{"id":"res-hr-eap-vendor-annual-cost","audience":"hr","category":"research","technique":"verification","title":"Compare employee assistance program quotes on annual cost","free":false,"task":"You're comparing 3 employee assistance program (EAP) quotes for 230 employees. You want exactly 3 numbered lines, one per vendor, each showing the math to an annual cost (like \"$36 x 230 = $8,280\"), then a final line \"Lowest:\". Use each vendor's latest written quote, include setup fees, use only the quoted numbers, plain text, nothing else.","materialLabel":"Three EAP quotes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"EAP QUOTES - 230 employees, 12-month contract\n\nClearPath Wellbeing\n$30 per employee per year. One-time setup fee: $1,200.\n\nHarbor EAP\n$36 per employee per year. No setup fee.\nRevised quote (Oct 22): \"We can offer $33 per employee per year for a 12-month term.\"\n\nMindBridge Partners\nFlat $7,500 per year for up to 250 employees. Setup fee: $500.\nTheir rep said a \"first-year discount is likely\" but nothing in writing.\n\nNote: our broker likes ClearPath. Current vendor contract ends Dec 31.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Leaving out setup fees","why":"The AI compares per-employee rates and skips one-time fees.","fix":"Say: \"Include setup fees in the first-year total.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Using the old or verbal price","why":"Harbor's first quote and MindBridge's promised discount are both in your notes.","fix":"Add: \"Use the latest written quote only.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Getting a recommendation","why":"The AI factors in your broker's opinion instead of just the numbers.","fix":"Say: \"Output only the 3 lines and Lowest.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not saying how many","why":"The AI decides the length itself and usually returns more lines, one per vendor than you can use.","fix":"Be exact: \"exactly 3 numbered lines, one per vendor.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in a note to your CFO.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Asks for annual cost","patterns":["annual","per year","x\\s*230","first.year"]},{"label":"Includes setup fees","patterns":["setup","one.time","all fees"]},{"label":"Uses written quotes","patterns":["written","latest","revised","in writing"]},{"label":"Says exactly how many","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,25}(line|vendor)","exactly \\d+"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"Per-employee prices and flat fees can't be compared until you put them on the same basis. Ask the AI to total a year, include setup, and show the math.","rubricLabels":["Annual costs are correct: ClearPath $30 x 230 + $1,200 = $8,100; Harbor $33 x 230 = $7,590 (revised quote, not $36); MindBridge $7,500 + $500 = $8,000 (no discount)","Each line shows its math including setup fees, and the Lowest line names Harbor","Outputs only the 3 numbered lines and the Lowest line: no intro, no comment on the broker's preference, no service comparison"]}