{"id":"hr-benefits-plan-comparison-memo-math","audience":"hr","category":"people-work","track":"people","level":"advanced","technique":"verification","title":"Compare two plans with the math and no recommendation","free":false,"task":"Write a memo for an employee in plain text, under 150 words, with these headings on their own lines: Plan A, Plan B, Yearly cost if you use little care, Yearly cost in a high-use year, Questions to ask. Show the math in each cost line (for example 96 x 26 = 2,496). Use 26 pay periods. Do not say which plan to choose, which is better, or which is a good deal. HR reviews before sending.","materialLabel":"Plan details (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Employee: Ilse Brandt asked how the two 2027 medical plans compare for employee-only coverage. Use these only.\n\nPlan A (Basic): $96 per paycheck, deductible $1,500, out-of-pocket maximum $5,000, copay $30 primary care.\nPlan B (Plus): $152 per paycheck, deductible $750, out-of-pocket maximum $3,000, copay $20 primary care.\n26 paychecks a year.\n\nDefinitions to use: \"Little care\" = only 2 primary care visits in the year (assume preventive visits are free and the deductible is not reached). \"High-use year\" = reaches the out-of-pocket maximum.\nCost = premiums plus copays (little care) or premiums plus out-of-pocket maximum (high use).\n\nA colleague wrote in chat: \"Plan B is the better deal, everyone should pick it.\" Not from HR.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":190},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Recommending","why":"The AI says Plan B is better for her.","fix":"Say: \"Do not say which plan to choose or which is better.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Math errors","why":"The AI skips or miscounts the totals.","fix":"Say: \"Show the math: premium x 26 plus copays or out-of-pocket maximum.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Headings","why":"The AI uses a table or other headings.","fix":"Say: \"Exactly these five headings in order.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"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 part instead, for example: \"each line under 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Markdown","why":"The AI bolds words or adds headings.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Five headings","patterns":["plan a","plan b","little care","high-use","questions to ask"]},{"label":"Show math","patterns":["show the math","x 26"]},{"label":"26 pay periods","patterns":["26"]},{"label":"No recommendation","patterns":["do not say which"]},{"label":"Word cap","patterns":["under \\d+ words"]}],"hint":"Give the five headings, ask for the math, and ban recommending.","mission":"Help an employee compare two plans by yearly cost.","musts":["Math in each cost line","26 pay periods","No recommendation"],"rubricLabels":["Has exactly the five headings in order: Plan A, Plan B, Yearly cost if you use little care, Yearly cost in a high-use year, Questions to ask","Little care math is right: Plan A 96 x 26 = 2,496 plus 2 x 30 = 60 gives 2,556; Plan B 152 x 26 = 3,952 plus 2 x 20 = 40 gives 3,992; high use: Plan A 2,496 + 5,000 = 7,496 and Plan B 3,952 + 3,000 = 6,952","Does not say which plan to choose or which is better, does not repeat the colleague's chat opinion, and Questions to ask lists questions for the Benefits team"]}