{"id":"fpa-travel-policy-savings-lines","audience":"fpa","category":"finance-work","track":"finance","technique":"constraints","level":"beginner","title":"Estimate savings from a travel policy change with exempt trips removed","free":false,"task":"You're estimating annual savings from a new economy-fare rule. Write a prompt for plain text with lines starting \"Exempt trips:\", \"Eligible trips:\", \"Estimated annual savings:\" and \"Status:\", each with the math. The Status line is exactly \"Estimate only; actual fares vary\". Don't mention executive complaints or any other savings. Under 60 words. No bullets or numbering.","materialLabel":"Travel volume and policy details (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"TRAVEL POLICY SAVINGS - FY27 estimate, Pinecrest Software\n\nNew rule: economy class for all flights under 6 hours, starting Jan 1, 2027.\nAnnual flights affected by length (under 6 hours): 40 trips.\nExempt from the new rule: 25% of those trips (executive travel under a separate policy).\nAverage saving per eligible trip: $180 (difference between the fare class previously booked and economy, based on last year's bookings).\n\nNotes: two executives have complained about the change. A separate proposal to cut hotel nights is not part of this estimate. Savings are not guaranteed; actual fares vary.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":60},{"type":"maxBullets","max":0}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the four lines","patterns":["exempt trips","eligible trips","estimated annual savings","status"]},{"label":"Gives the 25% exemption","patterns":["25%"]},{"label":"Quotes the status line","patterns":["actual fares vary","exactly"]},{"label":"Bans side topics","patterns":["(do not|don'?t).*(complaint|hotel)"]},{"label":"Caps length","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","plain"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Applying savings to all trips","why":"The AI multiplies 40 x $180 = $7,200.","fix":"Say: \"Remove the 25% exempt trips first.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Adding hotel savings","why":"The AI mentions the hotel-night proposal.","fix":"Add: \"Do not mention the executives' complaints or hotel savings.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Missing status line","why":"The AI presents the figure as certain.","fix":"Quote the Status line exactly.","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"]},{"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 savings estimate removes exempt volume and says it is an estimate. Give the exemption, the status text and the bans.","rubricLabels":["The line starting \"Exempt trips:\" shows 25% x 40 = 10 and the line starting \"Eligible trips:\" shows 40 - 10 = 30","The line starting \"Estimated annual savings:\" shows 30 x $180 = $5,400","The line starting \"Status:\" is exactly \"Status: Estimate only; actual fares vary\" and the output never mentions the executives' complaints or hotel savings"]}