{"id":"proc-quote-landed-cost-early-pay-discount","audience":"procurement","category":"operations-work","track":"operations","technique":"verification","level":"intermediate","title":"Compare two quotes including freight and an early-pay discount","free":false,"task":"Write a prompt for plain text with exactly four lines: \"Vendor A:\", \"Vendor A early pay:\", \"Vendor B:\" and \"Lower cost:\". Each total shows quantity x unit price + freight, and the early-pay line subtracts the discount. The discount applies to the goods value only, not freight. The last line says which is lower and what it depends on; Finance decides on early payment. Under 100 words.","materialLabel":"Your material (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"QUOTES - 5,000 units of part #7710\n\nVendor A (Ironbridge Components)\nUnit price: $9.80. Freight to our dock: $1,250. Terms: 2% discount if paid within 10 days of invoice, otherwise net 30.\n\nVendor B (Kestrel Supply)\nUnit price: $9.60. Freight to our dock: $2,100. Terms: net 30, no discount.\n\nInternal: Finance pays invoices at day 30 by default. They can pay early if the buyer asks in advance, but cash for the month is tight and they decide case by case. The requester prefers Vendor B because \"it has the lower price per unit.\"\n\nBoth vendors quote the same part and the same delivery time.","rules":[{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":100}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Quotes the four labels","patterns":["vendor a:","vendor a early pay:","vendor b:","lower cost:"]},{"label":"Shows total math","patterns":["show the math","quantity x","unit price"]},{"label":"Limits the discount to goods","patterns":["goods","not freight","excluding freight"]},{"label":"Leaves payment to Finance","patterns":["finance decides","depends on","finance"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Comparing unit price only","why":"The AI picks Vendor B for its lower price per unit.","fix":"Say: \"Total = quantity x unit price + freight.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Discounting freight","why":"The AI takes 2% off the whole 50,250.","fix":"Say: \"The discount applies to the goods value only, not freight.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Skipping the dependency","why":"The AI declares Vendor A the winner without noting Finance must pay early.","fix":"Say: \"Say what the lower cost depends on and that Finance decides.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Wrong lines","why":"The AI writes a table or paragraph.","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":"Name the lines, show the formula, say what the discount applies to and what the last line depends on.","mission":"Find which vendor quote costs less, including freight and discount.","musts":["Discount on goods only","Quantity times price plus freight","Finance decides early pay"],"rubricLabels":["There are four lines starting Vendor A:, Vendor A early pay:, Vendor B: and Lower cost: in that order","Vendor A shows 5,000 x 9.80 + 1,250 = 50,250, Vendor A early pay subtracts 2% of the 49,000 goods value (980) to reach 49,270, and Vendor B shows 5,000 x 9.60 + 2,100 = 50,100","Lower cost says Vendor A at 49,270 only if Finance pays within 10 days, otherwise Vendor B at 50,100 is lower, and says Finance decides on early payment"]}