Monthly list:\", \"Annual list:\", \"Volume discount:\", \"Net annual:\" and \"Per seat per month:\". Use the current price per seat. Show the math. Under 80 words.","materialLabel":"Source material (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"SOFTWARE RENEWAL QUOTE - Collaboration suite\n\nSeats: 120\nCurrent price: $15 per seat per month (effective Jul 1, 2026), billed annually\nVolume discount: 10% off the annual total if the contract has 100 or more seats\n\nOld price list (before Jul 1): $20 per seat per month. A forwarded email from the vendor rep still shows this price.\n\nNotes: the discount applies to the annual list total. The quote does not include taxes or training. The office manager wants the net annual cost and the effective price per seat per month to compare with the budget of $2,000 per month. Seats are paid for whether or not they are used. The contract term is 12 months starting Jan 1, 2027.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":80}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the five lines","patterns":["monthly list","annual list","volume discount","net annual","per seat"]},{"label":"Uses the current price","patterns":["current","\\$15"]},{"label":"Applies the discount to the annual total","patterns":["annual","10%"]},{"label":"Asks for the math","patterns":["show the math","math"]},{"label":"Caps length","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","under \\d+"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Using the old price","why":"The AI uses $20 from the forwarded email.","fix":"Say: \"Use the current price of $15.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Discounting the monthly price","why":"The AI discounts but forgets annual totals.","fix":"Add: \"Discount applies to the annual list total.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Wrong per-seat math","why":"The AI divides by 12 only.","fix":"Add: \"Per seat per month = net annual / (seats x 12).\"","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":"Prices change. Use the current one, apply the discount to the annual total, and show each step.","rubricLabels":["Monthly list shows 120 x $15 = $1,800 and Annual list shows $1,800 x 12 = $21,600 (not the old $20 price)","Volume discount shows $21,600 x 10% = $2,160 and Net annual shows $21,600 - $2,160 = $19,440","Per seat per month shows $19,440 / (120 x 12) = $13.50"]}