{"id":"res-mgr-training-vendor-per-person","audience":"managers","category":"research","technique":"verification","title":"Compare training proposals on cost per person","free":false,"task":"You need to train 18 new team leads and got 3 proposals. You want exactly 3 numbered lines, one per vendor, each showing the math to a cost per person (like \"$7,200 / 18 = $400 per person\"), then one final line starting \"Cheapest per person:\". Use only the figures in the proposals, including any add-on fees, in plain text with nothing else.","materialLabel":"Three training proposals (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"NEW TEAM LEAD TRAINING - Proposals received (18 people, Q1 2027)\n\n1) Northbridge Leadership Co.\n2-day workshop, on-site. Flat fee $7,200 for up to 20 people. Travel for trainer: $650 added to invoice.\n\n2) Clearpath Learning\nSelf-paced online course + 2 live sessions. $395 per person. No extra fees.\n\n3) Summit Coaching Partners\n1-day workshop + 3 follow-up coaching calls. $5,400 for up to 12 people; each additional person $300. Materials included.\n\n-----\nNotes: Budget is $8,000. VP Gina liked Summit's coaching calls. Northbridge also mentioned a \"loyalty discount\" on the phone but didn't put it in the proposal.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Skipping the add-ons","why":"The AI compares headline prices and misses the travel fee and the per-person charge above 12.","fix":"Say: \"Include every fee in the proposal and show the math.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Counting a phone promise","why":"The loyalty discount is in your notes, so the AI may subtract it.","fix":"Add: \"Use only figures written in the proposals.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Getting a recommendation essay","why":"The AI weighs format and the VP's preference instead of just showing cost.","fix":"Say: \"Output only the 3 lines and the final line.\"","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 message to your VP.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Asks for the same basis","patterns":["per person","per head","/\\s*18"]},{"label":"Asks to show the math","patterns":["show (the |your )?math","calculat","include (all|every) fee"]},{"label":"Uses written figures only","patterns":["in writing","written","only.{0,30}proposal","ignore.{0,20}discount"]},{"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":"Proposals price things differently on purpose. Ask the AI to convert each to cost per person, include every fee, and show the math.","rubricLabels":["Cost per person is correct: Northbridge ($7,200 + $650) / 18 = about $436; Clearpath $395; Summit ($5,400 + 6 x $300 = $7,200) / 18 = $400","Each line shows its math, add-ons are included (the $650 travel fee, the 6 extra people at Summit), the phone-only loyalty discount is not applied, and the final line names Clearpath","Outputs only the 3 numbered lines and the Cheapest per person line: no intro, no recommendation essay, no mention of the budget or the VP"]}