{"id":"res-off-cleaning-quotes-monthly","audience":"office","category":"research","technique":"verification","title":"Compare three cleaning quotes on the same monthly basis","free":false,"task":"Your office manager asked you to compare the 3 cleaning vendor quotes on monthly cost. You want exactly 3 numbered lines, one per vendor, each showing the math to a monthly total (like \"$95 x 13 visits = $1,235/month\"), then one final line starting \"Lowest:\". Use each vendor's latest quote, use only the numbers in the quotes, and output nothing else in plain text.","materialLabel":"The three vendor quotes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"CLEANING QUOTES - Suite 400, 6,200 sq ft, cleaning 3 nights a week (13 visits a month)\n\n1) Brightway Commercial Cleaning\nQuote dated Oct 2: $1,150 per month, flat, includes restroom supplies.\n\n2) Sparkle Pro Services\nQuote dated Oct 6: $95 per visit. Supplies billed separately at cost (est. $60/month).\n\n3) Clearview Janitorial\nQuote dated Oct 4: $1,050 per month, flat, supplies included.\nREVISED QUOTE dated Oct 20: \"After the walk-through, we've updated pricing to $1,240 per month due to the extra kitchen area. Supplies still included.\"\n\nNotes from Carla (office manager): \"Need this by Friday. Brightway cleaned our old office and was fine. Ask about holiday weeks.\"","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Comparing per-visit to per-month","why":"The AI lists $95 next to $1,150 as if they were the same kind of price.","fix":"Say: \"Convert every quote to a monthly total, showing the math.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Using the old quote","why":"Clearview's first number is lower and comes first, and the AI may not notice the revision.","fix":"Add: \"Use each vendor's latest quote.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Adding a recommendation essay","why":"The AI weighs reputation, supplies and service and buries the numbers.","fix":"Say: \"Output only the 3 lines and the Lowest 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 an email to Carla.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Asks for the same basis","patterns":["month","per month","monthly"]},{"label":"Asks to show the math","patterns":["show (the |your )?math","x\\s*13","13 visits","calculat"]},{"label":"Uses the latest quote","patterns":["latest","revis","most recent","updated"]},{"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":"Quotes come in different shapes and sometimes get revised. Ask the AI to convert each to the same monthly basis, show the math, and use the latest version.","rubricLabels":["Monthly totals are correct: Brightway $1,150; Sparkle Pro $95 x 13 = $1,235 plus about $60 supplies (about $1,295); Clearview $1,240 from the Oct 20 revised quote (not $1,050)","Each of the 3 lines shows its math or flat-rate basis, and the final Lowest line names Brightway at $1,150","Outputs only the 3 numbered lines and the Lowest line: no intro, no recommendation beyond the lowest price, no questions about holiday weeks"]}