{"id":"proc-lease-vs-buy-three-year-flags","audience":"finance","category":"operations-work","track":"operations","technique":"verification","level":"advanced","title":"Compare three-year lease and buy cost and flag the uncertain parts","free":false,"task":"Write a prompt for plain text with exactly four lines: \"Buy:\", \"Lease:\", \"Difference:\" and \"Flags:\". Buy and Lease show the three-year math. Buy is purchase price plus maintenance for three years minus the expected resale value. The Flags line lists what is uncertain or needs a decision, separated by semicolons. Finance decides; do not recommend. Under 100 words.","materialLabel":"Your material (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"PALLET WRAPPER - LEASE VS BUY (3-year view)\n\nOption 1 - Buy\nPurchase price: $24,000, paid up front.\nMaintenance: about $600 per year, not covered by any warranty after year 1.\nResale value after 3 years: dealer's rough estimate $6,000. Not guaranteed.\n\nOption 2 - Lease\n$780 per month for 36 months. Maintenance included. Nothing owed at the end if returned in normal condition. Early termination terms were not provided.\n\nContext: Cash this quarter is tight. Capital purchases over $20,000 need Finance Director approval; leases are treated as operating expense.\nThe requester believes \"buying is always cheaper in the long run.\"\nThe warranty on the buy option: the vendor sheet says 1 year of parts and labor.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":100}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Quotes the four labels","patterns":["buy:","lease:","difference:","flags:"]},{"label":"Gives the buy formula","patterns":["maintenance","resale","price"]},{"label":"Shows the math","patterns":["show","x 36","x 3"]},{"label":"Leaves the decision","patterns":["do not recommend","finance decides"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Ignoring resale or maintenance","why":"The AI compares 24,000 with 28,080 only.","fix":"Say: \"Buy = price + 3 years of maintenance - resale; show it.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Recommending","why":"The AI says buying is clearly better.","fix":"Say: \"Do not recommend. Finance decides.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Missing the uncertain items","why":"The AI treats the resale value as certain.","fix":"Say: \"Flags: include the resale estimate, up-front cash and missing lease terms.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Wrong lines","why":"The AI writes a pros and cons list.","fix":"Quote the four labels.","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Markdown extras and long output","why":"AI adds bold, headings and bullets by default, which show up as stray symbols where this is pasted.","fix":"Say \"plain text, no bold, no headings\" and cap each line, for example \"each line under 15 words\".","checks":["plainText","maxWords"]}],"hint":"Give the formula for each option, the Difference direction and what Flags must hold.","mission":"Compare three-year lease and buy costs for Finance.","musts":["Subtract resale value","Flag uncertain parts","Don't recommend"],"rubricLabels":["There are exactly four lines starting Buy:, Lease:, Difference: and Flags: in that order","Buy shows 24,000 + 3 x 600 - 6,000 = 19,800 and Lease shows 780 x 36 = 28,080, and Difference shows 28,080 - 19,800 = 8,280 with buying lower on these numbers","Flags mentions the resale value being only an estimate, the $24,000 paid up front or tight cash, and the missing early-termination terms, without recommending buy or lease"]}